America's Baby Cancer Foundation
16162 Ballantine Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Phone: 714-655-4431
Welcome
The mission of America's Baby Cancer Foundation (ABCF) is to raise awareness of baby cancer, to provide aid and education for families with children with cancer, and to help fund research for a cure. Cancer is the leading disease-related cause of death in children. We focus on birth to early childhood with diagnoses of rare cancers. We call these "baby cancers" - they are evident at birth or diagnosed shortly thereafter.
Donations:
For your convenience you can donate online through Paypal by clicking the button below:
Donate
Events
Sunday, August 29th, 2010, 3:00pm - 7:00pm
ABCF Summer Luau & Fundraiser
Don the Beachcombers - Sunset Beach
16278 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone: (562) 592-1321
Click here for Flyer
*America's Baby Cancer Foundation is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, Tax ID # 95-4843437
About ABCF
The ABCF was founded in 2000 in Long Beach, California, as Sebastian's Baby Cancer Foundation. It was started by Bernard and Antonia Hicks, following the loss of their child, Sebastian Hicks, at the age of nineteen months.
Sebastian was born with cancer of the neck and brain, and during his course of treatment, Bernard and Antonia realized the desperate need for research, aid and education for themselves, their son and for other families faced with baby cancer.
In 2002, the organization's name was changed to America's Baby Cancer Foundation to better reflect the expanding geographic reach of the Foundation, and the growing network of families who have suffered like experiences and who are working to build and support this entity.
why baby cancer?
What can we do to prevent baby cancers? We don't know. We need more research, better treatment options and better hope for the families. Families sometimes also need a break from the tough times associated with caring for a child with cancer.
Everyone knows of cancers which strike adults. There are hundreds of groups working to raise money to further the fight against Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Lung Cancer. Many people believe that cancer only strikes in our later years, yet cancer is the leading cause of disease-related deaths among children in the United States. And despite the efforts of researchers to find a cure, childhood cancer rates are increasing at a rate of approximately 1% each year.
Baby cancers affect the innocent who are too young to speak or fight for themselves. These babies and young children need your help. That's what America's Baby Cancer Foundation is all about. The foundation's goals are to raise money and provide help. Money for research, including both traditional and alternative programs. Money to provide financial assistance for treatment costs not covered by insurance, advice, counseling and useful information together with special treats for the families with children with cancer.
More and more cases of babies being born with cancer are being reported, including primary tumors of the brain, kidney, neck, and other areas of the body. Why? We don't know. How do we treat them? We don't always know. However, we do know that because of significant advances in therapy, 79% of these children will survive 5 years or more, an increase of almost 46% since the early 1960s, when childhood cancers were nearly always fatal. Consider the fact that every child saved has an entire lifetime to look forward to as opposed to the older adults we typically think of as having cancer, and it makes it even more surprising that the National Cancer Institute is only earmarking a startling 3% of its funds towards research into childhood cancers.
donate
There are many ways to help the families who have children with cancer. You can donate cash, securities or establish a Memorial Fund. If you own a boat, you can volunteer one day a month to take a family out for a Sail Away Day, make a dream come true for a specific child, donate services, volunteer, or sponsor an event, program, and future projects of America's Baby Cancer Foundation.
Please contact Phillis Lane at phillisl_babycancer.comfor more information on how you can help or check out our ABCF Donate page for information on sponsorship levels and other programs.
For your convenience you can donate online through
Paypal by clicking the button below:
Donations of $25.00 per Adult will be accepted via Pay Pal by clicking the donate link. $30.00 per Adult will be accepted at the door. Children are always FREE!!
Questions? Contact phillisl_babycancer.com or adrienne_babycancer.com
contact
name:
email:
Fax: 866-728-2196
Email: phillisl_babycancer.com
subject:
message:
If you have questions, or would like more information, please leave your name and contact information.
Quick Links
