Some of our club members at the Check Presentation this year.
We also participate in an on-going hat drive for the kids.
We need to get the message out that these kids need our help!!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Barbara's Friends: The Barbara's Friends Story
Please check out the link below.
These kids have become very important to me.
Hello,My name is Kevin Nichols, I am an Advisory Board Member for Barbara's Friends.
One of the many fundraising events we do every year that I personally chair, is the Annual Classic Car Show which has been sponsored by Corvettes On The Gulf Car Club and Fort Myers Toyota.
We all have great time at this event, and have been successful in raising money for the Kids.
Maybe you could JOIN us this year!!
Kevin
Barbara's Friends: The Barbara's Friends Story
These kids have become very important to me.
Hello,My name is Kevin Nichols, I am an Advisory Board Member for Barbara's Friends.
One of the many fundraising events we do every year that I personally chair, is the Annual Classic Car Show which has been sponsored by Corvettes On The Gulf Car Club and Fort Myers Toyota.
We all have great time at this event, and have been successful in raising money for the Kids.
Maybe you could JOIN us this year!!
Kevin
Barbara's Friends: The Barbara's Friends Story
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The Barbara's Friends Story
Not long ago, the closest treatment for children with cancer in Southwest Florida was in St. Petersburg or Miami. Barbara’s Friends has bridged that gap. We are dedicated to providing resources to fulfill the treatment and educational needs of our pediatric oncology and hematology patient population and their families at The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.
Our goal is to keep families together and provide local treatment so that these families are able to keep some normalcy in their lives and allow parents to stay physically and emotionally close to their sick child. Barbara Haskell who lost her life at the young age of 32 to breast cancer is the inspiration and spirit behind her namesake, Barbara’s Friends. After a four-year battle with her illness, Barbara marveled at the bravery of children with cancer. She often wondered how they could cope with the treatments that were sometimes as difficult as the disease itself.
After her passing, her parents Betty and Frank Haskell helped make her wish to help children come true by establishing Barbara’s Friends — The Children’s Hospital Cancer Fund. The Barbara’s Friends rainbow logo comes from Barbara’s lifelong love of the classic film “The Wizard of Oz” and its memorable song, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
The Children’s Hospital Cancer Center, is comprised of several units:
Our goal is to keep families together and provide local treatment so that these families are able to keep some normalcy in their lives and allow parents to stay physically and emotionally close to their sick child. Barbara Haskell who lost her life at the young age of 32 to breast cancer is the inspiration and spirit behind her namesake, Barbara’s Friends. After a four-year battle with her illness, Barbara marveled at the bravery of children with cancer. She often wondered how they could cope with the treatments that were sometimes as difficult as the disease itself.
After her passing, her parents Betty and Frank Haskell helped make her wish to help children come true by establishing Barbara’s Friends — The Children’s Hospital Cancer Fund. The Barbara’s Friends rainbow logo comes from Barbara’s lifelong love of the classic film “The Wizard of Oz” and its memorable song, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
The Children’s Hospital Cancer Center, is comprised of several units:
- Barbara’s Friends Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Outpatient Center
- Crissy Brown Pediatric Inpatient Cancer Unit
- Barbara’s Friends Pediatric Pharmacy
- Barbara’s Friends Medical Library
- Barbara’s Corner Playground
- Yawkey Children’s Counseling Center
Welcome to the Barbara's Friends Blog!
Barbara's Friends, The Children's Cancer Fund, is proud to now have its own blog! Our mission is to help Southwest Florida children stricken with cancer and their families. We welcome parents, friends, family and caretakers to join our blog and contribute your stories and experiences here. Join our community of volunteer and sponsors -- learn more about what we are about by viewing the 3 minute video above or go to http://www.barbarasfriends.org/.
Please direct people who want to learn more about Barbaras Friends to this web address, it was recently fixed.
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