CHARITIES/CAUSES
Do you have a cause or event coming up and you think the Hurricane Olympics Committee is a good fit to help out? Please contact steff@believeinsomething.org.
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO
Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience hason children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.
Their Mission Statement:
We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
www.makeawish-sd.org
HURRICANE OLYMPICS SUMMER GAMES AMBASSADORS
STAND UP FOR KIDS / SWITCHFOOT BRO-AM
"The mission of StandUp For Kids is to help homeless and street kids. We do this, every day, in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. Our focus goes beyond street outreach and extends to deterrence and resource programs that we provide in schools and via the internet. But all facets of our mission are guided by the mandate that our volunteers shall tell kids they care about them and then, at every point, prove it."
The SWITCHFOOT BRO-AM is an annual event that was started in 2004 by the band Switchfoot to raise awareness and funds for the local chapters of Stand Up For Kids. The event is held every year at Moonlight beach in Encinitas, CA and includes a surf contest, live concert performance, a ton of great vendors and supporters. There is also an Auction Event held the night before which helps raise additional funds. For more information on the Broam please
visit SWITCHFOOT BRO-AM
GINA for missing persons FOUNDation (The GINA FOUNDation):
GINA for Missing Persons FOUNDation’s mission is to educate the public by utilizing entertainment to create awareness and media attention for missing persons world-wide, and to offer a source of information to help people whose family members become missing. GINA's goal is to uncover "missing pieces to find the missing." By opening their hearts and doors, those in the music industry and the sponsors who participate are promoting an ongoing effort of raising awareness of the missing while being a bridge to all forms of media. More information
GINA for missing persons FOUNDation
Squeaky Wheel Tour
Find Me Kill Brand Collaboration T-Shirt
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay. More information
OTHER FOUNDATIONS WE HAVE SUPPORTED AND DONATED TO:
THE OPEN YOUR HEART FOUNDATION
Open Your Heart, Help the Community, Inc. is a newly formed 501(c)3 organization dedicated to helping numerous individuals and families in the Connecticut Shoreline Communities.
Our mission is to help families and individuals who are struggling in everyday life due to unforeseen circumstances. As an all volunteer group, Open Your Heart promotes community service by inviting you to join in making the community a better place for everyone. Through community events and fundraisers, Open Your Heart seeks to raise funds and involve the community to make a difference in the lives of many.
www.openyourheartct.org
Open Your Heart Foundation Thank You Letter
DEAR JACK FOUNDATIONFounded by Andrew McMahon of the bands Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate after a diagnosis and battle with Acute Lymphatic Leukemia, The Dear Jack Foundation’s mission is to be the leader in raising awareness and supporting organizations and charities with the greatest need and highest potential for impact on young adult cancer patients. DJF specifically aim to find treatments as well as expand on quality of life initiatives, such as counseling for young adult patients and their families. This age group of 15 to 35 year old patients is in desperate need of research. Cancer is the number one disease killer of young adults and studies continually show that the survival rate has not improved as steadily as that of other age groups.
Some of the foundations the Dear Jack Foundation has supported include: the UCLA stem cell transplant program (a program on the cutting edge of cures through transplantation), The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. For more information: www. http://www.dearjackfoundation.com/foundation
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is the national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure. The organization raises money for direct private funding of research—and advocates for more aggressive federal research funding of medical breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. For more information: www.pancan.org
AID FOR JAPAN
Through various fundraising projects in 2011, we will be donating funds to the Red Cross to help aid our neighbors in Japan to recover and rebuild.
3 DAY WALK
H.O.C., Inc (Hurricane Olympics) supports this foundation by sponsoring participants the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure 3 Day Walk.
www.the3day.org
HELPING OUR FRIENDS
JAMES LILES – BAKERSFIELD, CA
James Liles was a student-athlete that was always conditioning and preparing himself for his next game of football. His daily regime included 2-3 workouts a day and maintaining his grades as a High School Freshman. This past season James played as a defensive end and back up kicker for the Liberty Patriots and was well known for sacking the opponent’s quarterback. AS A 6’0, 172 pounds 14 yr old, he was on the road to a bright future in football.
On March 28th, 2008, with no foresight but a pain in his side, James was diagnosed with a stage 4 children’s cancer called Neuroblastoma. Nearly 90% of Neuroblastoma cases are diagnosed by the age of 5 and only 2% of cases are diagnosed over the age of 10. James’ treatment plan will take approximately 16 months and includes:
These past 12 months have proven to be a difficult battle for James and his family, facing chemotherapy, radiation, stem cell transplants, and numerous, surgeries. James lost a kidney due to failure after a surgery to treat the cancer. It has been very trying but he and his family are remaining positive.
In February 2009, James was able to return to school for the first time in nearly a year and our prayers are with him and his family for his continued recovery and the opportunity to get to enjoy all the things other kids his age get to.
The Hurricane Olympic Committee is honored to support the family with financial help and most importantly thoughts and prayers. For more information on James, please contact
steff@believeinsomething.org.