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Solving Kids' Cancer Junior Board Summer Games

June 19, 2012

SKC's Junior Board is kicking off the summer season with an evening of high-spirited fun! Participate in competitive Wii games, rounds of mini golf, foosball, shuffleboard, and signature cocktails--all creating the ultimate Summer Games experience. With a raffle featuring Yankees tickets, designer handbags, and mens' and womens' designer sunglasses, you'll be good to go for the rest of the summer!

Summer Games will be held on Tuesday, June 19th at Greenwich Village Country Club at 110 University Place (between 12th and 13th Streets) in Manhattan.

Tickets purchased prior to Monday, May 28th are $60. After that date, all tickets are $75.

Beer has lovingly been provided by Brooklyn Brewery. Vodka has been provided by SVEDKA. Gin has been provided by Bulldog.

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Third Annual Spring Celebration

May 09, 2012

Each May, our annual Spring Celebration is a memorable and poignant evening celebrating children and the renewal of spring, and underscores our core vision that every kid deserves to grow up. Spring Celebration raises significant funding for the creation of new treatment options for children with cancer.

This will be a memorable evening, full of inspiration and energy. Our event will feature children celebrating children, personal stories, entertainment, silent auction, and a unique live auction highlighting a program to provide children with new treatment options.

Founders John London, Scott Kennedy and our host committee welcome you to join Solving Kids' Cancer for the Third Annual Spring Celebration.

Our sponsors this year include and

Interested in becoming a Spring Celebration sponsor? More information is here or by contacting elissa@solvingkidscancer.org

Want to double your impact? If your company matches charitable donations, please email elissa@solvingkidscancer.org to help facilitate a company match.

At Solving Kids' Cancer, we dream of extending life for children with the deadliest forms of pediatric cancer today while making survivorship possible for all children by 2015. Please join us on May 9th to help make this dream a reality.

Tickets are available for purchase online or if paying by check, please print this form and mail to Solving Kids' Cancer 598 Madison Ave. 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

If attending the event, $219/attendee is the non-deductible portion of your donation. If not attending, 100% of your donation is deductible.

Team Hazen - LA Half-Marathon

April 17, 2012

Goodbye Summer Happy Hour

October 06, 2011

The Junior Board’s "Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall" Happy Hour event at Lucy’s Cantina Royal was a huge success! The event was sold out with over 110 participants who raised a glass and over $3,000 to help fulfill Solving Kids Cancer’s mission of funding clinical trials to eradicate the deadliest pediatric cancers. The Happy Hour took place on Thursday, Oct 6 on the outdoor patio at Lucy’s and the weather was phenomenal! SKC's Junior Board was was assisted by all in attendance in raising another $320 with a 50/50 raffle, half of which was donated back to the charity by the lucky and generous winner. This event was just a preview of our larger spring happening currently in the works. Stay tuned for details on this upcoming event. We hope to see everyone again early in 2012!

Third Annual SKC Golf Classic

September 26, 2011

Solving Kids' Cancer hosted the Third Annual Golf Classic at Fenway Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York on September 26, 2011. Golfers from the New York area and beyond enjoyed a day of golf in the September sun to support Solving Kids' Cancer's mission. With the help of our generous sponsors and attendees we have raised over $200,000 that will directly fund research for children with cancer!

BGC Charity Day 2011

September 12, 2011

Solving Kids’ Cancer was honored to be invited to participate in the Seventh Annual BGC Worldwide Charity Day on Monday, September 12th. SKC celebrity spokespeople Ike Davis (New York Mets), Nigel Barker (America's Next Top Model) and Rebecca Jarvis (co-anchor of CBS Early Show Saturday) accompanied founders John London and Scott Kennedy as they joined BGC traders for an uplifting event that will benefit SKC and many other charities around the globe. “We are excited to be invited back for a second consecutive year to the BGC Worldwide Charity Day,” said Scott Kennedy, executive director and co-founder of Solving Kids’ Cancer. “John London and I are pleased to be joined by our three exceptional celebrity spokespeople for the day and look forward to helping raise funds for our cause of pediatric cancer research. We are also deeply honored to take part in a charity event that was initially conceived by BGC Partners as a way to commemorate the September 11th attacks."

A Night with Ike Davis

July 18, 2011

A big THANK YOU to all who attended the 1st Annual, “Striking out Childhood Cancer – a Night with Ike Davis” at Michael’s of Brooklyn. We really appreciate your support of childhood cancer by attending and participating in the auctions and raffle. We look forward to sharing this special event with you again in 2012 that will build on this success. We hope you will join us again for A Night with Ike Davis next year.

We’d like to share with you many of the photos that were taken throughout the evening for you to download and keep as a memory of this truly special evening. To access the photos for viewing and downloading, please LIKE our Facebook page located on our home page. More photos are also located HERE. .

We hope to you see again next year for another great event with Ike Davis!

2nd Annual Spring Celebration

May 12, 2011

What A Spring Celebration It Was!

Solving Kids’ Cancer co-founders John London, Scott Kennedy and host Donna Karan were joined by friends, celebrities and new and returning supporters for our Second Annual Spring Celebration Event on May 12th at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. The Second Annual Gala proved a successful next step in celebrating spring, children and the charity’s commitment to improving survival for kids with cancer. The poignant and entertaining evening program raised more than $375,000 to expand the menu of therapeutic options for children with pediatric cancer.

More than 275 guests including Chelsea Clinton, Carolina Herrera and Nanette Lepore filled the ballroom in their spring finest under the glow of a chandelier beaming with rosy light. The evening program honored Paul Binder and Michael Christensen, founders of the Big Apple Circus and its Clown Care Program in hospitals. The celebration also included a moving tribute to a young cancer patient, Megan McNeil and the screening of her video “The Will To Survive" followed by an exceptional performance by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City. Concluding the evening was a hallmark SKC event - a live auction of a clinical trial (Wll Street Journal coverage). Generous guests partnered with the charity to raise funds to fully support a new treatment option/clinical study for children with a difficult brain tumor.

SKC’s Second Annual Spring Celebration was sponsored by Credit Suisse Prime Services and Paul Hastings Law Firm. “We are a so honored and moved by the tremendous amount of support from every person and company who supported, sponsored, attended or donated,” said Executive Director Scott Kennedy. “They are true partners in changing the lives of children with cancer.”

Create Your Own Event

May 08, 2011

You can make Solving Kids’ Cancer your personal cause! By creating your own fundraising event you are directly helping raise awareness and funds for SKC’s therapeutic development projects -- making a difference in the lives of children and their families fighting deadly pediatric cancers. So, let’s get started!

To create an event you will need to create an account on the SKC’s website. Simply sign up on the GIVE page, which can be found by clicking http://solvingkidscancer.org/give/create. The screen directions will guide you through the process to enter basic information and a unique password. Once you have logged in you have access to edit your profile, view your past donations, and create and manage fundraising events to support SKC.

All of your donors that give through the SKC site will receive automatic and immediate receipt emails for their donation to your event. Should your network wish to donate via check please mail it to the above address indicating your event. When you are logged on to the SKC site, you will be provided with the emails of your donors, allowing you to also send personal thank you emails. You will receive emailed updates when your event receives a donation, if you selected this feature.

Together, we can make a difference for children with deadly pediatric cancers! And remember 100% of your donations are invested into therapeutic development.

Second Annual Solving Kids' Cancer Golf Outing

October 04, 2010

Solving Kids' Cancer hosted the Second Annual Golf Outing on Monday October 4th at Fenway Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York. Friends, supporters and sponsors of Solving Kids' Cancer took to the links this autumn with tremendous success! Although rain and wind appeared early in the morning, the sold-out day was a fun and exciting chance to overcome the weather, play the game and remember SKC's commitment to improving survival for children with cancer. More than $275,000 was raised to improve the menu of therapeutic options for kids with pediatric cancer. After the final putt was sunk, the group gathered for a unique "auction" allowing guests to partner with SKC to sponsor a new cancer clinical trial - the modified Measles Virus Therapy for children with brain tumors. The golfers pledged $66,000 to help support this important new treatment. The Second Annual Golf Outing was sponsored by SuttonBrook Capital Management, Sophis Management Solutions and Westchester Magazine. "We are so honored to have our golfer friends and partners support this event for the second year in a row. This commitment and generosity, despite Mother Nature's challenges today, make it possible for SKC to support another new experimental treatment for children with cancer," said Executive Director Scott Kennedy.

BGC Charity Day 2010

September 13, 2010

BGC hosted its 6th Annual Global Charity Day on Monday 13th September and SKC was thrilled to be among the designated recipient charities. BGC offices around the world raise more than 10 million dollars for their designated charities as they commemorated the events of September 11, 2001 by reaching out to help others.

Our spokespeople Nigel Barker (America's Next Top Model) and Ike Davis (first baseman for the New York Mets) together with SKC Founders and staff joined BGC traders for a fun day to benefit SKC and other charities.

Other celebrity guests included athletes Eli Manning, Boomer Esiason, Amar'e Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Sean Avery, Rod Gilbert, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actors Steve Buscemi, Hillary Duff, Mark Ruffalo, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Sirico, and Jamie Lynn Sigler, Miss USA Rima Fakih, television anchors Liz Claman, Megyn Kelly, and many others.

SKC Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House

June 06, 2010

 It was a Sunday Mexican Fiesta for the families staying at NYC's Ronald McDonald House. The Board of Directors and Junior Board of Solving Kids' Cancer rolled up their sleeves to prepare and serve more than 100 kids and their families dinner. The evening also included a glittery butterfly craft project that everyone enjoyed.

Solving Kids' Cancer Bowling Event to Strike Out Childhood Cancer

June 03, 2010

The Solving Kids' Cancer Junior Board held its 2nd fundraising event at Bowlmor Lanes in Manhattan.   For those who joined the Junior Board to Strike Out Childhood Cancer, the event was a huge success.

The sold-out event was attended by over 150 people with 20 lanes.   Including the proceeds raised from a silent auction and raffle, the Junior Board successfully raised over $23,000!

Stay tuned for future announcements for the Junior Board's next event to be held Fall 2010!

SKC Spring Celebration

May 12, 2010

The Solving Kids’ Cancer first annual Spring Celebration Event was held on Wednesday, May 12th in the Powerhouse space at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City with more than $400,000 raised for the charity.

The event was attended by more than 250 guests including Nigel Barker, Marcia Gay Harden, Carolina Herrera, Russell James, Donna Karan and many more.  Philanthropist & nightclub impresario Amy Sacco and comedian, actor Seth Herzog, of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, served as co-auctioneers for the live auction which featured an unique opportunity to sponsor an innovative and first of its kind pediatric cancer therapeutic trial.   To learn more about the Oncolytic Virus Program visit our website.  41 attendees rallied to raise the evening’s goal of $165,500 with the SKC board's commitment to match the money dollar for dollar in order to launch the trial.

Alexander Dexter-Jones, from the Dexter-Jones/Ronson musical dynasty, guest DJ’ed for the night. For the benefit’s conclusion, attendees were treated to a special performance by three time Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin.

The evening sponsors included Credit Suisse Prime Services and SuttonBrook Capital Management.

First Annual SKC Fall Event

October 29, 2009

SKC's 1st Annual Fall Event was hosted by the Junior Board of Solving Kids' Cancer. The Junior Board comprises a talented grup of New York City based young professionals who serve as ambassadors of SKC in the community by articulating the mission, goals, and unique therapeutic development model. They work together as an affilitate board of the SKC Board of Directors to create and produce events that help the organization meet its development goals. With more than 150 guests in attendance, the Tenjune event was a huge success!

First Annual SKC Golf Outing

October 13, 2009

Solving Kids' Cancer hosted the First Annual Golf Outing on October 13th at Fenway Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York.  More than 100 golfers enjoyed a day of golf in the October sun to support Solving Kids' Cancer.  With the help of our generous sponsors and attendees we have raised over $340,000 that will directly fund research for children with cancer!