SEAMS OF HOPE

Raise Awareness! ​​

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• Buy merchandise from websites supporting childhood cancer research and wear it in public!

• Paint your nails gold for the month of September or update your profile picture to a childhood cancer foundation logo or a gold cross or just anything gold!  Some pages let you use a picture they post of their child for the month of September

• Shave your head for St Baldrick's

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Advocate! ​

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• Follow groups or pages set up on social media (facebook/instagram/gofundme/caringbridge etc.) and share their journeys on social media or whatever way you wish

• Start a fundraiser​

• Get your local/and or state representatives involved

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Volunteer!​

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• https://wish.org/volunteer

• https://www.stbaldricks.org/do-what-you-want

• https://www.kidsbeatingcancer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Fundraising-Ideas.pdf 

• https://www.kidsbeatingcancer.com/volunteers/volunteer-application/ 

• https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/volunteer-at-the-hospital/how-to-become-a-volunteer.html

• https://www.foradayfoundation.org/start-a-local-chapter

• https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/index.jsp?l=United+States&k=childhood+cancer

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Other Ways to Give:​

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• Check out this link for a rundown of some opportunities https://dragonfly.org/how-to-give/

• Register to be a bone marrow or blood donor on https://bethematch.org/ 

• Send care bags https://www.gofundme.com/teamjennybeancarebags

• Donate extra airline miles (makeawish goes to all causes, more than childhood cancer, but this is a cool one) https://wish.org/airline-miles

• Help fulfill wish lists 

  • https://childcancerfund.org/get-involved

  • https://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/uh-cleveland-medical-center/volunteer-services/other-ways-you-can-help/wish-list