Did you know that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month?
Did you know that cancer is the number one illness among children?
Did you know that each year one in every 330 kids will be diagnosed with cancer before age 19?
Did you know that The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) federal budget was $4.6 billion. Of that, breast cancer received 12%, prostate cancer received 7%, and all 12major groups of pediatric cancers combined received less than 3%?
Did you know that one out of every five children diagnosed with cancer dies?
Did you know that Cancer in childhood occurs regularly, randomly, and spares no ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region?
I didn't. But I do now. There are tons of things you can do, but one is very simple and also quite tasty. Eat at Chili's. They have made a 10-year, $50 million commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and on September 29th they will be donating 100% of their profits. 100%! I wasn't planning on eating at Chili's on September 29th (which happens to be my brothers birthday) but now I will. So Matt, how about joining me & the kids at Chili's to celebrate your big 3-0 (oops, did I put that here)? I'll probably have the fahita's. Or maybe the Bacon Burger. Or perhaps the Boneless Buffalo Chicken Salad. Ahhh, choices, choices.
2 comments:
Makes me appreciate my two HEALTHY, happy children. Thank you! Oh by the way... Chili's fries a mean onion!
Somehow, only you, can make me laugh on a blog about childhood cancer!
Guess it'll be worth it to take the 3 kids to a restaurant.
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