Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
This year at Red Rock Dance and Red Rock Gymnastics, we are dedicating our year not only to our students, but also on those around us in need!
All year, we will be providing opportunities to SERVE as we DANCE and TUMBLE!
Each month, we will be teaming up with different businesses in the community to share love to those around us! (If you own a small business in town and would like to help us with any of our service projects, please let us know!)
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This month, Red Rock will be participating in Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Every day, 43 children in the US are diagnosed with childhood cancer. This is astonishing and heartbreaking. As we hope and pray for more continued advances to help with cures for cancer, we want to help ease the burden of those that are in the middle of their fight!
On this FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, we want all of our Red Rock kids to “BE BOLD, and WEAR GOLD!” to show their support for their friends and loved ones.
After school, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, from 1:00-2:00 pm, we will be meeting at the Red Rock Dance Studio (26 N. Main Street) to put together Chemo Comfort Kits. The items in these kits will help with managing side effects and providing needed distractions for kids and their families.
We are grateful for South Central Communications for sponsoring part of this project and helping us with some items, but we are still in need of more! This week, we are asking those who are able to bring items to class (or to the studios any time during business hours) to contribute to our kits! There will be collection baskets by each entrance door.
I have attached a paper that lists side effects of Chemo and what kind of items help ease these side effects. Some items you can contribute that would be greatly appreciated would be:
Items that help with side effects:
Small packs of Tissues
Lemon Drops or hard candies
Gum
Mints
Ring Pops
Travel Size Fragrance Free Lotion
Hand Sanitizer
Lib Balm
Antibacterial Hand Wipes
Comfort Items
Small Cuddly Item
Fuzzy, Soft socks
Soft hat/beanie
Colorful Pillow Case
Activity Items
Coloring book with crayons or colored pencils
Simple Craft
Small Toys
Nail Polish
Fun Twisty Straws
Stickers
Notebook
Activity/joke book
Card Games
Travel size games or puzzles
Thank you for your help with our September Project!
We will see you on Friday!
We are looking forward to a wonderful year of SERVING and PERFORMING!