Where:
Holiday Card Central, the retail outlet for the Children's Cancer Center Holiday Card
Project, will open Oct. 2nd at Town and Country Mall, (4775 N. 20th Street). To order cards, apparel and
jewelry, you can visit the store, call (602) 840-3090, or place
your order online at www.phxchildrens.com,. Cards will also be available at Bashas'
grocery stores statewide, Tempe Festival of the Arts, and the Borgata Shopping
Center's Farmers Market. (The Farmer's market is open every Friday from November through December).
WHO:
This year's artists are: Gina Aukett (7) of Glendale, Darren Kendig (15) of Peoria;
Bryce Christiansen (15) of Mesa; Toria Karas (5) of Chandler and Susan Buskin,
(19) ofTempe. Amber Wells (9) of Phoenix created a pewter tree ornament and
Sarah Maurer (15) of Phoenix designed a sterling silver Angel charm that can be
worn as a lapel pin or as a charm on a necklace or bracelet.
WHAT:
Cards are sold in packs of 20 for $10 (4 each of 5 designs). Gift tags and photo
cards are also available. Holiday T-shirts, aprons and baseball hats with a snowman
design can also be purchased.
Background:
The Holiday Card Project has been the major fund raiser for the Children's Cancer Center at
Phoenix Children's Hospital
since 1986. Seven designs by seven artists, all patients of the Center, were selected for the 2000 card collection.
Today, more than 85 percent of children diagnosed with cancer will live. The Cancer Center's goal is to improve the
quality of life for these children and their families. Childhood cancer is significantly different from adult cancer
and must be diagnosed and treated by pediatric cancer specialists. The Children's Cancer Center at Phoenix Children's
Hospital is currently treating about 500 children from throughout Arizona. More than one-third of the children being
treated at the Center are from areas outside of the Valley.
Funds raised through Holiday Card Central support programs of the Children's Cancer Center. These include scholarships
for cancer survivors, Camp Rainbow, research, family nights and school re-entry programs. There is never any charge to
families for these services.
