July 2010

UPCOMING KIDS' CRUISE

By Joe Fay

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

We have been watching the weather forecasts closely, and Saturday is expected to be a perfect summer day; sunny but not too hot. We look forward to seeing all who have registered bright and early this Saturday onboard the Zephyr. I want to thank the Mark R. Harris Foundation for again sponsoring this event, which is so anticipated by so many of you. Several family members from the Foundation will...

SUMMER CAMPS

By Joe Fay

Monday, July 19, 2010

This is one of my favorite times of the year at CBTF. Beginning in July and running through early September we help send children, families, and brain tumor survivors to camp in Maine, Wisconsin, and Montana. With support from Jenna's Rainbow Foundation we hosted 34 families for Brain Tumor Week at Camp Sunshine in Maine earlier this month, and just a week later convened our first teen Heads...

FAMILIES ATTEND CBTF'S JULY 2010 BRAIN TUMOR SESSION AT CAMP SUNSHINE

By Jessica Riester

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

On Monday July 5, 2010, 35 families of children with brain tumors arrived in Casco, Maine to attend the CBTF Brain Tumor Session at Camp Sunshine. Families traveled from states including Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Massachusettes and Maine. Camp Sunshine includes beautiful facilities located near a large lake in Maine. During CBTF's Brain Tumor Session...

TEENAGE BRAIN TUMORE SURVIVORS COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SERVICES

By Stacia Wagner

Sunday, July 4, 2010

At CBTF's and Camp Mak-a-Dream’s first Teen Heads Up Conference, teenagers from across the country spent two days organizing and working on volunteer projects for a variety of populations. This pilot program proved to be more rewarding and inspirational than any of us could have hoped for.

TEEN BRAIN TUMORE SURVIVORS ARRIVE AT HEADS UP CONFERENCE AT CAMP MAK-A-DREAM IN MONTANA

By Stacia Wagner

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Yesterday afternoon teens from across the United States arrived for the week long Heads Up Conference at Camp Mak-a-Dream in Gold Creek, Montana. None of the teens had ever been to Montana and most had never travels away from their parents.