Get a Great Clips Cut

August 22 to September 18, 2020

Get your back-to-school haircut at a Great Clips salon and you can help kids affected by childhood cancer! Customers who donate three dollars or more during the Great Clips' Back-to-School Kindle Bug Campaign will receive a coupon for three dollars off their next haircut! The fundraising campaign takes place at Great Clips salons in southern Alberta (Calgary, Cochrane, Airdrie, Okotoks, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat) from August 22 through September 18, 2020 in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Funds raised through the Back-to-School Kindle Bug Campaign will go to Kids Cancer Care’s programs for children with cancer and their families. Now in it's third year, the Back-to-School Kindle Bug Campaign has raised $36,000 for Kids Cancer Care.

Find a locally owned Great Clips salon

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Be a Lowe's Canada Hero

September 1 to 30, 2020

If you're renovating or redecorating your home this fall, shop at Lowe's Sunridge or Crowfoot. These Lowe's have chosen Kids Cancer Care as their charity of choice during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September. Top up your bill at Lowe's with a $2, $5 or $10 donation to Kids Cancer Care and they will match donations to a maximum of $2,000 per store. 

Learn more here.


Fifth Avenue Cares

September 1 to 30, 2020

Fifth Avenue Collection is showcasing a special edition bracelet in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month for a limited time. For every bracelet sold in September 2020, our local Fifth Avenue Collection is donating $20 to Kids Cancer Care. These bracelets sell for $49.95 plus tax. Bracelets will be sold while quantities last.

To order your special edition bracelet, email Barb or call her at 403 813 0239. 

 

 


Give Blood

All month
Eau Claire Blood Clinic

It’s in you to give. Canadian Blood Services and Kids Cancer Care are teaming up once again for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Help children with cancer, who rely on blood products to survive, by giving blood in September. Here’s how you can give:

  • Make a group blood donation appointment by calling 403 410 2722 or emailIf you already have a group donation booked, please consider increasing your targets. 
  • Make an individual appointment by downloading the GiveBlood App or click here to get started.
  • Register to donate stem cells. There are hundreds of patients waiting for a stem cell transplant.

Time to Remember

Friday, September 25, 2020

Please join us as we dedicate time during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to remember the children who have lost their lives to cancer. This year, during the pandemic, we are getting especially creative, so stay tuned for details on this year's socially distanced event.

Bereaved families, please email Kim with a few photos and/or short video of your child that we can add to the slideshow. 


CureFest Calgary

Saturday, September 26
Virtual

Pediatric cancer doesn't stop during a pandemic and neither do we. This year, CureFest Canada is partnering with CureFest USA to host a live webcast event along with a series of community-based walks, video tributes and candlelight vigils. While there will be no large gatherings in Canada or the US, this year's virtual event has the potential to be the widest-reaching CureFest in its eight-year history. 

To register and to learn more about CureFest 2020, click here.