The Family Eats Holiday Cookie Fundraiser: Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us, Family Eats (aka the Everage family) looks forward to a joyous celebration. The kids are singing Christmas carols, making their lists in anticipation of visiting Santa Claus at Macy’s in the city, decorating the family Christmas Tree, shining our shoes for our annual visit to the San Francisco Ballet’s performance of the Nutcracker on Christmas Eve followed by evening Mass, and, best of all, exchanging gifts.

As we ready for this joyous season, we are thankful for all that we have.

That’s why this holiday season Family Eats has pledged to make a difference in the lives of families who may not be as fortunate. In the spirit of giving, Family Eats is raising money for Cookies for Kids' Cancer. 

Pediatric cancer claims the lives of more children annually than any other disease more than asthma, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis & AIDS combined. Each day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer totaling nearly 13,000 new cases per year. Cure rates have improved dramatically and advances in childhood cancer research has provided seminal insights into the cancer problem in general. Today, 4 out 5 children diagnosed with cancer can be cured. 

While long-term goals for the pediatric cancer community will focus on securing more federal funding for childhood cancer research (more than the 1-2% of the National Cancer Institute budget that is current expended), philanthropy plays a critical and essential role in the ongoing battle against childhood cancer.