18 • Thursday, September 8, 2016
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OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
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THE FACE OF A From left: Austin and Kayla Funk, and Kathy and Gary Eudy.
Going for Gold
OHOH Junior Board Holds Gala Fundraiser
The Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders is committed to finding a cure for Grace and the more than 1,500 children who come to us for care each year.
Local non-profit organization Open Hands and Overflowing Hearts held a fun-filled event Aug. 20 to raise funds for the organization’s mission to end childhood cancer. Guests dressed in their black tie best, making sure to add a touch of gold to their attire, and enjoyed food, drinks and dancing at WorkPlay. Music for the evening was provided by Black Jacket Band. In attendance was the organization’s founder, Kayla Perry Funk, a survivor of childhood cancer, along with co-Executive Directors Rob Perry and Christen Perry, and Director of Development Hayden Patton. The event was hosted by the junior board, which includes Kayla Perry Funk, Rob Perry, Christen Perry, Hayden Patton, Katelyn Mitchell, Whitney Hill, Eric Hill, Katie May, Wes May, Clay Barnett, Tyler Barton, Matthew Hill, Ryan Killingsworth, Angie Killingsworth, Lacey Entrekin, Jessica Rost, Brandy Patterson, Courtney DeShazo, Reid DeShazo, Sarah Stewart, Laycee Dorsett, Andrew Brown, Dallas Dixon Gibson, Margaret Murphy, Wilson Yielding, Jordin Barkley, Shelley Davis, Lindsey Owens, Daniel Williams, Jordin Hall, Josh Hall and John Pat Weinacker. ❖
Stephen and Lisa Burns with Lindsay and Andy Wilbanks.
As a founding member of the Children’s Oncology Group,* Children’s of Alabama and UAB combine research and innovative therapies to help save the lives of children down the street and around the world. Although the cancer cure rate has risen from 50 to 84 percent in just 20 years and strokes in patients with sickle cell disease have decreased 90 percent through standardized screening processes, we are actively working toward a TOTAL CURE for children like Grace.
*The Children’s Oncology group is a clinical - translational trials organization with more than 9,000 experts worldwide dedicated to finding better cures and improving the outcomes for all children with cancer.
Right, Meredith Barker, Kayla Perry Funk and Jane Gray Price. Below right,Hollie McReynolds and Chace Spears.
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