Community Special to Reno Tahoe Tonight
Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation Continues Annual Know the Gold Campaign Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) is in the middle of this year’s Know the Gold campaign. Inspired by the gold ribbon symbol for childhood cancer, Know the Gold is NNCCF’s Annual community awareness and advocacy campaign.
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rom September 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014 establishments across northern Nevada will come together to raise needed funds to help provide financial assistance and compassionate support programs for local northern Nevada children fighting childhood cancer. This is an excellent opportunity to show your community and customers how much you care and support causes close to home. There are many ways to get involved with the Know the Gold Campaign, here are just a few: » Create a Know the Gold fundraiser. » Create a contest or challenge within your business or school to fundraise. » Decorate your merchant windows with gold ribbons. » Receive a Paint the Town Gold Kit. » Display a Know the Gold banner outside your business. » Initiate a change drive. » Sell NNCCF paper kites to hang on the walls of your business. We are open to all ideas and can’t wait to see what creative ways you come up with to
participate in the event. Let us know what inspires you and we can help make it happen. Contact NNCCF
at 775-825-0888 to participate in this campaign. This year’s Know the Gold will be better than ever thanks to our campaign sponsor Crown Beverage. Crown Beverage has been more than supportive and we thank them for their tremendous contribution to NNCCF and Know the Gold. Since November 2012, businesses, schools, churches, organizations and individuals have been raising funds for local children with cancer and their families through the Know the Gold Campaign. The fundraising efforts are intended to spread awareness of Childhood Cancer and to develop more sustainable financial support for local northern Nevada families afflicted by childhood cancer. Debbie Strickland Executive Director, Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation 775-825-0888 Debbie@nvchildrenscancer.org
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