Movember is a global phenomenon, whose fundraising has erupted from $45,000 in 2004 to almost $23 in 2013. Join Dad 2.0 Summit, Life of Dad, The National At-Home Dads Network, and City Dads Groups to help support LiveStrong, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and other programs dedicated improving men’s health across the globe.
Author: Carter Gaddis
Get Ready, Get Safe: Save the Children Urges Disaster Preparedness
Two years ago today, Hurricane (“Superstorm”) Sandy made landfall near Brigantine, N.J. and Save the Children is urging parents and others take a pledge to protect children from disaster and encourage others to do the same. It also is encouraging everyone to create a disaster plan checklist and make sure that your kids’ schools and/or child-care centers keep their disaster plan updated and shared on a regular basis with parents and other at-home caretakers.
Lung Cancer: ‘If You Breathe, You are Vulnerable’
November is lung cancer awareness month. Lung cancer is the biggest killer in the world, and second in the U.S. only to heart disease. Unfortunately, maybe because of the stigma of lung cancer as a smokers’ disease (and by implication, a disease they deserve), or maybe because other groups working for awareness for other types of cancer,have been so admirably successful, lung cancer research and organizations receive comparatively very little funding. Let’s change that.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month: How to Support Those Who Hurt
October is designated as Pregnancy and Infant Loss month. It’s a time for everyone who has been touched by the awful experience of still birth, miscarriage, or infant death to reflect and honor the memory of loved ones gone far too soon. Here are some resources that offer support and help:
Child Health Day: Keeping Kids Healthy
“All children deserve equal opportunities to realize their potential and reach their dreams. Securing this promise for our daughters and sons begins with ensuring their health and well-being. As we pause on Child Health Day to reflect on this profound obligation, let us recommit to fostering a society where there are no limits to what our Nation’s young people can achieve.” – President Obama
Live every day like it’s Child Health Day!
The Purple Purse Challenge: End Financial Domestic Abuse
Financial abuse can take the form of harassment at work that threatens to cost someone a job, or by running up a mountain of debt and damaging someone’s credit. Or, simply, if someone feels financially dependent on a domestic partner, it might seem as if the choices are limited. Purple Purse seeks to change that mindset, but also to provide needed funds.
A Story of Courage and Music: Fighting Sanfilippo Syndrome
Sanfilippo syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that robs children of their cognitive abilities and motor skills over time. It affects about 1 in every 70,000 births and is diagnosed in small children—children that seldom live beyond their early teens. Here are some inspirational kids battling the disease with a song in their heart.
1Voice Foundation – Supporting Pediatric Cancer Patients While Seeking a Cure
Carter Gaddis discusses the 1Voice Foundation and the fight against pediatric cancer.
