Calendar

Hospital Lunch - Thanks Olive Garden for sponsoring our April lunch and the  Brickhouse Massage and Coffee Bar for providing much needed stress relief!

May Knoontime Knutty Knitters - in the RMH kitchen on  the 3rd floor ~contact Judy Heaton@comcast.net for updates and verification

May 31 Hospital Lunch - Texas Roadhouse

Save the Dates:

July 28 - Summer Party - Save the Date

August 11 - Josh Ashby Memorial Shoot

August 17 - 19 Grieving in Plain Sight workshop

August 25 - Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk

September 21 - Coffee for Kids Cancer Day

September 23 - 1st Annual Emmett Snyders Memorial Golf Tournament

December 1 - Annual Holiday Party and Reunion

FACEBOOK Likes

Help us increase our Facebook "Likes." If you have not already done so, please add our page and share with your friends. We need your help if we are to get to 1000 followers before Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September.

Recipe Corner

Trying to find things your kids will eat and that provide adequate nutrtion can be a struggle. When your child has cancer, it can be even more challenging. How to deliver proper nutrition during treatments? 

In case you missed it last month:

Here's a cookbook we found that might help: "How to Make the Foods Kids Love in a Healthy Way" found at the Kids Integrated Cancer Treatment website.

If you have a favorite recipe that nourished your family during stressful times, please send it (with a picture if available) to office@accoinlandnw.org. 

Mother's Day Pampering was a success

Thanks so much to Dimensions Salon for providing haircuts and paraffin hand wax at the Mother's Day Pampering on May 7.

Thanks also to Fery's Catering for the delicious lunch!

Help us win up to $10,000 just by adding our name

Larry H Miller Toyot-Scion in Spokane is having a facebook campaign and giving away money to the top 5 non-profits who are voted for. Voting is easy - just add our name to the list.

The contest ends May 15 at midnight, so please do this today and help kids with cancer in the Inland Northwest win!  Here is the link

Teen and young adult (TYA) news

Join the teens on Wednesday May 16 at Family Support Night. If you have any suggestions for teen activities, contact Andrew Lainson aglainson@gmail.com Or Abby Lynde 

amberlynde@gmail.com

Click here for the  ACCOIN Teengroup Facebook page. 

Extending our Hand to New Families

Welcome to all new families. We are here to assist in any way we can.

Please stop by our office, call 509-474-2759 or 509-443-4162, or email: office@accoinlandnw.org anytime.

Family Night at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital

2012 Family Support Night

Typically the third Wednesday of every month from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us May 16

*Except March, October, and November we will meet the third Tuesday. Click the link above for dates.*

Families will enjoy a FREE dinner starting at 6:00pm, so get here on time while it's still hot!

Separate support groups will follow from 6:30-7:30 PM

• Parents and caregivers
• Patients ages 4-11
• Siblings ages 4-11
• Teen patients and siblings together, ages 12-19.

The children's program will consist of therapeutic games and crafts, team building activities, and times for emotional expression.

Teens will have similar opportunities, with that "teen spin" on things to keep it interesting.

Parents Group Topic -

For May’s activity, we will be creating environmentally friendly cleaning products. Please let us know if you will be attending. Also, please bring containers or spray bottles to take your products home if you have them. We will have some containers available so not to worry if you don’t have anything.

mruddis@accoinlandnw.org

RSVP is requested to plan for food: 509-474-2759

Email: mruddis@accoinlandnw.org

or to Maggie, Kim, or Nettie

Support from: SHCH,ACCOIN, RYPIEN FOUNDATION

Join us for May Family Support Lunch

Our family support lunch on the Peds Oncology Unit on May 31 will have lots of activity: Do Verdier from Sandpoint Photo will be taking photos, facepainting, the Brickhouse Massage, and great food provided by Texas Roadhouse. If you are in-patient or in clinic, or just in the neighborhood, we'd love to see you.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - September

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is just around the corner. We have a great group coming together with some great ideas. We are once again kicking off the month with the 3rd Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk (see below).

We are also exploring participating in parades throughout the summer. If you are interested in being a part of efforts to bring awarness about childhood cancer, please email office@accoinlandnw.org or call 509-443-4162. We'd love to have some kids and families participate in the parades.

Watch our Facebook page for information as it comes in. (shout out to Josie Ritter for the moving Awareness Mobile - photo taken at ACCOIN 2011 Christmas Party)

3rd Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk

On August 25, we are once again kicking off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with the 3rd Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk started by Clayton Schneider and his mom, Shelly, to benefit other kids going through what he is going through.

Please mark your calendar and be sure to join us. More information will be coming soon. Check out Clay's KXLY interview here.

WAY TO GO CLAY!

ACCO takes New York

Check out locals, Daniel and Sara,  featured in New York Times Square billboard advertisement. Thanks to Sandpoint Photo photograher and mom of Sara, Marie-Dominique (Do) Verdier for taking such great photos. And thanks ACCO national for choosing our local kids to represent! For more on the billboards, click here.

Washington State Karate Tournament benefits ACCOIN

Thanks Tre, Hailee, and Maegan for coming out and representing kids with cancer at the Washington State Karate Tournament on May 5.

Thanks Warhorse Karate for designating the proceeds to benefit ACCOIN.

We will post the results on our facebook page when they are in.

In Loving Memory

Our hearts and prayers go out to all families struggling with the loss of their child.

August 17 - 19  Grieving in Plain Sight

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to American Childhood Cancer Org Inland NW and Make-A-Wish. We will also have an information table at the event. If you would like to submit a memorial for our newsletter for your child, please email mruddis@accoinlandnw.org