Meet Maile Aden
Maile is our newest board member to ACCOIN .
Maile lives in the Spokane area with her husband and their four children. Born & raised in Hawaii and living in the Pacific Northwest, Maile enjoys the ocean, rivers, lakes & mountains! Running, skiing, camping, rafting, "going to the beach," & surfing are favorite family activities.
Maile attended Whitworth University, receiving a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.Ed. in School Administration. She worked for 17 years in the Mead and Spokane Public School Districts as an elementary school teacher, principal assistant & principal. Maile also served as the Director of Curriculum & Instruction for MCA in Taiwan. Currently, Maile's primary focus is her family, their home & the plethora of activities in which they are all involved.
On Friday, March 10th, 2017, Maile took their youngest, Alexandra, to Sacred Heart ER; four hours later, and three weeks before her 7th birthday, Alex was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Since that overwhelmingly memorable & emotionally draining day, many blessings have emerged! ACCOIN has been a huge blessing throughout their family's journey! Alex completed 2 1/2 years of treatment in July 2019 & remains cancer-free!
Maile's family finds hope in Jeremiah 29:11 as well as inspiration from Bethany Hamilton, Alex's UNSTOPPABLE hero, "I don't need easy, I just need possible."
Welcome Maile! We are honored to have you "on board"!
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A Sweet Hero Story
This is the healthiest summer of your life. Your first summer was filled with infections, fatigue, fevers and unexplained bruising that ultimately led to a diagnosis of leukemia. Your second summer was spent in daily clinic visits 5 hours from your home to monitor your health during CAR-T cell therapy, because traditional chemo didn't work.
You spent that same summer preparing to have your immune system knocked down to nothing. Your third summer was spent at the hospital fighting for your life due to complications that landed you in PICU and took away your strength to walk. Your fourth summer was spent hooked to a feeding tube & fluids.
You couldn't do much because you still weren't walking (albeit trying) and your bones were brittle and achy from 2 years of steroids.
AND NOW: your 5th summer. You have no tubies,. Your body is yours. YOU ARE RUNNING! You opted for a short haircut, with my scissors and not from chemo. You have gone swimming for the first time. You are eating real food and only seeing your oncologist twice a month, just to check up on your skin. You're potty trained. You're anticipating preschool in the fall. You are stronger. You are getting ready to start tapering off the rest of your meds. You are playing with new friends. YOU ARE GROWING!
YOU ARE BEAMING!
YOU ARE THRIVING!
Thank you. Thank you for being here, sweet daughter of mine.
used with permission from IG post of marvelous_myrna
Such a beautiful story of strength and joy.
Thank you for letting us share in this moment.
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We are thrilled to roll out our new opportunity to donate link!
This gives the option of becoming a monthly partner or to make a one time donation.
We are grateful for your support of this important mission.
We also have ROUND UP options!
Round up is when you designate the remaining change from purchase to go to ACCOIN. Say your purchase is $17.50, your card will show a purchase of $18, and that .50 will come to ACCOIN. It is a simple way to give. (and it makes balancing the checkbook easier as well... no fussy change to deal with!)
https://accoin.harnessapp.com/wv2/donate
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ACCOIN would like to express an extra special
Thank you to Auto Nation Subaru.
Auto Nation through there Give Back Program donated over $23K to ACCOIN
last month!
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
is just around the corner
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It seems impossible, but it's true. We just started summer but September is on the horizon. With that comes Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM)
We'll keep you posted on details.
Things we do know:
- Wake Up Call will be kicking off the month with a special time for the kids and donations.
- Blood drive on September 8th
- Vigil on September 15th at the Glover Mansion (catered by Red Rock)
- Light the Way Auction and online program (http://bidpal.net/accoin)
- The Pavilion will be lit up on September 13th & 14th to honor our kids!
- Businesses will be coming on board for awareness and support of CCAM. Stay tuned to see the great list of community supporters. If you have a business or know someone that does and would like to support our awareness efforts, please call: Leslie @ 509-995-5431 or email- lesliewoodfill@accoinlandnw.org
https://www.acco.org/inlandnw/events/childhood-cancer-awareness-month/
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We have begun handing out nomination forms for families to nominate up to three peds oncology staff members (docs, nurses, secretaries, child life specialists, housekeepers, social workers, etc.) for this year's Golden Heart Award. Please share a little about why they have made an impact in your life so we could share that with them as well.
The award will be presented at our Virtual Light the Way Auction September 25th.
Please get your nomination back to an ACCOIN staff member by August 31st. |
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What is summer without CAMP?
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Camp Goodtimes has an adjusted camp!
Check out their website!
Welcome Day will be at Avista Stadium, home of the Spokane Indians! 602 N Havana St, Spokane Valley, WA 99212
Monday, June 28, from 3 PM – 8 PM.
Camp Goodtimes families are welcome to join Camp Goodtimes Staff at Avista Stadium for fun and games. Goodtimes staff will be hosting a fun carnival-style day, games, bouncing toys, prizes, food, and more! We will also have a fun special entertainment show in the evening! During Welcome Day, we will be handing out Swag bags and materials to participate in Virtual Camp! Come by for the whole time or to pick your bag up. Families are welcome to drop off Campers during the event to hang with the Camp Goodtimes Staff.
To register for their Welcome Day, please call 509 777 9622 or email the Camp Reed Office.
Special thanks to a great community partner for helping to make this happen.
/https://ymcainw.org/camp-reed/camp-goodtimes/
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Oh but WAIT!!
There's more!
Camp Journey is a camp providing a community of hope for children and their families touched by cancer. Dealing with childhood cancer can sometimes make "just being a kid" seem out of reach—and out of scope for the whole family. At Camp Journey, our goal is to change that perception and that reality. In this nurturing, medically supervised home-away-from-home, young cancer survivors can leave their worries behind for one magical week and immerse themselves in a fun-filled outdoor camp experience tailored expressly to their needs. Meanwhile, their families and caregivers can rest easy, knowing that trained oncology staff is on-site 24/7. With roots dating to 1985, Camp Journey is a no-cost resident and day camp for children diagnosed with cancer, both on and off therapy.
If you have questions contact Belinda Jacobsen at belinda@rosspoint.org or 509-312-9825
http://rosspoint.org/camp-journey
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Special thanks to our current sponsors of
The Light the Way Auction
Premera
Cochrane & Co
Payne West Missoula
NW Cryo
Lite Check
Garco Construction
Cheney Federal Credit Union
We are grateful for their support.
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Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of a really hard day that says:
I will try again tomorrow.
-Mary Radmacher
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