The Beneficiaries
KB4C has chosen the following organizations for their outstanding commitment, energy, and allocation of resources and donations that promote prevention and early detection, as well as directly benefiting lives affected by cancer. These are very integral to the mission of KB4C, focusing on quality of life and prevention through a healthy active lifestyle for reducing the risk of cancer and strengthening survivorship.
Kiteboarding 4 Cancer
KB4C's goal from the very beginning was to some day host our own cancer program for young adults with cancer. That dream is becoming a reality in 2010 with a series of Survivorship Camps. These camps aim to foster self-confidence and strengthen survivorship through kiteboarding, standup paddling, and other outdoor adventure skills.
KB4C’s survivor camps will take these young adults on an experience of a lifetime that will both challenge and inspire each person involved. With a team of professional kiteboarding instructors and experienced watermen and women, we will safely embrace some of the great powers of nature — wind, swell, and water — to empower campers to overcome physical or psychological barriers brought on by cancer.
The John Wayne Cancer Foundation
KB4C has teamed up with the John Wayne Cancer Foundation in an effort to raise money for cancer research and awareness. After John Wayne’s own heroic battle with cancer, his family established the John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF) to advance the fight against the illness. The John Wayne Cancer Foundation’s mission is to bring courage, strength and grit to the fight against cancer. Since its founding in 1985, the JWCF has supported awareness programs, education programs and support groups. JWCF has also been committed to groundbreaking cancer research and education at the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI).
JWCF is a strong supporter of the athletic community’s determination and passion to give to this cause, and we are thrilled to have them on our team. The mission of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation is to bring courage, strength, and grit to the fight against cancer. For more information on the JWCF, go to www.jwcf.org
Children's Healing Art Project (C.H.A.P.)
Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) brings the healing power of art to children in crisis and their families with a mobile team of teaching artists working in Portland’s children’s hospitals.
CHAP has created art classes tailored to the needs of the children we serve in each partner facility: Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital & at Art Club (CHAP’s out-of-hospital art camp in our Pearl District studio). Read about CHAP's cartoon network on our blog!
CHAP offers one-on-one classes for children in isolation and group classes in playrooms, lobbies and waiting rooms. CHAP classes include drawing, painting, sculpture, computer animation, mask making and jewelry. CHAP classes offer a place where nervous energy is transformed into creative energy. Our common language is based in the creative process of making art, which crosses all gender, age, and cultural, religious and ethnic boundaries. CHAP classes offer an art experience that engages and inspires -- where children can be seen for their artistic talents and not for their disease, diagnosis or disability. Check out how KB4C and JWCF helped CHAP... "Power Helmets" for kids who lose their hair during cancer treatments.
Children’s Hospital Seattle Child Life Program
Child Life is dedicated to bringing healing projects in art and music to patients with cancer and terminal illnesses. Directly touching the lives of many every day, Child Life provides psychological healing with activities that engage patients’ minds and souls to promote recovery. Read all about how KB4C funds rejuvenated life back into the Child Life Program at Children's Hospital.
The Next Door, Inc. Hood River
The Next Door runs a program called Nuestra Comunidad Sana, or "Our Healthy Community" which provides support groups, outreach efforts and education about breast cancer to the Columbia Gorge Latino community. Now open to all women in the community, Nuestra Comunidad Sana promotes early screening and prevention through mammogram support and education on healthy living. We strongly believe that the risk of cancer can be greatly reduced by taking preventative steps before it's too late. The Next Door Inc. is very proactive about community outreach in this area.
