Gold Ribbon Network
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Brittany and Josh Vasquez are excited to share that they are raising money to support children that have been diagnosed with cancer and running the 2024 Tokyo Marathon for Golden Ribbon Network. Many have been or know someone who has been affected by cancer, especially at a young age. They hope you can contribute to this amazing cause and/or share with those who would like to donate as well.
What does the Gold Ribbon Network do?
Supporting Hospital Visits
- Childhood cancer is a rare disease. There are only about 200 high performing hospitals nation wide and it is often the case that patients travel long distance to get effective treatments. We cover hospital visit expenses for 100km plus travel and also accommodation for accompanying family members up to 500,000 yen (depending on the household income) per year per patient.
Supporting Single-parent Households
- When faced with a child's months-long (oftentimes more than a year) hospitalization, single-parent households are especially vulnerable to financial burdens. To reduce its negative impact, we provide hospitalization allowance for single-parent households with children with cancer.
Scholarship
- Cancer survivors will be awarded scholarships for universities, colleges or vocational schools. We grant scholarship annual 480,000 yen per student for the minimum of mandatory period required for the graduation.
Medical Beanie Gift
- We gift medical beanies made with cotton to children suffering hair problems caused by the treatment.
Funding Support Camps
- Support camps provide precious opportunities for children with cancer and their families to participate in outdoor activities. We cover expenses for support camps held by support groups. Funding require those camps to be accompanied by primary care physician or nurses giving the patients and their families a chance to interact and exchange information not only with other patients and families but also with the doctors and nurses.
Assisting Survivors Suffering Late Effects with Employment
- In some cases, survivors suffering late effects experience difficulties finding employment. We provide opportunities for "workplace experiences" and "job trails" to help them with recruitment.
Setting Up Study Rooms
- Since treatments for childhood cancer often require months of hospitalization, patients treated at hospitals without hospital school will only have their bedside space for schoolwork. Also, there are no hospital schools for senior high school students. We help hospitals set up study rooms equipped with oxygen masks and emergency communication devices.
Survivors Network
- "Survivors Network" is an information service for survivors of childhood cancer. We provide registrants with information about free admission invitation for various events such as music concerts, baseball games, workshops, and so on. These events are good opportunities for survivors and their families to exchange information with each other.
Organizer
Brittany Vasquez
Organizer
New York, NY