A Way With Words Foundation (AWWWF) Wish Lists

"When all the doubts surround you like a thick fog in the night I will be the beacon who guides you Your friend, the keeper of the light." -- Charlotte Louise Labuda Excerpt from poem "Keeper of the Light" in The "Gift" of Giving (March 2006), page 27. Written during a Relay for Life in memory of author's mother and uncle. Received! Sound equipment for choir performances from New York Music of Boardman, Ohio THANK YOU!	About Donations \| R.O.C.c.K. Choir Wish List \| Foundation Wish List Wish Lists The people who work with the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. (AWWWF) and the R.O.C.c.K. Children's Choir are often asked what others can do for the children and families who have been touched by cancer. Current projects of the Foundation include: publishing anthologies of the voices of cancer patients and cancer survivors providing a coping resource through the R.O.C.c.K. Children's Choir and its performances further educating cancer patients about cancer treatments through comic books increasing awareness of cancer through all of the Foundation's activities raising money for cancer research All monies received through the fundraising efforts go back to the R.O.C.c.K. Children's Choir and to the ongoing projects like a hospital library for juvenile cancer patients. To give you some idea of how much we spend to accomplish our goals, here are a few expenses related to publishing. The cost to make a full-length, professionally-produced music CD available to the public is about $8800.00. It takes around $4790.00 to publish one poetry anthology, and over $6500.00 is required to produce one comic book edition. Here are some items on our WISH LIST for current and future projects. Check here for periodic updates. Contact A Way With Words Foundation if you have any questions or suggestions that can help us help others.

	A Way With Words Foundation Invitations and Wishes Location for a library for children with cancer Child-appropriate reading material for a Children's cancer library Computers for cancer library Child-appropriate computer games for cancer library Computers and software for writing and drawing Laptop computer for administrative use and to help keep everyone in the right place at the right time (not easy with over 20 members in the choir) Copier, either color or black and white Money to purchase recording studio time at $50 per hour Funds to publish children's books and comic books for our superhero LIFE MAXX™ educational series A building with a studio and practice stage Store for merchandise and warehouse for housing projects RECEIVED through the donation by Jim Steiner, Jr. of indefinite use of his retail building on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown, Ohio! THANK YOU! Volunteers to help with grant writing, media correspondence, and fundraising Sponsors for any project always welcomed! Join our current sponsors now! Return to top
	R.O.C.c.K. Children's Choir Needs Money, time, and/or goods necessary to make the trip to North Carolina in June 2008 to perform at the Victory Junction Gang Camp for juvenile cancer patients RECEIVED through many kind donations large and mighty! THANK YOU! Small bus to transport choir members to performances and appearances Gas cards to offset expenses for parents taking choir members to events and practices Portable recording equipment for recording children unable to come to a recording session Always a place for more choir members Return to top
	Frequently a R.O.C.c.K. Children's Choir concert will feature graceful dances during a performance that are choreographed by Charlotte Labuda.


	--- Brenda M. Rider A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. Founder and President

A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. (AWWWF) is a non-profit 501(c)3 foundation dedicated to raising money for cancer research and for the support of kids touched by cancer. All donations are tax deductible.

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