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We would like to ask for your consideration of our charity, CAM FUND, as you head into the summer season of parties and events.  We’re not sure about you, but we are seeing and hearing more and more about donation requests, in lieu of gifts, on invitations.  As you can imagine, trying to build awareness for our charity, with limited resources, is a challenge.  We

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Chicago Marathon

I have been remiss in updating you on the Chicago Marathon fundraiser.  Please excuse my tardiness, but allow me to the opportunity to tell you about this fun, gratifying experience! Mark participated in his first marathon in over 20 years.  He collected a group of friends, from all over the world, to run the marathon with him and, at the

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Rewarding

It’s been about 6 months since I’ve written a blog.  My life has been consumed with fundraising and planning our first two major charity events, here in South Carolina.  Those events have recently concluded, and now I find myself with a little more time for my personal life, which includes spending more time with my other two grandchildren. Fundraising is the

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Open House

COLD CREEK NURSERIES Spring Open House Saturday, March 12, 2016 10am – 2pm Bring your family & friends to Cold Creek Nurseries (Aiken, SC) for the Spring Open House! You can enjoy a hot dog lunch in exchange for a donation to The CAM FUND! All proceeds will support research for childhood brain cancer (camfund.org). Other activities include visits with

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It’s All So Exciting!

The year is starting with a bang!  Our events are coming together and fundraising has begun!  As always, please view our events page for all pertinent information regarding each event.  Here’s a list of major events you will NOT want to miss….. CAM FUND Autumn Gala (September 11, 2016 – Aiken, South Carolina) Caiden’s Charity Golf Classic (September 12, 2016 – Aiken,

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Fundraising

Our dream is that the success of the CAM FUND will exceed our expectations in 2016!!  Your support is critical to our success, and we hope that you will share our lofty goals for an extraordinary year!! For those of you who have already made a donation to our fund or have participated in a fundraiser, we thank you from the bottom

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The Holiday Season

This is the second holiday season without our dear Caiden.  I find myself very weepy during this season when everyone is supposed to be joyous and celebratory.  I suppose it’s the same for everyone who has lost a loved one, but it’s very personal to me.  Christmas is extra special when there are little children to share the excitement of the

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Football (or is it baseball?)

The Autumn season brings back fond memories of Friday night football games.  During the Fall of 2013, we took Caiden to as many high school football games as we could.  He had such a blast at these games!  He was a big fan….waving pom-pons and clapping for his team. Caiden’s favorite part of the games was watching the band, watching the team

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Sharing my Story

I have always been an introverted, private person.  I am tortured at the thought of talking in front of people.  Speaking to a group of people makes me very nervous and makes my body shake in fear. I was recently offered the opportunity to tell my story.  Specifically, I was asked to speak about how Caiden’s death has changed my

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