Dawn Stark with CURE Childhood Cancer spoke about the mission of the organization and explained to us that only 2% of federal research money is directed toward pediatric cancer research. Pat King shared his story about his sweet daughter, Merrill King, who lost her battle with cancer the second time around. He talked about not only how important the research is that CURE helps to fund, but also how they help to take care of the families as they live through their ordeals with childhood cancer. Libby Patrick, a childhood cancer survivor, shared about her passion to help people stay healthy at the cellular level by telling them about high antioxidant Healthy Chocolate.
We had both a live and silent auction that were a huge success, thanks to very generous people who supported the event. Some of the hits of the live auction were a “Winter Wonderland in Montana” luxury get-away for 5 days, a cottage in St. Simons over Memorial Day weekend, a full infertility workup from Servy Massey Fertility Institute, and magnum of CakeBread wine and Piper-Heidsieck champagne. The silent auction ended up having some fierce bidding wars and featured art by Betsy Cozine, Bruce Edelstein, Patrick Dennis, and others; jewelry & accessories from Pearlworks by Sandy Jones and Sassy Scarves; consultation with Dr. Maureen Vellia; a portrait sitting with Margie Erdoes Photography; and a theater and pamper package (Atlanta Symphony tickets, gift certificate to Gallery Cafe & a free haircut at Maria Heckter Salon).
Thank you to everyone who came to support our first annual Chocolate for Children. I also want to especially thank Kim and Joseph Kawach for opening their restaurant Basil’s and being so generous with their amazing Mediterranean food and wine.
To see the videos of Pat King and Libby Patrick's talks, go to http://homebusinessopportunity.darkchocolateblog.com/2011/10/13/chocolate-for-children-was-a-huge-success/
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