Press On provides $250,000 to help start pediatric BMT program

To kick off 2022, founders and board members from the nonprofit organization, Press On Fund, presented a check for $250,000 to the Children’s Hospital of Georgia in January. This gift will help establish a pediatric bone marrow transplant unit at Georgia’s second largest children’s hospital. Transplants are now standard for many children’s cancers, such as…

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The Dogwood Invitational Announces Tournament Dates and Local Fund Raising Initiatives

Top 15 National Amateur Event to Raise Funds for Press On to CURE Childhood Cancer. Druid Hills Golf Club, held since 1941, announced today its 2013 tournament dates: Monday, June 24 – Saturday, June 29, 2013. The tournament has become known as a “crystal ball of golf ’s future” after the success of recent champions…

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Press On Day Fundraisers Empowers Local Communities

September 30, 2011 has been designated as the official Press On Day to CURE Childhood Caner. Please take a moment to read up on all the momentum behind the fundraisers planned for this special event.

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Welcome Home – Brenny!

Rounds of chemotherapy and a fourth bone marrow transplant were critical for 9-year-old leukemia patient Brennan Simkins. The best prescription the doctor could write, though, ordered Tara and Turner Simkins to return Brennan and his brothers, Nat and Christopher, to their Augusta home.

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5th Graders Join The Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

Episcopal Day School fifth-grade pupils were busy last week working for a good cause. The pupils raised more than $4,000 for Press On to CURE Childhood Cancer. The fundraising drive was in honor of Brennan Simkins and Patrick Chance, who are fighting cancer.

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Irish Honor Young Fan Before Win

Brennan Simkins led the Aquinas football team the short distance from the gym to the football stadium, then helped the Irish tear down the banner as they raced onto the field Friday night.

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The Children School Supports The Press On To CURE Childhood Cancer Fund

Character education and community service are a part of daily life at The Children School (TCS). On May 26, Wilma Pollard and Amanda Thwaits’ first grade class ended their year of service by completing a fundraising project that had an extra special meaning for them.

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Press On to CURE Childhood Cancer: A Named Fund Truly Making a Difference

The Press On fund mission changed in an ironically positive direction in 2009 when Tara and Turner Simkins, dear friends of the Chances and early supporters of Press On, joined forces with the Chances as a result of their son, Brennan’s, diagnosis with AML on the eve of his seventh birthday.

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The Children’s School Raises Money for CURE

In March, kindergartners at The Children’s School in Midtown performed extra chores for parents and friends to raise money for their class community service project. The children donated the money, a total of $587.51, to a special cause, Press On: The Patrick R. Chance Fund for Neuroblastoma Research of CURE Childhood Cancer.

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Children Show Support For Sick Pupil

On Monday the eight-grader at St. Mary on the Hill School got a buzz cut to show support for the first-grader Brennan Simkins, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

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