Paul Davis to help raise funds for Child Cancer Fund at Care-a-Thon campaign and online auction, July 21

Paul Davis Restoration Inc.’s corporate team members from the company’s headquarters -based in Jacksonville, Fla. will participate in a fundraising drive to help raise donations for the Child Cancer Fund, a 501 c (3) non-profit organization that provides educational, financial and support services for northeast Florida families with a child’s cancer diagnosis and treatment.

As a parent of a young child with cancer, Paul Davis’ Laura L. Ferrante, Esq., Corporate Legal Counsel for the North American franchise company, was instrumental in starting the non-profit to help guide families through the process of childhood cancer. Ferrante and the Paul Davis team will participate in the Friday, July 21 event hosted by News104.5 WOKV radio for the 3rd annual Care-a-thon. Additionally, City of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has proclaimed July 21, 2017 as Care-a-thon Day in Jacksonville to support local children and their families fighting childhood cancer.

Listeners who wish to donate can tune into the local stations at 104.5 FM and 690 AM from 5 am until 7pm on July 21 to donate to the event which will be broadcast live from Nemours Children’s Specialty Care in Jacksonville. The studio phone number for call in donations is 855.636.6877 or text donations to forever at 41444. Paul Davis staff members will be in place taking phone calls and texts during the event with volunteers from throughout northeast Florida.

Additionally, an online auction is open for bidding on items through 7pm on July 21. Visit the website at http://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/home.cfm?auctionID=5357. Facebook at https://tinyurl.com/ybgdvtwr.

Auction merchandise ranges from one of a kind experiences to priceless items. The 2017 WOKV Care-a-thon and auction will donate every dollar to help families through the Child Cancer Fund. Since 2015, the Care-a-thon has raised in excess of $250,000 for the non-profit.

The Child Cancer Fund is a grassroots organization founded in 1994 to serve parents and children in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia by helping them through the challenges of childhood cancer. The organization’s focus is to provide emotional, practical, educational, and financial support to families during the healthcare journey.

The organization partners with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care and Wolfson Children’s Hospital to implement programs and services through play activities at the hospitals, making a family house or car payment, providing educational material, or a fun family weekend at Camp Boggy Creek in Eustis, Fla., among others. Also, the non-profit established the Christy Fund is an endowment established in memory of Christy Keirnan to ensure funding for the Child Life Specialist position at Nemours Children's Specialty Care. A crucial role on the child's healthcare team, the Child Life Specialist provides a friendly face to an otherwise frightened child. For more information, visit the website at http://childcancerfund.org/.

“We are proud to participate in this worthy cause. We also support Laura and her outstanding work for the non-profit,” said Rich Wilson, Paul Davis Restoration Inc.’s President. “Our admiration for Laura, as a leading corporate team member is great as she places tremendous importance in balancing her work life and family along with a strong dedication to helping young people in need,” he said. “The entire Paul Davis team including franchise offices in the U.S. and Canada lead by example with innumerous charitable efforts and contributions.”

For more than 50 years, Paul Davis has restored residential and commercial properties damaged by fire, water, mold, storms and disasters. The experts at Paul Davis understand the complex process of recovering from property damage and provide complete services; there is no need for the expense and confusion of hiring multiple contractors. Paul Davis is a one-stop shop for disaster damage and restoration. Paul Davis Restoration has over 375 independently owned franchises in the USA and Canada. The professionals at Paul Davis are certified in emergency restoration, reconstruction and remodeling. Visit the website at www.pauldavis.com.