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Olympian Jason Brown to join Richards graduate Jordan Moeller at One Skate
Shepard junior Diana Garcia also a featured performer at benefit for summer camp for kids in treatment for cancer.
Richards High School graduate Jordan Moeller, a former U.S. Figure Skating national champion, will present the fourth annual One Skate at a Time on Saturday, April 25.
This year, Olympian and U.S Figure Skating national champion Jason Brown will join Moeller and a cast of other accomplished skaters for the benefit. Brown and Moeller train together in Colorado Springs and share the same coach. Shepard High School junior Diana Garcia will perform at the benefit as well for the second year in a row.
Proceeds benefit a summer camp -- One Step at a Time -- for children and teens in treatment for cancer. Children’s Oncology Services sponsors the camp.
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Southwest Ice Arena, located on 127th Street just west of Route 83, will serve as the host site. SIA graciously donates the ice time for this benefit. Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for children ages 6 to 12.
Please arrive early. This event sells out every year, and with this year’s special guest performer we expect the biggest crowd yet.
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Children’s Oncology Services has a rich history.
In 1978, Dr. Edward Baum, a pediatric oncologist at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, had an idea. As a witness to the extended medical treatments of children with cancer, and the social and developmental challenges that can result from missed school and activities--Dr. Baum wanted to create a healing experience for these special kids. Children’s Oncology Services, Inc., and its One Step At A Time Summer Camp were born.
The first summer, 40 campers and 14 volunteers traveled to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, for the inaugural camp. For many of these children, it was the first time they connected with other kids just like them--and together they learned to challenge themselves in new ways while giving each other strength and hope along the way.
Over the past four decades, Children’s Oncology Services has expanded its programming and services to meet the needs of more than 11,000 children and their families. Today, One Step Programs have expanded far beyond Summer Camp. Programs include government advocacy trips, skiing, horseback riding, and urban camps right in the heart of Chicago.
To learn more, please visit the COSI web site:
http://www.onestepcamp.org/
