Golf & Dinner for a Cause: September 10th Cancer Research Fundraiser

Founded in 2006 by Lake Forest Park 6^th graders in memory of their friend, Sydney Coxon, the Pink Polka Dots are a Seattle Children’s Hospital Junior Guild funding research to cure cancer.

You may have seen members selling handmade cards and gifts at the LFP Third Place Commons Holiday and Farmer’s Markets, or selling lemonade along the Burke Gilman trail this summer. The Pink Polka Dots also team up with local sponsors and the Coxon Family Foundation to host the Sydney Coxon Memorial, a fun afternoon of golf followed by an inspirational evening program, including dinner, a fabulous silent auction, and dessert. The event takes place at Legion Memorial Golf Course in Everett on September 10^th.

In ten years, these philanthropic youngsters have raised over $800,000 to fund groundbreaking research for better treatments, and hopefully someday a cure, for pediatric brain tumors, and many other cancers. The Pink Polka Dots’ fundraising support the work of Dr. Jim Olson at Children’s Hospital and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The funding has allowed researchers to develop exciting treatments including “tumor paint” which makes cancer cells glow for easier surgical removal, and a drug-delivery device which will increase efficacy and minimize side effects of chemotherapy treatment. Dr. Olson’s latest effort, “Project Violet”, involves discovering and producing cancer-fighting optide drugs from natural sources, like flowers and insects. Funding from Guilds and patient families is critical to researchers' ability to keep moving forward to save lives of children and adults with cancer, and potentially other diseases like Alzheimers and diabetes. To read more about the research and make a donation to the Pink Polka Dots, visit their website: www.pinkpolkadotsguild.org.

To Register for Golf & Dinner ($130 pp) or just the Dinner & Evening Program ($60 pp), or to Sponsor or Donate, go to the event site: www.sydneycoxonmemorial.org.

The Pink Polka Dots Jr Guild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.