Team Hailey Hugs Press Release

Date: June 1, 2018 – For Immediate Release

Subject: Team Hailey Hugs presents The 2nd Annual Maine Goes Gold For Childhood
Cancer Awareness Kickoff Event in Bethel Maine on September 1 st.

Contact: brian@mainechildren.com More info at www.haileyhugs.org

Team Hailey Hugs, a non-profit organization devoted to raising awareness of childhood

cancer is hosting an “awareness event” in the town Common, located in Bethel Maine on
September 1, 2018. A full day of family activities is planned.

Highlights include :

- Music from 10am until 9pm including local acts, and professional recording artists.
We'll be joined by LaTHC (formally known as The Skidmarks), Meagan Crowley,
Megan Clark, Mark Gentle, and The 220s.

– A live auction and silent auction held in the early afternoon with items donated by
local businesses and community members.

- An all you can eat pancake breakfast

– A morning parade through the town of Bethel at 11am.

– Pony rides, clowns, fairies, princesses, hulahoops, poi, and more.

– Food and merchandise vendors.

– Fire Performers at dusk.

- Mr Drew and His Animals Too

– A motorcycle run through scenic Western Maine

– Fireworks at the Bethel Inn at 930pm

– And much more.

A few facts about childhood cancers:

- Each year in the United States there are an estimated 15,780 children between birth
and the age of 19 diagnosed with cancer. Approximately 1 in 285 children in the United States
will be diagnosed with cancer before their 20th birthday.
 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer continues to be
the leading cause of death by disease in children and adolescents under the age of 14.

- As a result of disparities in the delivery of cancer care, minority, low-income, and

other medically underserved children are more likely to be diagnosed with late stage disease,
experience poorer treatment outcomes, have shorter survival time with less quality of life, and
experience a substantially greater likelihood of cancer death.

- Despite the intense stress caused by childhood cancer, there is a lack of standardized
and coordinated psychosocial care for the children and their families, from the date of
diagnosis through treatment and survivorship.

- The National Academy of Medicine, in its report on cancer survivorship entitled

“Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life”, states that an organized
system of care and a method of care for pediatric cancer survivors is needed.

- In Maine about 400 children are being treated for childhood cancer right now.

- About 50 Children in Maine will be diagnosed with cancer this year.

- Statistically one in five of these children will die from these diseases.

Hailey Hugs is a non-profit charitable organization that champions fundraising & awareness.
We award grants directly to families living with the financial strain of Childhood Cancer. Hailey
Hugs provides funding for everyday expenses in times of crisis, writes grants, presents
awards, and provides financial relief for families everyday expenses associated to childhood
cancer treatment.
Hailey Hugs focuses on FOUR main areas:

•Supporting families financially while their child faces cancer treatment

•Supporting local hospitals, facilities, and research clinics—by financial assistance of
items needed to support families during hospital stays
•Supporting legislative documents in order to raise awareness and funds to support
children with cancer.
•Organizing and managing multiple events to fund the organizations efforts.