What Is Reach The Day?

CureSearch Hosts Reach the Day 2009

CureSearch REACH THE DAY 2009 will be the ninth annual gathering of the childhood cancer community in Washington, DC.

The event provides an opportunity for those who care about children with cancer, to share their story with our nation’s leaders, and to impress upon them that critical funding for childhood cancer research is needed.

We come together in one place on one day to raise our voices for all children with cancer and for those who no longer have a voice.

The original gathering in Washington brought together a small group of parents who provided testimony to members of Congress about childhood cancer. At that time, many members of Congress and their staff were unaware that children even got cancer nor did they know that cancer was then and today, remains the number one cause of death from disease in children.
Since that time, the childhood cancer community has been mobilized to make a difference in Congress. Since 2003, the voices and stories of families whose lives have been forever changed by having a child diagnosed with cancer have resulted in more than $12 million in Congressional appropriations to support the research of the Children’s Oncology Group.

In 2008, we celebrated the passage of The Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, landmark legislation that holds the promise of $30 million dedicated to childhood cancer research.

We have come a great distance but we won’t stop – not until every child with cancer can be guaranteed a cure.

REACH THE DAY 2009 is our opportunity to make sure that this bill gets fully funded and that childhood cancer research continues to receive Congressional appropriations.
Together, our voices are loud and strong. Please join us for Reach the Day.Questions? Contact us at reachtheday@curesearch.org