What is a Chapter?
A CKF chapter is a branch off of our non-profit that consists of a group of people striving to help cancer patients during the most difficult fight of their lives. Whether it is a group of 6 people or 50, every chapter is significant and crucial to Cancer Kids First’s mission. A chapter can be a school club, a community group, or a state-wide initiative.
Understanding the difference between a chapter and a project is important. While both may aim towards achieving one goal with a group of people, chapters differ in the way that there is a continuous commitment to maintaining a close relationship with your team members, volunteers, stakeholders, and pediatric cancer hospitals. Chapters are expected to maintain positive relationships to bring a localized impact to the Cancer Kids First mission.
All About a CKF Chapter
Benefits of Starting a Chapter:
1. Help ease the difficult childhoods of pediatric cancer patients
2. Gain the opportunity to hold a leadership position and manage a team
3. Improve leadership, organizational, and communication skills
4. Meet new people and work with diverse individuals
5. Earn numerous hours of service
Setting up Your Chapter:
1. For school chapters only: register your chapter with your school / introduce the idea to school leadership BEFORE you submit an application with CKF
2. Apply to register your Cancer Kids First chapter
3. Interview with our executive team
4. Appoint your chapter's officers
5. Organize all forms needed to maintain this chapter (make sure you know when your budget form needs to be sent each year)
6. Plan out goals your chapter will carry out
7. Draft event/fundraiser ideas
8. Recruit members and partners
Promoting Your Chapter:
1. Create flyers to pass out
2. Ask friends to spread the word through socials
3. Advertise in your school newsletter, news show, magazine, or other available forms of communication
4. If your school has a club fair at the beginning of the year introducing all the clubs to the students at your school, have your chapter participate there!
5. Create incentives that encourage people to join
Join our Global Chapter Network
Or volunteer with one of our 70+ chapters if there's one near you!
State Chapters:
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CKF Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico
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CKF Illinois | Illinois
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CKF North Texas | North Texas
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CKF Mississippi | Central Mississippi
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CKF Singapore | Singapore
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CKF Mexico City | Mexico City
Regional Chapters:
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CKF Montreal | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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CKF Phillippines | Phillippines
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CKF Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan
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CKF Belgium | Belgium
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CKF Portland | Portland, Oregon
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CKF Cambridge | Cambridge, UK
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CKF Summit Shasta | Daly City, California
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CKF York Region | Ontario, Canada
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CKF Neuqua Valley | Naperville, Illinois
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CKF North Carolina | North Carolina
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CKF Lower Mainland | British Columbia
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CKF South Bend | South Bend, Illinois
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CKF Earl of March | Ontario, Canada
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CKF Doral | Doral, Florida
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CKF Brussels | Brussels, Belgium
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CKF Stuy | New York City, New York
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CKF New York City | New York City, New York
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CKF Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina
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CKF North Texas | North Texas
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CKF Novi | Novi, Michigan
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CKF Parkland | Parkland, Florida
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CKF Mansfield | Mansfield, Massachusetts
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CKF Greenhills | Ann Arbor, Michigan
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CKF Great Neck South | Great Neck, New York
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CKF San Diego | San Diego, California
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CKF Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan
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CKF Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA
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CKF Chicago | Chicago, IL
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CKF France | Belfort, France
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CKF Karachi | Karachi, Pakistan
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CKF Centennial High School | Frisco, Texas
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CKF Framingham High School | Framingham, Massachusetts
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CKF SJC | Chevy Chase, Washington, DC
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CKF APS | Puerto Rico
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CKF TAG | Southeast Texas
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CKF Hanford High School | Richland, Washington
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CKF Northville High School | Northville, Michigan
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CKF Glenelg High School | Glenelg, Maryland
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CKF Elkins High School | Sugar Land, Texas
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CKF Fairlawn High School | Fairlawn, New Jerse
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CKF Lexington High School | Lexington, Massachusetts
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CKF Oakton High School | Vienna, Virginia
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CKF Hingham High School | Hingham, Massachusetts
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CKF Paulding County High School | Dallas, Georgia
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CKF Stamford High School | Stamford, Connecticut
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CKF Eastern High School
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CKF Oak Knoll School | Summit, New Jersey
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CKF Howard University | Washington, DC
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CKF Queens University | Ontario, Canada
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CKF Grovetown High School | Grovetown, Georgia
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CKF SJND Medical Association | Alameda, California
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CKF Windermere High School | Orlando, Florida
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CKF Franklin High School | Elk Grove, California
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CKF Tantasqua High School | Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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CKF St. Catherine's British School | Athens, Greece
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CKF Granada Hills Charter High School | Granada Hills, California
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CKF Academy for Technology | Santa Fe, New Mexico
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CKF JPII
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CKF CB West High School | Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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CKF Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan
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CKF Connections Academy | Apple Valley, Minnesota
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CKF Seahawks | Reston, Virginia
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CKF Maple Grove Senior High | Maple Grove, Minnesota
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CKF Alexander W. Dreyfoos School | West Palm Beach, Florida
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CKF Glenelg High School | Glenelg, Maryland
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CKF John Randolph Tucker High School | Henrico, VA
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CKF Nantucket High School | Nantucket, Massachusetts
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CKF Walkersville High School | Walkersville, Maryland
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CKF Nova Southeastern University | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie, Florida
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The Cancer International School | Beaverton, Oregon
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CKF Mount Saint Mary | Watchung, New Jersey
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CKF Riverbed High School | Fredericksburg, Virginia
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CKF Westhill High School | Stamford, Connecticut
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CKF Hurricane High School | Hurricane, West Virginia
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CKF Byron Nelson High School | Trophy Club, Texas
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CKF Doha College | Doha, Qatar
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CKF NYU | Manhattan, New York
School Chapters:
Benefits of Joining our Chapter Network
Cancer Kids First provides its chapters with the development tools to become leaders in their communities because we believe heavily in empowering other youth.
When chapters are approved to join our team, we provide a training session and document sharing presentations that cover leadership development skills like managing team conflicts and establishing partnerships. We also offer chapters the chance to attend leadership workshops with Ivy League business professors and directors at institutions like the White House.
We also believe strongly in awarding our chapters. Our rewards system includes a gift card or present for our annual top School, Regional, and State chapter. Graduating seniors a part of CKF chapter receive a certificate of achievement.
