CKF TIMELINE
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CKF 2024 Timeline
Dec 22 - Volunteer 2024 reflection event
Dec 21 - Christmas virtual power hour fundraiser
Dec 20-21 - Kendra Scott fundraiser
Dec 11-16 - Stocking Stuffers event
Nov 29-Dec 3 - Double Good x CKF fundraiser
Nov 29 - CKF Conversations with Kabir & Jail
Oct 18-26 - Halloween Boo Baskets
Oct 13 - Young Heroes talent show
Sep 23-26 - Kendra Scott fundraiser
Sep 17 - CKF Conversations with Elliette
Sep 15 - Party Favors cupcake fundraiser
Sep 8-16 - Back to School event
Aug 31 - Virtual Summer Camp
Aug 3 - CKF Conversations with Alejandro
Jul 25 - Resource aid and delivery to Thailand
Jul 21 - CKF Conversations with Audrey
Jul 15 - Resource aid and delivery to Indonesia
Jul 3-Jul 7 - Make Your Mark bookmark event
May 24-Jun 1 - CKF Walkathon 2024
May 15-24 - Mental Health May Gift Basket Campaign
Apr 20-24 - Double Good x CKF Fundraiser
Mar 24-30 - Easter gift baskets
Mar 20 - Luck of the Draw raffle giveaway
Mar - Resource aid and delivery to Ghana, Cameroon, and Malawi
Feb 18 - CKF Conversations with Kabir
Feb 17-Mar 1 - Merch Design Contest
Feb 3-13 - Valentine's Candy-Grams event
Jan 28 - CKF Conversations with Liam
Jan 21 - Announcement of CKF 2023 Outstanding Team Members
Dec 26-31 - CKF Holiday Gift Campaign
Dec 26 - CKF Conversations with Claire
Dec 13-20 - Santa Stocking Stuffing
Nov 20 - CKF Conversations with Macky
Nov 5 - CKF Conversations with Ashton
Oct 23 - CKF Trick or Treat Gift Bag Event
Oct 6-16 - Puravida Bracelet Fundraiser
Sep 18-29 - Pjammin for Kids With Cancer
Sep - Kendra Scott fundraiser
Sep - Virtual patient reading event
Aug 13-20 - Back to School: school supplies packaging event
Aug 1-12 - CKF Walkathon
Jul 16 - Build A Bear event
Jul 1 - Merch fundraiser
Jun 9-Jun 30 - Mental Health packages
May 27 - CKF Grad Party
May 5-May 21 - Merch Design Contest
Apr 3-17 - Easter Gift Baskets
Mar 27-Apr 9 - Square One Arts fundraiser
Mar 18 - Luck of the Draw Patient & Volunteer Giveaway
Feb 20-29 - Valentine goody bag drop offs and card-making & craft-making events
Feb 19 - STEM and birthday Zoom with Theo
Feb 3-13 - Valentine Candy-Grams
Jan 19 - Announcement of CKF 2022 Outstanding Team Members
Jan 11-15 - Double Good fundraiser
CKF 2023 Timeline
CKF 2022 Timeline
Dec 26 - Winter holiday celebration with volunteers
Dec 12-20 - Christmas Dream Gift campaign & holiday toy drives
Nov 27-Dec 9 - Santa's Stockings campaign
Nov 27 - Google Meets with Sage
Nov 13 - Card-making for Noah
Oct 29 - Halloween-themed Zoom with Bella
Oct 17-23 - Halloween Trick O' Treat Gift Bag campaign
Oct 10 - Pursuit for Peace gala to distribute coloring pages + a video from CKF volunteers to patients and families
Oct 2 - HopeWorks care packages packaging event
Sep 1-19 - Usborne Books book donation drive for 3 hospitals
Sep - PJAMMIN days throughout Childhood Cancer Awareness month (in partnership with ACCO)
Aug 16-31 - Fundraiser to open a free cancer ward in India (in partnership with Aroh)
Aug 10-14 - Third annual Double Good fundraiser
Jul 17 - National Ice Cream day fundraiser
Jul 9 - Celebrate a patient's birthday with our friends at The Superhero Project
Jul 6 - Draw with Nickelodeon and patients!
Jun 25 - CKF Superhero Zoom in honor of Childhood Cancer Survivor month
Jun 11-25 - 2022 CKF Walkathon
Jun 10 - Resource aid and delivery to India
May 17 - Zoom with Sevai
May 16-23 - 2022 CKF Merch fundraiser
Apr 23 - CKF x HopeWorks Care Pacakages Packaging event
Apr 9 - 15 - Easter Gift Basket Campaign
Mar 26 - Digital poster for Bryant
Mar 21 - 27 - March Madness Super Fan Fun Fundraiser
Mar 14 - 27 - 2022 CKF Merch Design Contest
Mar 10 - Ukraine fundraiser
Feb 4 - Mar 6 - "Imagine a Better World" CKF Art Contest
Feb 1-6 - Valentine Candy-Grams Campaign
Jan 22 - Zoom with Kolby
Jan 15 - Zoom with Theo
Jan 14 - Launch of Cameron's Dream Disney World Campaign
Jan 6 - Announcement of CKF 2021 Outstanding Team Members
CKF 2021 Timeline
Dec 29 - CKF Holiday Movie Night
Dec 6-20 - CKF Holiday Gift Campaign
Dec 4-11 - Krispy Kreme fundraiser
Nov 24 - "I'm Thankful for..." Thanksgiving Challenge
Nov 5 - Art Zoom with Chloe + YCP
Oct 31 - CKF Halloween Costume Contest
Oct 23 - Birthday Zoom with Ke'Yair
Oct 17-20 - WEGO Health Awards + HLTH Conference
Oct 10 - Pakistan toy/book donation to Indus Health
Oct 3 - Launch of CKF's Gold Ribbon Podcast
Sep 28 - School supply drop off for patients in Mexico
Sep 26 - Zoom with Theo
Sep 23 - WEGO Health Best Team Performance Winner Announced!
Sep 18-19 - Kendra Scott fundraiser
Aug 30-Sep 10 - Cards for hospitals in Mexico; WCC partnership
Aug 28 - Launch of PJAMMIN event w/ ACCO
Aug 16-20 - Double Good fundraiser
Aug 2-8 - CKF Virtual Walk-A-Thon
July 29 - Virtual Movie Night
July 9 - Sending Love Event Pt. 2
June 28 - Round 2 hospital drop-off at Colombia
June 21 - CKF trip to Colombia
June 15 - Start of #CancerKidsFirstMakeASplashChallenge
June 5-12 - CKF Merch Fundraiser
May 28 - The Reality of Cancer Event
May 23 - CKF x Medical Wonders Event
May 17-21 - CKF Sending Love Event Pt. 1; Events team volunteers created inspirational videos for individual pediatric cancer patients
May 19 - The Benedictine School, a school for adults with special needs, created cards for our partner hospitals
May 7- CKF Kiss and Cry Movie Night and Meet and Greet Q&A with actress Sarah Fisher
May 4 - Scoop Ice Cream Store Fundraiser
April 24 - Virtual Shadowing and Q&A session with Doctor Jasmine, a pediatric hematology/oncology fellow physician at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; CKF x Panda Express fundraiser
Mid-April - CKF hit 10K volunteers!
Apr 12-22 - Earth Day Cards collab with YCAT - a 501(c)4 organization focused on climate change
Apr 11 - Pies by Bryce Fundraiser; toys/books donated to CHOC Children's
Apr 3 - CKF x TeensUnited "Coping with COVID" Event
Mar 21-27 - Virtual story time event; Events team volunteers submitted videos of themselves reading children's books to be sent to pediatric cancer patients at Joe DiMaggio Hospital
Mar 20 - First organization-wide brainstorming meeting
March 15-19 - Toy/book donation drive at A.G.S. and Fenton High School
Mar 13-27 - CKF 2021 Merch Design Contest
Mar 5 - CKF Cancer Facts Virtual Bingo Night
Feb 27 - Virtual Movie Night
Feb 20-27 - CKF TikTok Competition
Feb 15 - CKF x ManisaCases phone case drop in honor of International Childhood Cancer Day
Feb 1-10 - Neighbor's Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Jan 30 - Virtual Movie Night
Jan 28 - Cancer Kids First reached over 1 million people
Jan 1 - New Year's Fundraiser
CKF 2020 Timeline
Dec 30 - CKF's Care Package Program helped its first INTERNATIONAL patient: Sophie Barlaan
Dec 28 - AuthorityMag MEDIUM and ThriveGlobal article goes live
Dec 19 - Began distributing coloring pages to Olive Garden as a part of their menu
Dec 15 - 25 - Launch of the CKF Care Package Program; purchased and shipped dream Christmas gifts to over 10 patients
Dec 9 - CKF's first birthday!
Dec 1-5 - Double Good popcorn fundraiser
Nov 28 - Penny drive at Robek's Mclean
September - Partnership with Sunberry Art Studio to design our CKF coloring book; sent to 10 different pediatric cancer hospitals throughout the US
May 16 - Launch of CKF Arts Program; mailed cards to Seattle Children’s Hospital and Dallas Children’s Health
Apr 10 - Toy/book donation drive at Dolley Madison Library; donated items to St. Jude's
CKF 2019 Timeline
Dec 14 - Donated close to $1000 worth of items to Cincinnati Children's Hospital - CKF's first partner hospital
Dec 11 - Cancer Kids First gained official 501(c)3 nonprofit status
Nov 12 - First bake sale fundraiser at Kumon Math and Reading Center of Mclean - West
Nov 1 - Second toy/book donation drive at the Kumon Math and Reading Center of Mclean - West
Oct 29 - First toy/book donation drive at Timberlane Elementary School
