Childhood Cancer Facts• FACT: Childhood Cancer is

the #1 Disease Killer of Children

• FACT: Each day 46 children are diagnosed with cancer

• FACT: Childhood cancer occurs regularly, randomly, and spares no ethnic group, socioeconomic class or geographic regions

• FACT: 1 in 5 will die of their disease within 5 years

• FACT: Childhood cancers receive only 4% of national funding for cancer research

We believe these facts are unacceptable.

And Four Diamonds is on

a mission to change them.

Four Diamonds Fund MissionThe mission of Four Diamonds is to conquer childhood cancer by assisting children treated at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital and their families through superior care, comprehensive support, and innovative research.

Four Diamonds Fund History• 41 years of helping kids with cancer

• Founded in 1972 by Charles & Irma Millard in honor of their son, Christopher, who lost his battle with cancer

• Have raised more than $115 million to help fight childhood cancer

• Assisted more than 3,300 children and families

• We are part of Penn State University and located at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital

Four Diamonds StoryChristopher Millard11-year-old boy who battled cancer for 3 years

The Four Diamonds StoryChris wrote a story about a fictional knight, Sir Millard, who had to defeat an evil sorceress

Courage

Wisdom

Honesty

Strength

How Four Diamonds Helps Families: Superior Care

• Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital provides outstanding life-saving medical treatment and care to patients and families

• Team of Pediatric Oncologists, Nurses, Social Workers, Child Life Specialists, Nutritionist,Psychologist, and Music Therapists

• Care for more than 600 children every year

How Four Diamonds Helps Families: Comprehensive Support

• 100% coverage of all childhood cancer medical bills

• Families NEVER see a bill for services or treatment

How Four Diamonds Helps Families: Innovative Research

• $39 million endowed for pediatric cancer research projects

• Funding 41 researchers working on 77 protocols or clinical trials

• Focused on discovering more effective treatments as well as a cure

• Four Diamonds research covers more than 14 different childhood cancers

Four Diamonds FundPenn State Hershey Children's Hospital is recognized as a leading U.S. Pediatric Cancer Center

Four Diamonds Mini-THONs• 100 schools participated in a Mini-THON in 2012-13

• Together, they raised more than $2.1 million

• Since 1993, Mini-THONs have raised more than $10 million

• More than 20,000 students actively participate in Mini-THONs annually

• Mini-THONs are the fastest growing source of funding for Four Diamonds

• Mini-THONs are modeled after the Penn State Dance Marathon

• Proceeds from the Mini-THONs are not included in thePenn State THON total

For The KidsFor The Cure

Together we will Conquer Childhood Cancer!

Four Diamonds Mini-THONs