Category Archives: In the News

September 30, 2011 has been designated as the official Press On Day to CURE Childhood Caner. Please take a moment to read up on all the momentum behind the fundraisers planned for this special event. Continue reading →

Rounds of chemotherapy and a fourth bone marrow transplant were critical for 9-year-old leukemia patient Brennan Simkins. The best prescription the doctor could write, though, ordered Tara and Turner Simkins to return Brennan and his brothers, Nat and Christopher, to their Augusta home. Continue reading →

Countless times throughout the year many families, just like the Chances, leave their regular lives to visit our resort and enjoy a few days away from their ordinary troubles. Therefore, I have two wishes as we embark on this holiday season. My first hope is that we all find inspiration in the story of the Chance family and realize that every day we don’t just serve guests, we touch human lives. Continue reading →

Immediate Release: March 1, 2011
Atlanta, GA: The grassroots Press On Fund to Cure Childhood Cancer (“Press On”), a Named Fund of the 501(c)(3) CURE Childhood Cancer (“CURE”), is fulfilling its mission to find cures for two of the most fatal childhood cancers in our lifetime: neuroblastoma and acute myeloid leukemia (“AML”). Continue reading →

Joe Stevenson bets the Christmas spirit that fuels giving to pediatric cancer research through the 12 Bands of Christmas isn’t limited to December. Or Augusta, for that matter. Continue reading →

Episcopal Day School fifth-grade pupils were busy last week working for a good cause. The pupils raised more than $4,000 for Press On to CURE Childhood Cancer. The fundraising drive was in honor of Brennan Simkins and Patrick Chance, who are fighting cancer. Continue reading →

Brennan Simkins led the Aquinas football team the short distance from the gym to the football stadium, then helped the Irish tear down the banner as they raced onto the field Friday night. Continue reading →

Character education and community service are a part of daily life at The Children School (TCS). On May 26, Wilma Pollard and Amanda Thwaits’ first grade class ended their year of service by completing a fundraising project that had an extra special meaning for them. Continue reading →

The Press On fund mission changed in an ironically positive direction in 2009 when Tara and Turner Simkins, dear friends of the Chances and early supporters of Press On, joined forces with the Chances as a result of their son, Brennan’s, diagnosis with AML on the eve of his seventh birthday. Continue reading →

In March, kindergartners at The Children’s School in Midtown performed extra chores for parents and friends to raise money for their class community service project. The children donated the money, a total of $587.51, to a special cause, Press On: The Patrick R. Chance Fund for Neuroblastoma Research of CURE Childhood Cancer. Continue reading →