AdamFest, Tree Sale Fight Cancer The 5th Annual AdamFest Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser was
Sept. 15 in Ballantyne Corporate Park. The event, sponsored by the nonprofit Adam Faulk Tanksley Foundation, featured a day of fun for families, including music, inflatables and an appearance by Sir Purr.
The foundation is named for Adam Tanksley, who was three when diagnosed with Stage IV Wilms' tumors and given a 20 percent survival rate. Adam is now in third grade and is showing clean scans due to his participation in a clinical trial at Levine Children's Hospital. The organization will also hold its second annual Christmas
tree sale starting Thanksgiving Day and located at the corner of Marvin School and New Town roads. All proceeds from these events go to Levine Children's Hospital's Developmental Therapeutics Program, whose mission is to identify and provide access to the latest therapies in fighting pediatric cancer and blood disorders. To help the foundation or to donate, visit
www.chompchildhoodcancer.org or the foundation's fan page on Facebook.
Divots & Dogs Event Supports Service Dogs
The Dublin Dog Foundation hosted its second annual Divots & Dogs Charity Golf Tournament in September at TPC Piper Glen. The charity's mission is to foster the therapeutic and service roles that dogs play in the development, support and inspiration they provide to their human companions. Founded in 2008 by Jason Watson, the organization has raised over $100,000 and placed service dogs with three recipients. More info: www.dublindogfoundation.org.
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