Idaho Mountain Express: Spare some time

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Spare some time

Share Your Heart Ball benefits camp for kids with cancer

By JENNIFER LIEBRUM
Express Staff Writer

    Among children under 15, cancer is the second leading cause of death after accidents and the leading cause of death by disease.
   Statistics like those drive the supporters of Camp Rainbow Gold. Thanks to people like Rob and Kris Cronin, children facing those daunting circumstances have a wonderful refuge each summer at the camp north of Ketchum.
   The Share Your Heart Ball, which raised more than $500,000 in 2011, is the lynchpin fundraiser for Camp Rainbow Gold, a year-round program for Idaho children diagnosed with cancer and their families.
   All Camp Rainbow Gold programs, including its medically supervised summer camps held in the Wood River Valley, are free of charge to the families.
   Now shepherding the cause are longtime Hailey residents Al and Stephanie McCord, co-chairs for the event, which will take place Saturday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Sun Valley Inn.
   The theme for this year’s event—“Heroes”—celebrates the children, their families and the volunteers and donors who have kept Camp Rainbow Gold part of thousands of children’s lives for more than 25 years. The annual event attracts residents from all over Idaho and features an elegant sit-down dinner, cocktails, luxury silent and live auction items and dancing to live music from the cheeky, disco-inspired California-based band Grooveline.
   “Cancer can be emotionally and financially devastating,” said Al McCord, who owns and operates Big City Billiards and is a cancer survivor who has been an activate participant in Share Your Heart for several years. “Camp Rainbow Gold’s summer camps and its other programs offered throughout the year give these kids a much-needed source of happiness, stress relief and togetherness without the parents’ having to worry about how they can afford it. They have enough to worry about.”
   The McCords fill the seats of founders Rob and Kris Cronin, now honorary chairs of the annual event that draws more than 400 attendees each year.
   “We feel the children of Camp Rainbow Gold deserve our time and attention, and it’s our honor that we dedicate that to them,” said Stephanie McCord, who owns and operates Little Utopia Floral Design.
   For more information and to participate in this event, visit www.shareyourheartball.org. To learn more about Camp Rainbow Gold, visit www.camprainbowgold.org.

Be the belle of the ball
When: Saturday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m.
Where: Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley Inn.
Tickets: Vary, visit online for information.
Details: www.shareyourheartball.org

comprar cialis
comprare cialis
cialis kaufen

About Comments

Comments with content that seeks to incite or inflame may be removed.

Comments that are in ALL CAPS may be removed.

Comments that are off-topic or that include profanity or personal attacks, libelous or other inappropriate material may be removed from the site. Entries that are unsigned or contain signatures by someone other than the actual author may be removed. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or any other policies governing this site. Use of this system denotes full acceptance of these conditions. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

The comments below are from the readers of mtexpress.com and in no way represent the views of Express Publishing, Inc.

You may flag individual comments. You may also report an inappropriate or offensive comment by clicking here.

Flagging Comments: Flagging a comment tells a site administrator that a comment is inappropriate. You can find the flag option by pointing the mouse over the comment and clicking the 'Flag' link.

Flagging a comment is only counted once per person, and you won't need to do it multiple times.

Proper Flagging Guidelines: Every site has a different commenting policy - be sure to review the policy for this site before flagging comments. In general these types of comments should be flagged: