Scott S. Craun Foundation: Hawaii Remembers Scott Craun

Our Mission:

The Scott S. Craun Foundation is a non-profit charity created by Scott Craun (1975-2011), a registered nurse in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before Scott passed away from Multiple Myeloma, he took the initial steps to establish a fund that could perpetually aid island-bound cancer patients. Multiple Myeloma is a rare blood cell cancer. Scott's know-how as a health care provider AND a cancer patient lent his mission a laser focus on a specific population. Relatively, there are not many myeloma patients in Hawaii (less than 400). The nearest support groups are in California. This charity will make an important difference in the quality of some of these lives. Like Scott, these patients were told, "You have an 'incurable cancer.' Eventually, you will have to take a break from your work. And the most specialized treatment centers are 2500 miles away."

Scott's wish is to provide Hawaii's myeloma patients (or one family member/care-giver) with round-trip airfare to the Continental US for any oncologist-recommended treatment not available in Hawaii. Stem cell transplant, for example, can be a key to prolonging life--sometimes by years--as it was for Scott. Twice Scott experienced the hardships of this relocation for transplant. Scott had many of us to help him through this burden and he was eternally grateful; many other patients are not nearly as networked. Scott became acutely aware of their immediate need. He left behind documents outlining a non-profit based on incremental goals and longevity as priorities over huge sums of money. Ultimate success means for us to be still providing at least one annual flight on the day Hawaii is capable of all specialized myeloma patient technology. Or, even better: on the day MM is no longer deemed "incurable."

To turn Scott's efforts into reality, we will need your help. One annual donation per person--of any amount--is welcomed, along with your suggestions, fundraising ideas, and maybe a few volunteer hours at our events. All who donate will receive a personal message from our foundation updating you on our balance, expenses, number of donors, upcoming fundraisers, and goals. The specific language in our tax exempt 501(c)3 will be transparent to all. We report to every single donor as if they were an investor, beacause they are. The way we give to patients will be on a very personal basis, and we'll share those stories here. Thank you, stay tuned, and thanks to Scott for pointing us in the right direction! We're going to take what he started . . . and keep it going for as long as there is a demand.

Scott S. Craun Foundation. Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, State of Hawaii File No. 235294 D2.

Make out checks to: / send mail to:
Scott S. Craun Foundation
2700 S. King Street
Unit 11564
Honolulu, HI 96828
ph. (808) 772-0408

CraunFoundation@gmail.com

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Hawaii Remembers Scott Craun

On behalf of Scott's mom Vicki, Scott's family members, all his friends, and Scott's request--I'm writing to tell you Scott passed away peacefully in Kaiser Hospital, Honolulu at 7:30pm Thursday December 15, 2011. Scott had 12 close friends in his room at the time, sitting next to his bed, surrounding him, holding his hands and giving hugs--just as over 20 friends had been doing all day. Vicki is in Honolulu and will be staying for some time. Please e-mail me, text, or call anytime of the day with any questions.

On Sunday Dec. 18, 2:00pm to 7:30pm Vicki and Scott's Hawaii friends will be holding a Kailua Beach Park BBQ and gathering. A nearby stretch of sand was one of Scott's favorite places in the Hawaiian Islands. Every Hawaii friend and acquaintance of Scott is encouraged to attend, even if only stopping to say hello. The event will be according to Scott's style, informal, and focusing on smiles and chuckles as we share good food, drink, and memories.

Vicki, possibly via this blog, will have more details in the future regarding how York, PA will be remembering Scott. We will stay tuned to this blog for weeks.

And we will all carry pieces of what Scott taught us, through his extraordinary qualities that seemed to come to him so naturally... forever.

Again, do not hesitate to contact me.
Jon Wilson, one of Scott's many, many good friends. 808-772-0408 jwilson.scshawaii@yahoo.com