Scott S. Craun Foundation: March Fundraiser-- "$27 by the 27th: Fulfilling Scott's Birthday Wish"

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, March 3, 2012

March Fundraiser-- "$27 by the 27th: Fulfilling Scott's Birthday Wish"

Aloha to all friends of Scott,

We'd like to encourage you to donate $27 this month to our Foundation. March 27th is Scott's birthday. Please read our Mission Statement at the top of this blog page (you'll find it under the picture of Scotty wrestling the kangaroo . . . actually, two kangaroos, check it out--the second one is harder to find, but it's in an equally vicious ear-lock).

It's an understatement to say Scott was grateful for our help in financially assisting him through California transplant centers. Those were rough times. But he went on to have more of his signature style kangaroo-wrastlin' adventures with the time he was given. I know he treasured every added moment. In that time he started this non-profit. He wanted to make sure others have his same trans-Pacific mobility, seeking the best care possible. We're going to grant that wish.

There are three ways to donate your $27:

1. Click-to-pay using a credit card via the DONATE button along the right side of this blog site.

2. Go to www.paypal.com and find us under craunfoundation@gmail.com

3. Put a stamp on some old fashioned paper thing they once called an "envelope" and mail a check payable to the

Scott S. Craun Foundation
PO Box 1
Kahului, HI 96733

If you haven't already had the chance to donate in 2012, March is our time! We want to see how many of us can rally before Scott's birthday on 3/27/12. (Of course, any amount is welcomed for what would be our founder's 37th birthday ;)

At the time of this post, March 3, we have two donors for this fundraiser and a total of $64 (thanks to someone for the extra scoop!) How many donors can we get? We'll post the numbers every week.

Thanks!
SSC Foundation
craunfoundation@gmail.com
808-772-0408