Scott S. Craun Foundation: August 2012

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

Sunday, August 26, 2012

HONOLULU KICKBALL Tournament and BBQ: Sunday 9/16/12

the Scott S. Craun Foundation is hosting a fundraising Kickball Tournament and BBQ in Honolulu Sunday, Sept. 16.

When:    9:30am to 6:00pm       (10:30am KICK-OFF, rain or shine!)

Where:     Kilauea District Park (Corner of Kilauea Ave and 22nd Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816)

Who:     Open to anyone who wants to bring their A game -- or just watch, eat, drink, and be merry
...heckle...or cheer!   Our last tournament had around 10 teams and 100 players. (7 to 10 players per team.)

Registration: $25 includes team T-shirts and some food/drinks. deadline is Sept 10.   There are three ways to register:

1. Give $25 to your team captain

2. Call 808-772-0408

3. click on the yellow "DONATE" button on the right side of this blog page (www.scottcraun.blogspot.com).
Enter $25 for each individual you are registering.
Click "Update Total".
Donate using Paypal or a credit card.
Click on "Add special instructions to seller", in blue, and write all team member names along with T-shirt sizes, and your captain's name (If you don't have a team yet, write "individual", and we'll help match you with a team by game day.)
Click orange "Donate" button at bottom to finalize. A receipt will automatically be emailed.

What to bring: food for the grill, coolers with any type of your favorite beverage (cups encouraged on field), sneakers (we've seen some costumes in the past), chairs, music, and [optional] extra cash for raffles and some of the goodies for sale. (Please leave dogs at home.)

This has always been a super fun day as the brackets build up to the championship--complete with cheerleaders, referees, and half time entertainment. Hope to see you there!