Wipe Out Kids' Cancer

CarMax Cares Community Service Award Winner, Jon Stephens, Donates $5,000 to WOKC

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
CarMax, Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, announced this week that The CarMax Foundation has recognized nine CarMax Associates for the second annual CarMax Cares Community Service Award. CarMax associates across the country were nominated for the CarMax Cares Community Service Award for their personal volunteer efforts and leadership in CarMax community giving. Each wi... (read more)

Congratulations Wheel of Hope Winners!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Thanks to all who joined us in the fight against pediatric cancer by playing the WOKC Wheel of Hope during the month of December. The Wheel of Hope raised $4,900 and also provided a fun way for the WOKC Ambassadors to win prizes. During the month of December, each 2011 & 2010 Ambassador had a Wheel of Hope fundraising page on the WOKC website with puzzles to solve and the chance to win prizes.... (read more)

Directorz Donates $20,000 to WOKC

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer was the “guest of honor” at the Directorz Holiday Party last month. Instead of giving clients and partners the traditional holiday gift, the team at Directorz decided to give a $50 donation to WOKC for each person that attended the party …. WOW! As if that wasn’t enough … they gave a $5 donation for all the people that couldn’t come... (read more)

Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer Donates $122,000 to Children’s Medical Center Dallas

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Evelyn Costolo, CEO for Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer (WOKC), recently presented a check on behalf of WOKC for $122,000 to the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) at Children’s Medical Center (CMC) Dallas. Children’s Medical Center has allocated $72,000 of the funds to a research project on medulloblastoma and $50,000 of the funds to a patient support program. Dr. St... (read more)

Stanley Korshak Hosts Second Annual Holiday Stocking Auction for The Guild

Friday, December 16, 2011
Stanley Korshak hosted the 2nd annual Holiday Stocking Auction & cocktail party benefiting Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer and The Guild at The Shak on December 13, 2011. The Guild, the women’s auxiliary for Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer, is a group of over 150 women that are passionate about making a difference in the world of childhood cancer. Over 100 Guild members, fr... (read more)

Santa and His Elves Brighten Ambassador Holiday Party

Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Ambassador Holiday party was extra special this year thanks to Santa and his elves. Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex Restaurant in Addison hosted the annual celebration on Sunday, December 11th. Ambassadors Michael, Stella, Nataly, Alec, Roberto, Roger, John, Fausto and Randall along with their moms, dads, sisters and brothers were the guests of honor. Several groups of Santa’s elves ... (read more)

2011 Ambassador Reunion

Friday, November 18, 2011
WOKC hosted the annual Ambassador reunion on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Twin Mallets Ranch. The reunion is a special event each year that is open to all past and current Ambassadors and their families. This year we had 12 Ambassadors from 1993 – 2011. It was wonderful to see our current and past ambassador families! Below is a list of our guests of honor. ... (read more)

9th Annual AA WOKC Golf Classic Recap

Thursday, November 03, 2011
WOKC would like to send a big THANK YOU to all the golfers, volunteers and sponsors who braved the weather Thursday, October 27th to support the 9th annual AA WOKC Golf Classic at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine. Despite a weather forecast of 70% chance of rain with temperatures in the 50’s, the tournament was a great success due to each golfer, volunteer and sponsor that supported this eve... (read more)

Eat at Zoes Kitchen During the Month of November and help WOKC

Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Help Wipe Out Kids' Cancer by eating at Zoe's during the month of November! Details below: Eat at either or both of these 2 Dallas Zoe's locations every Friday in November and Zoes will donate 20% of all orders to WOKC! This also includes catering orders. 6800 Snider Plaza 5710 West Lover's Lane You must mention Wipe Out Kids' Cancer at the register. Thanks for... (read more)

Ambassador Family Reunion Scheduled for November 6th

Sunday, October 30, 2011
2011 Ambassador Family Reunion Sunday, November 6th 1:30-5:30 pm Twin Mallets Ranch 8881 N. FM 2478 Prosper, TX WOKC will once again host the Ambassador Family Reunion at Twin Mallets Ranch for all current and previous Ambassador families. Please join us for an afternoon of family fun with food, hayrides, games, prizes and more! Please RSVP to mshaw@wokc.org. Click on... (read more)