8th Annual Fore Noah & Friends Charity Golf Tournament

In this our Eighth Annual FORE NOAH and FRIENDS Charity Golf Tournament to be held on Sunday, April 29, 2012, our goal will be to reach a cumulative total of over $500,000 benefiting Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation. To reach that goal we will need to raise $65,000 this year. The McNichols of Longbow Golf Club will again be donating their course to help in our pursuit of that goal.

As most of you know, our son, Noah, was diagnosed in March 2005 with Stage IV, fully metastasized neuroblastoma - a rare and serious pediatric cancer that strikes 500 to 1,000 children in the U.S. each year. Noah underwent extensive chemotherapy, surgery and other therapies, and while still not considered cured, we are so thankful to report there has been no evidence of the disease for 6½ years. Sadly, too many children, some here in the Phoenix area, haven’t fared so well. We recently lost one of our friends, Ronan Thompson, age 4, on May 9, 2011. Ava Holder, age 4, has been battling for 3 years and is currently in a clinical trial in Texas. We are happy to report that Jack Morton, age 4, has been off treatment for a year and shows no evidence of the disease.

Unfortunately, pediatric cancer research has not received nearly as much funding as adult cancer research projects have. Therefore, the nearly $2 million of funding provided by CNCF to the research community is significant in advancing neuroblastoma studies and bringing more drugs and agents into clinical trials. More needs to be done!

Along with golf awards and a $20,000 hole-in-one contest, our family-oriented event will feature a silent auction, raffle, kids’ golf clinic, kids’ 3-hole golf round, children’s activities and a catered barbecue. The popular helicopter ball drop is also back with a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1,500. In addition, there will be the raffle opportunity to ride in the helicopter during the ball drop.

We are eternally grateful for everyone's past generosity however the fight to prevent or find a cure for children’s neuroblastoma cancer is not over and needs your continued goodness.

2012 Registration Form:  Download FN12 - Registration Form Final

If you know somebody who would be interested in making a donation, please find attached Donation Form which includes the CNCF non-profit 501(c)3 ID#:  Download FN12 - Donor Form

Thanks for your support!

Sincerely,

Andy & Lara Nelson

21875 N. 78th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

480-515-4408