Jason’s Deli in Brier Creek Fundraiser

Looking for an easy way to help BounceBack Kids: Please tell everyone that you know that Jason’s Deli in Brier Creek, 8421 Brier Creek Parkway, #101 is doing a fundraiser for us. Anyone who places an order from 12pm-3pm on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at the Jason’s Deli in Brier Creek - and says they [...]

July Newsletter is now available!

July Newsletter 2010
BounceBack Kids is keeping busy this summer. Read what we are working on and don’t forget to check out our calendar.
http://bouncebackkids.org/calendar

BounceBack Kids Cookbook Needs Your Help!

It’s official  -  BounceBack Kids is cooking! With the help our summer intern, Alexandra Lucas, we are creating the “BounceBack Kids Cookbook.” We need your help to make this a successful, not to mention, delicious project!
We are asking all BounceBack Kids participants, families, staff, volunteers, board members and friends to submit [...]

BounceBack Kids is one of the six partner organizations of Louise Beck Properties

BounceBack Kids is one of the six partner organizations of Louise Beck Properties
Every time Louise Beck Properties customers buy and/or sell a home, Louise Beck will donate $150 to one of their six partnered charities.  In addition to Louise Beck Properties, Inc., several of their preferred vendors will also make a donation when their services [...]

FRANKIE’S FUN PARK

Once again, Frankie’s proves to be a favorite! BounceBack Kids took over Frankie’s! There was fun had by all… Laser Tag, Bumper Boats, Fun House, Oh My! Thank you to all of our BounceBack Kids, their families and our volunteers! It was a wonderful day and one that we hope brought sweet dreams!
See [...]

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND GOLF

With blue skies and a slight breeze, BounceBack Kids held its golf on Saturday, May 28 at the Duke University Driving Range. Professional trainers, physical therapy students and volunteers were on hand to help out our kids, their siblings and families. The day was filled with golf instruction, Golf Ball Hunts and Golf Cart [...]

Volunteer Opportunties

Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for ways to get involved with BounceBack Kids..  How about becoming a volunteer?
Here is information on how to get started:
Volunteer Form and Background Check: All volunteers must fill out a volunteer form that will include information allowing us to conduct a Background Check. Due to the fact that we serve [...]

Thanks to Everyone for Supporting the Mini-Golf Open Fundraiser

The Mini-Golf Open was held on Saturday, May 1 from 11 am –3 pm at the Falls Golf Complex, 8515 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh.  Fun was had by all who came out and a beautiful Saturday. Not only did we have mini-golfing but we had snow cones, face painting and just plan old [...]

BounceBack Kids Mini-Golf Open May 1

Join us for our First Annual Mini-Golf Open!
The Mini-Golf Open will be held on Saturday, May 1 from 11 am –3 pm at the Falls Golf Complex, 8515 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh.
Enjoy playing mini-golf while supporting BounceBack Kids. Free snow cone for each child that participates!
Drop in and join the fun!
We encourage [...]

Wine Tasting and Auction Sponsors

BounceBack Kids thanks the following companies who donated items or services to French Wines: A Tasting and/or to the Silent Auction held as part of the event…
 
3Cups
Angus Barn Restaurant
Arkenstone Vineyard
Authentique Vin - Thomas Meunier Selections
Bonne Soiree
Carolina Hurricanes
Classy Kids Cook
Durham Bulls
Empire Distributors of N.C.
Front Porch Studio
Gay [...]

Opportunity for Free Tennis Lessons

We have a special opportunity next month for any of our Participants who suffer from asthma: taking a free tennis lesson during the Jody Brooks Asthma Research Fundraiser. Starting at 7am on Friday, March 12, 2010, tennis coach Jake Lester will attempt to break the World Record for “Longest Tennis Coaching Marathon” at the [...]

BounceBack Kids Job Opening: Assistant Director

BounceBack Kids is a nonprofit based in the Triangle, North Carolina that serves children who are critically ill and their families. The mission of BounceBack Kids is to enrich the lives of children with serious medical conditions and their families through free year-round recreational, athletic and social activities offered in [...]

New Address

Effective immediately, BounceBack Kids has a new mailing address:
1289 Fordham Boulevard, #317
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Our phone and fax is still the same (919) 246-9100.

Opportunity to Help BounceBack Kids while Eating Ice Cream and Subs!

I hope you will join us next week at Benefit Events for the Duke-Carolina Student Basketball Marathon, which supports BounceBack Kids.  This Sunday, November 15, the Chapel Hill Ben & Jerry’s is hosting a Benefit Night for Basketball Marathon.  If enough people attend and buy ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s [...]

Eric’s Entourage and The Carolina Hurricanes

Thanks to Carolina Hurricane’s center Eric Staal, for the past two years BounceBack Kids participants have enjoyed watched the Hurricanes play in Eric’s all-inclusive suite, in total VIP style. Here are pictures from last week when some of the participants and their families went to see the Hurricanes play.

2009 Halloween Party Wrap-Up

Hello! We’re Sarah Sheppard and Jessica Metcalf, two volunteers from the UNC Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Since the beginning of this semester, we’ve been doing writing projects for BounceBack Kids, but we had never had the opportunity to meet the kids.
Volunteering at last week’s Halloween party let us experience why [...]

BounceBack Kids to Host Open House

BounceBack Kids will hold its annual open house on November 21, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Emily K. Center, 904 W. Chapel Hill St. in Durham, N.C. The BounceBack Kids Open House is a chance for the community to learn more about the organization, which strives to enrich the lives of [...]

BounceBack Kids Group Fitness at Empower This Weekend

Join us for 45 minutes of group fitness activities which include a “settling in” period, a fitness or exercise routine and a cool-down and stretching period. For details visit http://bouncebackkids.org/calendar. Please RSVP to Leslie at lesliem@bouncebackkids.org if you’d like to participate.

Hope Bus Tour

On a beautiful Carolina fall day, Helena Nyman, Sean Mitton, and Kaylene Lewek of the Hope Bus visited Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to highlight the work of BounceBack Kids and the Duke-Carolina Student Basketball Marathon. BounceBack Kids and Basketball Marathon were delighted to meet Helena and Sean and welcome back [...]

BounceBack Kids and H1N1

BounceBack Kids is reaching out to the parents and guardians of all BounceBack Kids participants about the HINI virus,
which has also been referred to as the “swine flu.” Recent reports indicate that children with chronic medical conditions are more likely to be severely affected by the HINI virus. In addition, the U.S. Centers for Disease [...]

BounceBack Kids Finishes In Top 4 Percent In National CommuniCause Campaign!

BounceBack Kids thanks everyone who took time out of their day to vote for us in the CommuniCause campaign, a nationwide online contest to award a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization $25,000 to be used for consulting services for social media and fundraising outreach efforts. Mindcomet, an Orlando-based interactive agency, launched the competition in 2009. [...]

BounceBack Kids 101

Interested in volunteering with BounceBack Kids? Come to our next orientation, this Saturday at the Parkwood Branch of the Durham Library at 3:30. To RSVP, please email meganr@bouncebackkids.org.

Job Opening at BounceBack Kids- Activities Coordinator

Description:  The Activity Coordinator plans, schedules, and generally attends BounceBack Kids activities and events. The Activity Coordinator typically plans 3-4 activities/month September-May and 2-3 activities/month June-August. The Activity Coordinator position is budgeted for up to 15 hours of work per week. BounceBack Kids has no office, so the Activity Coordinator will telecommute, meeting on a [...]

Help us win a $25,000 social media makeover!

Please click here to vote for BounceBack Kids, and help us win a $25,000 social media makeover.

Welcome to the Carnival Where Anything Can Happen

By Jeff Peterson

Jimmy Buffett says “don’t stop the carnival.”  Wyclef Jean says “rolling to the carnival, anything can happen.”  After the carnival put on by the Wake Forest-Rolesville JRTOC for BounceBack Kids on May 17th , 2009,  I couldn’t agree more with either one of these two artists.  The JROTC led by Coach Dimitri Belmont put [...]

Support BounceBack Kids by Purchasing Items at Twig Green Day Festival

Visit Twig in Chapel Hill on Saturday May 16th and shop. 20% of your designated proceeds will go directly to BounceBack Kids. Twig is located at 99 S. Elliott Road in Chapel Hill next to Whole Foods.

Volunteer Nominated for Award

One of our long-standing volunteers was recently nominated for Volunteer Leader of the Year in the Key Volunteer Recognition Program with the Volunteer Center of Durham. Paula Rosine Long was one of nine volunteers nominated for the Leader category, and one of 56 volunteers nominated overall. Paula Rosine’s “warmth, caring and enthusiasm has brought [...]

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day

Pediatric Cancer Awareness day is an event that should be acknowledged everyday.  Former Bounce Back Kids participant, seventeen year-old, Andrew, made everyone’s Valentine’s Day a productive and meaningful one by holding a Pediatric Cancer Awareness day at Leesville High School in Raleigh.  The high school gymnasium was full of  tables [...]

A Letter From Our President

Dear Friends:
My name is Patrick Togni, and I recently became President of the BounceBack Kids Board of Directors. I am honored to be a part of this wonderful organization, and to serve with such a talented and committed group of board members and staff. In connection with our February Newsletter, I have been asked to [...]

BounceBack Kids Announces New Speakers Panel

BounceBack Kids is pleased to announce a new opportunity for you to extend your support. Join our Speakers Panel and help spread the word about BounceBack Kids.

What is the Speakers Panel?
The Speakers Panel is comprised of interested individuals who represent BounceBack kids. Speakers can be community volunteers, students, interns, parents or anyone who has an [...]

Pictures from the 2009 Duke-Carolina Student Basketball Marathon

Pictures from the 2009 Duke-Carolina Student Basketball Marathon

BounceBack Kids Hits the Social Scene

You can now find BounceBack Kids on both Facebook and YouTube. Become a fan of BounceBack Kids by visiting our Facebook page.  Keep up-to-speed on issues and media related to BounceBack Kids, make a donation, set up a donor match (a promise to donate if the cause reaches a specific number of members or dollar [...]

Be Prepared Bags & Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day

“Be Prepared Bags”
15 year-old Andrew, a BounceBack Kids participant, is putting together a special Eagle Scout Project, in conjunction with Raleigh’s first ever Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day (February 14, 2009). Andrew is organizing drives throughout the community to collect personal items and small gifts for his “Be Prepared Bags”, designed to help families through their [...]

2009 Duke-Carolina Student Basketball Marathon

UNC Chapel Hill and Duke collaborate for the fourth basketball marathon. The Marathon is a year-long fundraising event jointly organized by students from Duke University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This event was created to give students and student organizations from both universities an opportunity to collaborate on an issue which [...]

Basketball Marathon Kick-Off Dinner

Join us next Friday the 16th at Chapel Of the Cross on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill for our kick-off dinner to this year’s basketball marathon. We’ll have great food, entertainment and a silent auction. 6:30 pm. Please email Lisa at Lisab@bouncebackkids.org to RSVP.