Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the United States, yet approximately half of the drugs used to treat children with cancer are at least 20 years old.[1] Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™ inspires individuals, communities and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer by raising funds and awareness through bake sales. Since 2009, GLAD® has been a partner of the cause through its Glad to Give™ campaign, inspiring thousands of bake sales and helping the nonprofit raise more than one million dollars for pediatric cancer research.
Glad to Give Twitter Party
When: Thursday, November 17 from 8 to 9 p.m. ET / 5 to 6 p.m. PT
Where: The #GladtoGive on Twitter
How: To participate and be eligible to win, be sure to follow sponsor @GladtoGive and host @ResourcefulMom, as well as, @Cookies4kids. New to Twitter Parties? Learn more about how to participate in a Twitter Party.
Prizes
10 Bake sale kits, including the official Cookies for Kids’ Cancer cookbook, GladWare® to transport your tasty goodies and $100 AMEX gift card for use towards purchase of ingredients for your treats.
Enter to win by participating with the #GladtoGive hashtag during the party hour. Winners will be chosen at random from participants. This party is open to U.S. residents.
RSVP
Planning on joining us? Let us know by adding your Twitter name and URL below (ex. @ResourcefulMom, http://twitter.com/ResourcefulMom)
Spread some holiday cheer!! Send a virtual cookie on the GLAD® Facebook Page and GLAD® will donate $0.10 per cookie to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™.
The GLAD Products Company has partnered with Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™ to encourage consumers to host their own cookie exchanges and bake sales to benefit the nonprofit. No time to bake? No problem. Add some holiday cheer to friends’ Facebook walls by exchanging a virtual cookie at www.Facebook.com/Glad. For every cookie exchanged virtually or sold at a registered bake sale or cookie exchange now through December 31, GLAD® will make a donation to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™, up to $100,000. Visit www.Facebook.com/Glad for more information.
About The GLAD Products Company
The GLAD Products Company is wholly owned subsidiary of The Clorox Company. The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products with 8,100 employees and fiscal year 2011 revenues of $5.2 billion. Clorox markets some of consumers’ most trusted and recognized brand names, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products, Green Works® naturally derived home care products, Pine-Sol® cleaners, Poett® home care products, Fresh Step® cat litter, Kingsford® charcoal, Hidden Valley® and K C Masterpiece® dressings and sauces, Brita® water-filtration products, Glad® bags, wraps and containers, and Burt’s Bees® natural personal care products. Nearly 90 percent of Clorox Company brands hold the No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories. The company’s products are manufactured in more than two dozen countries and sold in more than 100 countries. Clorox is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where its employees work and live. Founded in 1980, The Clorox Company Foundation has awarded cash grants totaling more than $84 million to nonprofit organizations, schools and colleges. In fiscal year 2011 alone, the foundation awarded $4 million in cash grants, and Clorox made product donations valued at $13 million. For more information about Clorox, visit www.TheCloroxCompany.com.
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™ was founded by a mom inspired by her son’s ongoing fight against cancer. Today pediatric cancer is the number one disease killer of children in the United States, due in large part to a lack of funding for research into new and improved therapies. Through the concept of local bake sales, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™ inspires individuals, organizations, and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer by raising funds and awareness necessary to change the face of pediatric cancer and provide more families with the hope they deserve. For more information, visit http://www.cookiesforkidscancer.org.
[1] “Making Better Drugs for Children with Cancer” Institute of Medicine, http://www.iom.edu/CMS/28312/4935/26453.aspx, 18 Apr. 2005.