Mel's Diner will serve "Free" Breakfast to Help Kids With Cancer

FREE Breakfast for a Donation to Helping Kids With Cancer Have a Fighting Chance
 This Friday October 09, 2009 Mel’s Diners will serve a “FREE” breakfast for a donation to Helping Kids With Cancer from 6:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. We are asking for a minimum $5 donation but encouraging people to give generously. The breakfast will consist of two eggs, two pieces of bacon, hash browns, and two pancakes with their choice of bottomless coffee or a glass of orange juice.
 There is also a silent auction for dinner for two every month for a year . Please ask at the counter for the bid sheet.  The highest bidder making a tax deductible donation will receive $300 in gift certificates.
 Helping Kids with Cancer provides an opportunity to rally our communities in support of this important cause.  Children, ranging in age from infants to age 19 are being treated in the seven county region of SW Florida: Lee, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Desoto, Charlotte and Manatee/Sarasota at The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida . Before the establishment of the outpatient center, children with cancer or other blood disorders would have to travel all the way to Miami or Tampa for treatment. Currently, plans are underway to build a 12-bed pediatric inpatient unit. Children requiring hospitalization while undergoing chemotherapy cannot risk exposure to common cold germs due to their compromised immune systems.  A unit designed specifically to meet their unique requirements allows children to be treated in a healing environment, with a child friendly staff and standards. No child is denied treatment as a result of their family’s inability to pay.