Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer is a 4.5-mile walkathon to raise money for pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The Walk originated as an 8th grade homeroom project at Packer Collegiate in 2001. Since 2002, the Walk has been organized each year by a group of students from schools in the NYC area. We raised over $107,000 in 2007, for a combined total of almost $525,000 since 2001! This is a unique project, because it is organized and run by kids to help kids with cancer. Please join us at the 2008 walk and help kids with cancer!!

Contributions are payable to Hope Street Kids. (They handle tax and administrative matters for us, since we are minors!) Hope Street Kids was formed by U.S. Congresswoman Deborah Pryce and Randy Walker, in honor of their daughter Caroline Pryce Walker, who lost her battle with cancer at age 9 in 1999. All contributions are tax deductible. Hope Street Kids will give 100% of the funds raised by Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for pediatric cancer research.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in children, killing more children than ALL other childhood diseases combined. The rate of cancer in children is increasing each year by approximately 1%. Although the number of children with cancer is going up each year, the amount given to pediatric cancer research has actually declined in the past few years. Only about 3 percent of National Cancer Institute funding is allocated to fight all forms of childhood cancer. Only one drug to treat pediatric cancer has been developed by the drug companies in the past twenty five years. Thus, pediatric cancer researchers desperately need our support! Children with cancer are suffering and dying because they have no voice. It is time for kids to step in and help kids with cancer!!!!!

Upper and Middle School students are organized by school and put together teams of walkers, who agree to walk and raise money for pediatric cancer research. Walkers ask friends and family to sponsor them by making a contribution in any amount to Hope Street Kids. Friends, teachers and family members are also welcome to walk! The student leaders put together a committee of students who are responsible for organizing the recruiting, publicity and fundraising efforts. This is an opportunity for students to be intimately involved in a significant charitable effort, which is organized by kids for the benefit of kids with cancer.