American Childhood Cancer Organization

Advocacy - through acco's "what about kids?" advocacy initiative, acco has proven that states play a critical role in overcoming the national disparity between adult and childhood cancer research, treatment, and support. As the oldest grassroots voice of families of children treated for cancer in the us, acco is leading the way in advocating to secure state- based funding for childhood research.

Awareness: founder of go gold and pjammin for childhood cancer awareness; was the founding organization of the international gold ribbon symbol for childhood cancer awareness and the founder and host of the national childhood cancer awareness tree.