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CAM FUND Launched to Fight Childhood Brain CancerCAM FUND (www.camfund.org), a non-profit organization, has been established to fund medical research into innovative therapies and cures for childhood brain cancer. The non-profit group has been secured under The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area (www.cfcsra.org). The Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that acts as a catalyst to help focus local philanthropy on pressing and changing community needs and receives funds on behalf of many different charitable organizations. CAM FUND was founded by Terri and Mark Rettig to honor the memory of their grandson, Caiden Ash Murray, who passed away in 201. Caiden had a large, malignant Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). He died just four days before his third birthday. Caiden had shown no symptoms of a brain tumor. He displayed only flu-like symptoms just 12 hours before the ambulance was called. CAM FUND raises money through various events to support research into all types of childhood brain cancers. The fundraisers scheduled include a weekly breakfast sale and monthly pizza lunch at Molex (News - Alert), LLC in Auburn Hills, MI, dinners, and a recent road rally in Rochester, MI. Also, the First Annual Caiden's Charity Golf Classic will take place next year, Sept. 12, 2016, at the Woodside Country Club in Aiken, SC. CAM FUND will provide ongoing financial support to doctors and researchers at the Georgia Regents University Medical Center in Augusta (News - Alert) for their work in the area of immunotherapy. The CAM FUND logo was inspired by "Mr. Lion," a stuffed animal that was Caiden's constant companion. "We want to honor Caiden's memory while supporting innovative medical exploration that may help other children," said Terri Rettig. "We have met brilliant scientists who are doing remarkable work in this field, and we will help them continue their research." Donations to CAM FUND can be made by credit card at www.camfund.org or by checks made payable to The Community Foundation for the CSRA, c/o CAM FUND. Mail checks to: The Community Foundation for the CSRA, P.O. Box (News - Alert) 31358, Augusta, GA 30903. For more information, e-mail CAM FUND at [email protected]. About The Community Foundation for the CSRA: The foundation is a publicly supported 501(c)(3) charitable organization that exists to maintain the charitable intent of donors making gifts, allowing immediate and future tax benefits, and to act as a catalyst to help focus local philanthropy on pressing and changing community needs. The Foundation serves as administrator of a collection of gifts, large and small, unrestricted and donor advised, given to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Richmond, Columbia, McDuffie and Burke Counties in Georgia, and Aiken and Edgefield Counties in South Carolina. About PNET Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET) describes tumors that occur primarily in the cerebrum, but can spread to other parts of the brain and spine. PNET's are very rare and are thought to develop from primitive (undifferentiated) nerve cells in the brain. PNET's contain underdeveloped brain cells, are highly malignant, and tend to spread throughout the central nervous system.
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