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Shadow Buddies Golf Classic - BIRDIES, BOGEYS and BUDDIES
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On Monday, May 21st, we are celebrating our 4th Annual Golf Tournament, benefiting the Shadow Buddies Backpack Program. Sold-out for three years in a row, we are honored to work with Kansas City Chiefs Pro-bowl quarterback, Matt Cassel. Beginning with check-in and contests, the day will start with lunch provided by the KC Originals and Broadmoor Bistro, who will be on hand to serve the players and cheer them on as they enter the golf course. Dinner will be provided at the end of the game and a silent auction and prizes will follow.
We are excited to be working with our top sponsors for the Golf Classic: ABC St. Louis, Kansas City Chiefs, Matt and Lauren Cassel, Arvest Bank, Baron BMW, Osage Marketing, KC Originals and Broadmoor Bistro.
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Shadow Buddies 4th Annual Golf Classic
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We have some BIG NEWS to report for our 4th Annual Golf Tournament!!!
We will be featuring a $1 Million Dollar Hole-in-One Contest!
Some lucky golfer could take home a HUGE CASH PRIZE!
Contact us for more information.
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Get Smart with a Know Your Buddy Book
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Shadow Buddies Partners with Southern Bank for Education
Shadow Buddies was created with the purpose of providing emotional support through education regarding illness, disability, or medical treatments. The foundation accomplishes this mainly through unique programs designed to enhance the lives of children and adults and increase compassion and understanding of differences. Our latest endeavor is with Southern Bank and the Boys & Girls Club of Springfield, Missouri. We are partnering together to help educate and give children the opportunity to understand why some children may be a bit different from them. Some kids may have limitations or special needs, but when we learn about why they are different, we become more accepting of them. Everyone wants to have friends and when we have a better understanding of what they’re going through, we are no longer afraid.
This new program is launching this month (February 2012) and will consist of three annual sessions spanning from January to May, June to August and September to December. Southern Bank volunteers will assist for an hour each month and will cover one to two conditions following the “Buddy of the Month” guideline in the Know Your Buddy book. There are eighteen conditions total which will be covered by the end of the course. Each month they will visit and talk about that month’s condition(s) which will consist of facts about the condition, an activity relating to it and a story of a child facing the condition. Southern Bank volunteers will also provide a treat each month for the children in the class and once they have completed the course, Southern Bank will provide a pizza party for them. Kids in the class will also have an opportunity to share stories about friends or family members facing the same issue as well as speak about things they could do to help others understand.
We are excited and proud to begin this new program in Springfield and look forward to working with Southern Bank to help educate children of the Boys & Girls Club.
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Shadow Buddies Homecoming
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On December 21st, just as the holiday season kicked into high gear, Shadow Buddy Superstar Tony Gonzalez hosted Shop with a Jock, a program offering underprivileged and homeless children the opportunity to bond with professional athletes and go shopping for the holidays. Tony was joined by his Falcons teammates as the athletes accompanied children served by Atlanta Mission, which offers six emergency housing shelters in the metro, for an unforgettable shopping experience. Held this year at Wal-Mart in Suwanee, Georgia (3245 Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd.), more than 30 children from Atlanta Mission were given a meal, drinks and dessert, courtesy of Wal-Mart. Children also received a $100 gift card, courtesy of Wal-Mart and the Tony Gonzalez Foundation, to spend while shopping with their own Atlanta Falcons personal shopper. Of course, children also received backpacks filled with overnight supplies and a Tony Gonzalez Shadow Buddy doll, courtesy of the Shadow Buddies Foundation!
Shop with a Jock reflects Tony's desire to build life-long foundations for understanding, tolerance and compassion for young and old. The 2011 holiday season marked the tenth year Tony has sponsored Shop with a Jock; this is the third year the program has been held in Atlanta. The program is designed to bring joy to children in crisis during the holiday season by giving them the chance to have a warm meal and purchase gifts for themselves or their family members. The day offers a break from the realities of homelessness and uncertainty that many of these children face every day. Thanks to Jim Barber of ATL Nightlife, Wal-Mart in Suwanee and the Falcons for supporting such a great program!
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DUSTIN KELLER VISITS WOODHULL MEDICAL CENTER IN BROOKLYN
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New York Jets Tight End Dustin Keller took time off from his busy game schedule to hand-deliver Dustin Keller Shadow Buddies to children at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn. Held on December 27th, Dustin spent time playing with the children and autographing his Dustin Keller Buddies for children. Thanks to Dustin's donations, the Shadow Buddies Foundation was able to provide him with 200 Buddies for Woodhull's kids! As is evidenced by the photos, Dustin was a huge hit!
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The Shadow Buddies Foundation proudly welcomes the newest “Buddy” to our family!
In partnership with  , The Shadow Buddies Foundation is happy to bring you the Breakfast Buddy Blend, a new coffee creation from the Roasterie in downtown Kansas City.
This hometown brew is sure to help you meet the day with its soft caramel notes and full-flavored, smooth taste. Order yours today for just $12.42 per 12oz. bag by clicking on the label or link below!
http://www.theroasterie.com/coffee/causes/shadow-buddies-foundations-breakfast-buddy-blend//
Plus, 10% of all sales go back to your friends at the Shadow Buddies Foundation!
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Photos from SBF 16th Birthday Bash!
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Check out your photos from our "Shadow Buddies 16th Birthday Bash" at Shutterfly, http.//shadowbuddies16thbirthdaybash.shutterfly.com/.
You can receive one free 4x6 photo through Shadow Buddies, if ordered by October 1.
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to let us know which photo you would like.
If you do not already have a Shutterfly account, you may open one and receive 50 free photos on your own.
Please call us at (913) 642-4646 if you have any questions.
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One of the most difficult things about being a child with a chronic condition is the isolation of being different. The loss of ability to function as a normal child - to run and play and skip and roughhouse - robs these children of normal lives and true friends. Family most certainly helps, but it's friends that share the fears and frustrations and confidences. Friends just like them.
 Shadow BuddiesTM have been designed to be both "The friend like me" and a teaching tool. Working with medical professionals, Shadow BuddiesTM have been designed as warm, huggable Buddies for boys and girls that take the place of friends who cannot be around when needed most. Shadow BuddiesTM are also condition specific, demonstrating anatomically the physical results of treating a particular condition.
Shadow Buddies TM may be used as a psychological bridge to span the gap between treatment and awareness. When seen first on their "Buddy", a scar, catheter or even a stoma has far less impact. A teaching tool as well, Shadow Buddies TM are useful as a means of demonstrating basic care.
Shadow Buddies TM help children, their siblings and family cope with their condition. This in turn makes it easier for health professionals to provide appropriate, successful treatment.
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