JACKSONVILLE, FL - Nemours, one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, today announced a holiday partnership with local Tropical Smoothie locations in Jacksonville to benefit children being treated by the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville for cancer and blood diseases through outstanding patient services, programs and research. From now until December 25, the Tropical Smoothie franchise has graciously volunteered to donate $1 for every customer that purchases a seasonal cranberry truffle smoothie at any of the following 12 participating locations:
Tropical Smoothie and Nemours Partner to Benefit Children with Cancer
- 1808 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, FL
- 10111 San Jose Boulevard #12, Jacksonville, FL
- 9610 Applecross Road #110, Jacksonville, FL
- 7159 Phillips Highway, Jacksonville, FL
- 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Jacksonville, FL
- 11900 Atlantic Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL
- 8221 Southside Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL
- 2245 County Road 210 W #114, Jacksonville, FL
- 1230 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach, FL
- 251 3rd Street, Neptune Beach, FL
- 112 Sea Grove Main Street, St. Augustine, FL
Across the Nemours enterprise, approximately 250 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed each year. Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR) is developing novel ways to deliver anti-cancer drugs that cause fewer short- and long-term side effects as well as techniques to identify bio-markers that will assist in earlier diagnosis of leukemia and other cancer.
“During this holiday season, it is up to all of us to help kids suffering from cancer and other diseases,” said Lynn Betros, development associate with the Nemours Fund for Children’s Health. “We applaud Tropical Smoothie in Jacksonville for standing with us as we work to protect the health and joy of these children.”
To learn more about participating, contact Lynn Betros at (904) 697-4244 or Patrick Sullivan with Client Focused Media at (904) 232-3001.
About The Division of Hematology/Oncology
The Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville (NCCJ) treats children with a variety of cancers and blood disorders including leukemia, neuroblastoma, brain tumors, kidney and liver tumors, bone cancer, lymphoma and sickle cell anemia through world-class programs, services and research. The Division is at the forefront of clinical trials and research as it is part of a worldwide group of children’s cancer specialists and institutions called the Children’s Oncology Group (or COG). The organization conducts research to identify cancer causes and pioneer state-of-the-art treatments and cures for childhood cancer. Nemours’ participation in COG allows the organization to offer the best cancer care available by providing treatments proven to be the most effective and access to clinical trials of promising new therapies that aim to reduce side effects and improve kids’ quality of life. Through collaborative partnerships, NCCJ is also able to offer rare treatments like bone marrow transplantation with the Mayo Clinic and proton beam therapy with the University of Florida that specifically targets solid tumors, rather than affecting healthy tissue around it. Only six centers in the country offer proton beam therapy and the collaboration in Jacksonville is now servicing children from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the United Kingdom.
About Nemours
Nemours is an internationally recognized children’s health system that owns and operates the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, along with major pediatric specialty clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. In 2012, it will open the full-service Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida.
Established as The Nemours Foundation through the legacy and philanthropy of
Alfred I. du Pont, Nemours offers pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to all families in the communities it serves.