-John F. Kennedy
Have you ever had a cold that you felt just wouldn't go away? Maybe it lasted a week and you didn't feel like doing anything for 3 of those days? Alex, the 14 year old brother of Emma who I carpool to school with, had been feeling ten times this pain for two years! He had cancer. Rather than just saying "I'm sorry...are you okay?" I wanted to do something more. So I started a charity called Shred Kids' Cancer to do more for kids who are suffering from the painful disease cancer.
My name is Teagan Stedman and I am a 10 year old boy who started Shred Kids' Cancer last year. My friend Alex is doing just great now having ended all of his Chemo treatments. Unfortunately there are a lot of other kids out there who are still fighting for their lives and we want to help them.
Shred Kids' Cancer is a charity that lets kids try and do something for these other kids who are suffering. Its a way to make the kids who have cancer know that we are here for them and show them we care and give them strength.
We just had a huge success at second battle of the kids bands fundraiser we called The Shredfest which was held at The House of Blues on Sunset Boulevard, CA. All of the money we raised went to Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.
We want to thank all of the Shredfest participants, sponsors and celebrities for helping to make this an amazing event.
We hope to have Shredfest again next year at The House of Blues and are busy working on planning Shredfest Vol. 3.
Once again, we have the amazing support of Rock Nation school and hope to continue to have the amazing support of our sponsors.
Want to help? There are lots of ways:
Kids: Please inquire how you want to help - get itmes for the silent auction, help set up, sell tickets, design flyers, or be creative! Band sign ups will start in January 2011.
Grown ups:We need your help too!!!Your business can become a sponsor for Shredfest Volume 3 or you can donate an item to be raffled off at the Shredfest Volume 3 show.
Celebrity Musicians: Your participation in any way is a huge draw and can help us show these kids they truly deserve it!!
Email us at shredkidscancer@gmail.com for details on how you can be part of Shredfest volume 3.
Pictured below from Shredfest Vol. 2: Celebrity Judges Tom Morello, Dhani Harrison, Shavo with Teagan Stedman
And everyone here at The House of Blues is turning on the light so that they can wake up. One participant at a time I want to congratulate you and the many great sponsors for switching on the light and helping to find a cure for cancer. Rock Nation has helped so much that I don’t even think I can simply call them a sponsor. They are our partners and our family. RM Automotive for giving us all they have for this cause. Berson Family and Berson Financial for deeply reaching into their hearts – again and again. Farmers Insurance for being there from the very begining. Guitar Center for giving us what they make best: guitars!! And Tony Baraz for believing in me and connecting us with some of the most talented musicians of our time! Tom Morello, Dhani Harrison, Shavo, Steven Adler, John Payne, Jamie Kime, Boyd Wheeler, Mindy Sterling and special guest Erika Eleniak – What a line up! We are so grateful to you all for giving us a huge chunk of your time and lending us your talented personalities so we can truly put the “Fest” in Shredfest. And Thanks to the kid bands participating – you guys definitely put the “Shred” in Shredfest! Looking at the big picture, owe a lot to the heroes at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA- Dr. Sakamoto and her amazing team for putting their entire life’s work into finding a cure for cancer. They will do it. I know they will. And to 8 year old guitar loving Thomas whose parents wrote to me to tell me how after each surgery before Thomas can even begin to talk he reaches for his guitar. And to all the other kids who are battling cancer: I hope you think of the Shredfest as your flashlight. We are here with you so you won’t need to fear the dark."
Follow this link for a amazing video highlight of Shredfest Vol. 2 by Anjani Lynn White
http://www.rocknationschool.com/Shredfest2.html
"....there are still many other kids who are battling cancer. Stuck in a nightmare and waiting to wake up.
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