Our Purpose:
Shred Kids' Cancer is a 501c3 non-profit public charitable organization dedicated to serving our community by offering a solution for kids to help fight kids' cancer and show their peers who are suffering that they are here to help them. This is an organization made up of kids and started by a kid. Kids can use their creativity and organization skills (with the guidance of adults)  to make a difference by raising funds to support research that leads to improving the care, quality of life and survival rate of children with cancer. 
Why Shred Kids'Cancer?
While there are many non-profit organizations
that raise money for cancer research, Shred Kids' Cancer offers a unique opportunity for kids to actively help their peers battling cancer.

Kids are involved in many ways:
They are involved behind the scenes in the corporate world (with five kids on the board of directors), kids run bone marrow drives, create and update the website, social media sites, create flyers, create iphone apps, hold and run board meetings, write letters and power point presentations, spread the word with media, meet with business owners, present and speak to other community based charities (like City Year LA), try and get celebrities to participate, obtain auction items, help run the events and finally with kid participants involved in providing the entertainment for the events.


Shred Kids Cancer in the news::

LIVE ON KTLA APRIL 7, 2011
 



http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/kid-run-shred-kids-cancer-organization-209334.aspx?link_page_rss=209334

Articles from ARTISTdirect about Shred Kids' Cancer:

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/slash-to-perform-for-shred-kids-cancer-charity/8167451?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4cec0c5e6baba3ee%2C0

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/teagan-stedman-talks-shred-kids-cancer-slash-playing-event/8189815

 recent article from Ventura County Star:

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/dec/08/to-boys-cancer-event-gets-a-boost-from-a-star/?print=1


live interview on KTLA with Allie McKay

 http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/c6db9823-faad-470b-bd7e-df505c63ea72/News/KTLA-Teagan-Stedman-Shredfest-Volume-2-6am-

J-14 Article about Shredfest
http://www.j-14.com/2010/04/shred-kids-cancer.html

Ventura County Star Shredfest News http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/apr/21/to-boy-creates-shredfest-raise-money-for-cancer/


UCLA Daily Bruin ARTicle about Alex, pediatric cancer reesearch and the first Shredfest! 
Shred Kids Cancer in the news:: LIVE ON KTLA APRIL 7, 2011 
http://dailybruin.com/stories/2009/may/29/emnine-year-old-plans-battle-bands-fight-against-p/

Below Co Vice Chair Emma Berson back stage at Shredfest 3

 Pictured Below Alex Arnaout on the Board of Director's for Shred Kids' Cancer playing Bass for The Aftermath

Teagan and Alex talk to City Year LA  Heroes about Shred Kids' Cancer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rov7v7eviI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZAhpmjdhuU



Milestones: 
2009: First Shredfest held at Roxy - 10 kid band participants; 4 Celebrity Judges
Sponsors such as Guitar Center provided raffle items

Click here for first Shredfest speech

2010: Shredfest 2 held at  House of Blues- 10 kid band participants; 9 Celebrity judges -Live Auction

Check out Shredfest 2 Highlight video by AnjaniLynnWhite
http://www.rocknationschool.com/Shredfest2.html

2010 Held Shredcamp (bootcamp fundraiser) 

2010 Held Shredfeast (restaurant fundraiser)

4th Q 2010: Shred Kids' Cancer Incorporated as non-profit Federal ID# 27-3541000 and received it's own non-profit 501(c)3 designation from IRS effective at date of incorporation of Sept. 10, 2010.

December 11th 2010 Rock Nation Monster Showcase Benefiting Shred Kids' Cancer with performance by Slash

Check out ROCK NATION Monster Showcase Benefiting SKC Highlight video FEATURING SLASH (film by Anjani Lynn White
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd2YbCL-B6Y

March 10th 2011 Shredfeast - California Pizza Kitchen and Nate 'N Al's at The Lakes in Thousand Oaks and live music

April 9, 2011 - Shredfest 3 @House of Blues: 10 kid bands including headliner Jetstream; celebrity judges, silent auction

Please inquire today about how you can become a part of this awesome movement!

Above is a picture of Shred Kids' Cancer Board Members and Committee Members: From left Front Row: Alex Arnaout ( Board Member), Teagan Stedman (Founder, Chairman)Emma Berson (Co-Vice Chair) and Alex Berson (Co-Vice Chair)  Back Row left to right: Adam Arnaout (Board Member) Andrew Ceco (Website Design Committee Member)

Not Pictured: Andreas Knickman and Jagger Krusen Committee Members) 

Meet Our Board of Directors:

Executive Board and Officers:

Teagan Stedman, Student Chairman and Founder

Emma Berson, Student Co Vice Chairperson

Alex Berson, Student Co Vice Chairman

Steve Berson, C.P.A., President Berson Financial Treasurer

Kelly Stedman, Secretary

Directors:

Alex Arnaout, Student; Bone Marrow Drive, Stage Production, Backline Committees

Walid Arnaout, M.D. FACS, Cancer Surgeon at Northridge Hospital

Tony Baraz, Guitar Center  Management; Judges, sponsors committees

Tracie Berson, SKC Auction Committee Co Chair; Merchandise Committee

Anna Arnaout, SKC Auction Committee Co Chair

Adam Arnaout, Student; Bone Marrow Drive, Volunteer Coordinator Committees

Greg Stedman, VP Commercial Operations, Farmers Insurance

Committee Members:

Jagger Krusen, Student; Bone Marrow Drive; Judges and Stage Production Committee

Andreas Knickman, Student and Shredhead - Website design and updating

Lana Ceco, Auction Committee

Andrew Ceco, Student - Website Design and updating

Board Members and Committee Members from left to right:
Greg Stedman (Board Member), Lana Ceco (Auction Committee Member), Kelly Stedman (Secretary), Tracie Berson (Board Member and Auction Committee Co-Chair), Steve Berson (Treasurer), Anna Arnaout (Auction Committee Co-Chair)

 

Pictured Above: Tony Baraz (on far right), Shred Kids' Cancer Director with Shredfest Judges and supporters(right to left) Dhani Harrison, Jonathon Sadoff and Tom Morello

   Pictured above is Director Tracie Berson with son Alex Berson. Alex Berson is the inspiration for Shred Kids' Cancer, Shredhead and Co-Vice Chair


Video of What Motivated kids to start Shred Kids Cancer and write a book benefiting Shred Kids Cancer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BEU9zbroa0

 

Hudson, Teagan and Alex presented to City Year LA Heroes in the "Ripple Room" 


 




Presenting Checks to Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Pediatric Cancer Research Doctors (from left to righ: Adam Arnaout, Alex Arnaout (director), Teagan Stedman (Chairman and Founder), Alex Berson (Co-Vice President), Hudson Stedman, Dr. Federman)