SHRED KIDS' CANCER
About Us
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 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.
Emma Berson and Juliet Brownstone
Pictured Below Dave Kushner (SKC Judge, Velvet Revolver), Alex Arnaout,Paige Augusta, Franky Perez (SKC Judge, Scars on Broadway, Slash's Live Tour, Camp Freddy), Jagger Krusen, Teagan Stedman (SKC Chairman, Founder), Billy Morrison (SKC Judge, Billy Idol, Camp Freddy, The Cult), DJ Lethal (SKC Judge, House of Pain, Limp Bizkit))
Pictured Below Dave Kushner (SKC Judge, Velvet Revolver), Alex Arnaout,Paige Augusta, Franky Perez (SKC Judge, Scars on Broadway, Slash's Live Tour, Camp Freddy), Jagger Krusen, Teagan Stedman (SKC Chairman, Founder), Billy Morrison (SKC Judge, Billy Idol, Camp Freddy, The Cult), DJ Lethal (SKC Judge, House of Pain, Limp Bizkit))
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
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
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
Oct. 29, 2011: Held Bone Marrow Drive at The Recording Academy for Music Cares Health Fair, Santa Monica, CA
March 9 Held Shredflip at Jump Sky High Sports with live DJ.
April 4 - Live interview with Allie McKay on KTLA 5am -7am and 1:00p.m.
April 7 -held Shredfest 4 at House of Blues - Battle of the Bands, Guest Performers, Celebrity Judges and Silent Auction
June 21-28 Shred Kids' Cancer at Vans Warped Tour: Irvine, Pomona, San Francisco, Ventura, San Diego
September 1, 2012 Approved on Guidestar Exchange as a valued partner
September 8, 2012 - Selected as recipient of Samuelsson Foundation Grant
October 14, 2012 - Rock The Run 5K in Westlake Village
November 2, 2012 - Be Bold, Be Bald. Wear a bald cap and raise awareness for cancer. SKC is a beneficiary.
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 presenting $10,000 grant to Dr. Federman Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA: From left: Dr. Federman (Mattel Childrens' Hospital UCLA), Teagan Stedman (Founder, Chairman) Ashley Jensen-Pray (Shredhead) Andrew Ceco (Board Member) Hudson Stedman (Committee Member) and Tony Baraz (Board Member) Shred Kids' Cancer is registered/partnering with these organizations:
Samuelsson Foundation - Grant Recipient
From Left: Bradley Gellman, Teagan Stedman, Ben Tabbush, Andreas Knickman, Andrew Ceco
Meet Our Board of Directors:
Teagan Stedman, Chairman and Founder, Student at Harvard- Westlake
Nadia Irvin, Director and Treasurer, C.P.A. Gazal Consulting Inc.
Kelly Stedman, Director and Secretary
Tony Baraz, Director, Guitar Center Management
Greg Stedman, Director, VP Commercial Operations, Farmers Insurance
Andrew Ceco, Director, Student at Newbury Park High School
Ben Tabbush, Director, Student at Agoura High School
Walid Arnaout, Director, M.D., Surgical Oncologist
Committee Members:
Andreas Knickman, Student at Newbury Park High School and Shredhead - Website design and updating
Lana Ceco, Auction Committee
Hudson Stedman, Student at Mirman School -Rock The Run Committee, Auction Committee, Warped Tour Committee, Shredstrap Committee
Bradley Gellman, Student at Harvard Westlake - Rock The Run Committee
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
Shredhead Ashley Pray-Jensen
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"
July 2011: Presenting Checks to Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Pediatric Cancer Research Doctors (from left to right: Adam Arnaout, Alex Arnaout, Teagan Stedman (Chairman and Founder), Alex Berson, Hudson Stedman, Dr. Federman)
