Bent River Brewery is formulating a limited edition beer to support Addi’s Faith Foundation in the fight against childhood cancer. It’s a Golden Ale with Himalayan Pink Salt and natural lime flavor. You will be able to find in at their brewery as well as in select Hy-Vee locations.

Come join Addi’s Faith Foundation at The Niabi Zoo as they band together in the fight against childhood cancer. The day starts with a walk throughout the zoo and is followed by a celebration complete with snacks, festive music, awesome kid’s zone with inflatables, face-painting, and more. Event day registration (although it is easier & cheaper to register now) and packet pickup starts at 7:00 am and the walk starts at 8:30am. Your registration includes a t-shirt, swag bag, all the celebration activities & food as well as entry to the zoo for the day.

All proceeds benefit Addi’s Faith Foundation in their mission of funding pediatric cancer research and assisting families as they care for their child with cancer.

Updated: Fri 5:12 PM, Sep 20, 2019
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HOUSTON (Sept. 5) – The month of September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and it brings five unique and fun ways to support the fight against childhood cancer through Kingwood-based Addi’s Faith Foundation.

Amber and Tony Bender of Kingwood founded Addi’s Faith Foundation a decade ago in memory of their daughter Addison Faith after little Addi died of cancer just two months shy of her second birthday. Addi’s Faith Foundation is dedicated to ending childhood cancer by funding childhood cancer research and providing financial and emotional support to families struggling to care for a child with cancer.

“The month of September is an important one for all of us at Addi’s Faith Foundation,” Amber Bender said. “We hope the month can bring special awareness to our mission and our ongoing battle against childhood cancer. These four events are unique ways to have a little fun and to raise some funds as we help these children and their families fight cancer.”

The first chance to support Addi’s Faith Foundation is Sept. 9 at Alspaugh’s Ace Hardware, located at 10720 Kuykendahl Road in The Woodlands, Texas. Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. that day, 20 percent of all purchases will be donated to the foundation. Plus, if you purchase $120 or more in merchandise, you will receive a free Kendra Scott gift.

Throughout the event at Alspaughs, Club Pilates will provide wine, snacks and hold hourly raffles. More information on the day can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/340852143536575/.

Next, Addi’s Faith has teamed up with the L3 Foundation and Mother’s Against Cancer to help turn all of the Humble Independent School District GOLD. On Sept. 13, the football game between Atascocita High and Kingwood High at Turner Stadium will feature fans wearing gold shirts to honor children fighting cancer.

Special #GoldFightWin T-shirts can be purchased at https://runsignup.com/Race/Store/TX/Humble/GoGoldToFightCancer, with proceeds going to the three foundations. All fans are encouraged to wear gold shirts to the game, which will feature a special halftime performance, rally towels, and a sea of GOLD on both sides of the stadium.

To learn more or purchase a shirt visit: www.GoldFightWin.org.

Third, Addi’s Faith Foundation will host a Houston Texans Watch Party on Sept. 15 at noon at Back Pew Brewing located at 26452 Sorters Road, Porter, Texas. The Watch Party features the special Addi’s Faith Foundation limited-edition Kolsch, brewed by Back Pew.

The cost is $12 for adults 21 and over, and that includes an AFF beer glass and two beer tokens. All proceeds will go to Addi’s Faith Foundation. Food will be available, and kids will be admitted free. The Kolsch itself also can be purchased to go.

If you can’t make the party, the Addi’s Faith Foundation Kolsch can still be purchased at many local stores and the brewery while supplies last.

Local Panera Bread locations will continue to sell Addi’s Faith Foundation cookies throughout the month with 50-percent of all sales going to AFF. Participating Panera Bread locations can be found at https://addisfaithfoundation.org/events/panera-bread-aff-cookies-september/.

Finally, Addi’s Faith Foundation will partner with the Niabi Zoo in the Quad Cities to host a Walk by Faith celebration at the zoo on Sept. 22. Starting at 9 a.m., participants will be able to walk through the zoo, followed by a celebration with snacks, festive music, an awesome kid’s zone with inflatables, face-painting, and more.

The cost is $25 for adults, $15 for children 17 and under and $50 for “Sleepwalkers.”

The zoo is located at 13010 Niabi Zoo Road, Coal Valley, IL 61240. More information can be found at https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/CoalValley/joinusinthejunglewalkbyfaith5KKidsfunrun.

KINGWOOD, Texas (Aug. 19) – Addi’s Faith Foundation has another “sweet” deal to help in the fight against childhood cancer – and it’s all going to happen one cookie at a time.

The foundation is teaming with select Panera Bread locations in Houston and other areas in Texas to raise money through the sales of special Addi’s Faith Foundation cookies. Throughout September, patrons at 21 different Panera Bread locations in Texas can buy the special cookie knowing 50 percent of the sale will go to Addi’s Faith Foundation.

“It’s so wonderful to partner with Panera again this year,” said Amber Bender, Founder and Executive Director of Addi’s Faith Foundation. “Last year’s cookie partnership went very well, and we’re thrilled to be able to do it again. I can’t thank the Panera franchises enough, and we all hope we sell a lot of Addi’s Faith cookies as we battle this terrible disease.”

Last year, Panera Bread presented Addi’s Faith with a check totaling more than $9,000, and Bender hopes to double that total in 2019. A full list of participating Panera Bread locations can be found at www.addisfaith.org.

Amber and Tony Bender of Kingwood founded Addi’s Faith Foundation a decade ago in memory of their daughter Addison Faith after little Addi died of cancer just two months shy of her second birthday. Addi’s Faith Foundation is dedicated to ending childhood cancer by funding childhood cancer research and providing financial and emotional support to families struggling to care for a child with cancer.

For the month of August, Addi’s Faith Foundation has partnered with two Houston-area Culver’s restaurants to raise money, with 50 percent of shake sales going to the foundation.

Participating locations are located in Kingwood, Atascocita, Pasadena, Sugarland, Pearland, Clear Lake, Copperfield, Cinco Ranch, Galleria, West University, Rosenberg, College Station, Baytown, League City, Northshore, Beaumont, Lake Jackson, Friendswood, River Oaks, Dairy Ashford and West Chase. More locations may be added so please check back often at www.addisfaith.org.

KINGWOOD, Texas (Aug. 8) – The owners of two local Culver’s restaurants have a “sweet” way to “shake” up a cure for childhood cancer during the month of August with a special offer benefitting Addi’s Faith Foundation.

The best part is it’s super easy, and tasty, to help such a worthy cause.

Anyone can simply stop by Culver’s of Kingwood and/or Culver’s of Atascocita during August and buy any size and flavor of shake, and the restaurant owners will donate 50 percent of that sale to Addi’s Faith Foundation.

Amber and Tony Bender of Kingwood founded Addi’s Faith Foundation a decade ago in memory of their daughter Addison Faith after little Addi died of cancer just two months shy of her second birthday. Addi’s Faith Foundation is dedicated to ending childhood cancer by funding childhood cancer research and providing financial and emotional support to families struggling to care for a child with cancer.

“We’re so thankful to Culver’s for helping Addi’s Faith and the fight against this terrible disease,” said Amber Bender, Executive Director and Founder of Addi’s Faith. “I hope we can all shake things up at Culver’s this month and raise a bunch of money to support our cause.”

Customers don’t need to mention the foundation or present any coupon to participate.

Culver’s of Kingwood is located at 331 Northpark Drive and the Culver’s of Atascocita is at 5420 East Atascocita Road. The two restaurants are independently owned and operated by Barry and Kim Nevermann and Lisa and Don Burton.

“We’re thrilled to do our part to help Addi’s Faith Foundation and Amber and Tony Bender,” Lisa Burton said. “Amber and Tony do great work to not only honor their daughter but to help so many others that hear the same diagnosis for their little ones. We hope we set a sales record for shakes this month.”

In the first week of August, a whopping $1,433.54 was raised for Addi’s Faith.

Culver’s features several flavors of shakes, including chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, mint, peanut butter and salted caramel. Additional flavors are available upon request.

 

Houston, TX, November 16, 2018 – Panera Bread® is partnering with Addi’s Faith Foundation to join the battle against childhood cancer. On Sunday, November 11th, Rolling Dough, Ltd. & The Cain Holding Group; the two Panera Bread® franchisees in Houston, College Station & Lake Jackson; presented checks totaling over $9,000 to Addi’s Faith Foundation.

These donations are part of Panera Bread’s Community Giving™ program, where a portion of the sales from certain items are put into action through Panera’s partnership with Addi’s Faith Foundation; in order to assist them in their ongoing mission to find a cure for childhood cancer.

“These donations are fueled by our amazing customers, and are a clear indication that they stand with us in our commitment to those in need,” said Keith Isbell, Chief Operations Officer of Rolling Dough, Ltd. “Panera Bread is honored to work alongside our customers to support Addi’s Faith Foundation and their mission”.

“We are always looking for new and exciting ways to raise funds and awareness for the fight against childhood cancer. Everyone loves Panera and we knew that an awareness cookie would be a great way to celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September. It’s really a no-brainer when you take a great cookie and a great cause and create a product that people can feel good about purchasing. Less than 4% of research funding is allocated to pediatric cancers so it’s crucial that organizations like Addi’s Faith step up and fill some of the gap. We’re really grateful to Panera Bread for joining us in our mission,” said Amber Bender, Founder and Executive Director of Addi’s Faith Foundation.

About Rolling Dough, Ltd., Cain Holding Group, and Panera Bread®
30 years ago, at a time when quick service meant low quality, Panera set out to challenge this expectation. We believed that food that was good and that you could feel good about, served in a warm and welcoming environment by people who cared, could bring out the best in all of us. To us, that is food as it should be and that is why we exist. So we began with a simple commitment: to bake fresh bread from fresh dough in every bakery-cafe, every day. Each night, any unsold bread and baked goods were shared with neighbors in need. These traditions carry on today, as we have continued to find ways to be an ally to our guests. That means crafting a menu of soups, salads and sandwiches that we are proud to feed our families. A commitment to transparency and options that empower our guests to eat the way they want. And a commitment to removing artificial additives (flavors, colors, sweeteners and preservatives) from the food on our menu. We think that simpler is better and we believe in serving food as it should be. Because when you don’t have to compromise to eat well, all that is left is the joy of eating.

As of November 1, 2018, Rolling Dough, Ltd. owns and operates 21 bakery-cafes in the South & East areas of Houston, TX; as well as Beaumont, College Station & Lake Jackson, TX, all under the Panera Bread® name.

About Addi’s Faith Foundation
Inspired by one little girl’s battle with brain cancer, Addi’s Faith Foundation was formed in hopes of freeing the world from childhood cancer. By funding critical pediatric research, AFF ensures advancements are made and that less toxic, yet more effective treatments are found. Until the cure is discovered, Addi’s Faith Foundation desires to provide emotional and financial support to parents as they care for their child with cancer. A registered 501(c)3 charity, Addi’s Faith Foundation has distributed over 1.5 million dollars since their inception in 2008.

Written by Tom Broad
Published: 30 October 2018

The only thing worse than hearing the horrific words, “Your child has cancer,” is learning that there really isn’t much that can be done about it.
That’s why Amber and Tony Bender of Kingwood created Addi’s Faith Foundation.

“We saw a huge need in the world of childhood cancer when our own daughter, Addi, was diagnosed,” said Amber. “Addi was treated with 35-year-old, hand-me-down drugs made for adults, which were extremely toxic and, worse of all, ineffective.”

Tony and Amber founded Addi’s Faith Foundation 10 years ago to honor their daughter, Addison Faith Bender, who died of a cancerous brain tumor at age 2, and to fund childhood cancer research as well as financial and emotional support for families struggling to care for a child with cancer.

“We believe there is a cure out there and together, we can find it,” said a determined Amber.

The 10th Annual Walk by Faith 5K Race/Walk benefiting Addi’s Faith Foundation will be held Sunday, Nov. 11 at 8:30 a.m. at the University of Houston.

Addi’s Faith also hosts “Addishack,” their annual golf tournament each April at Tour 18 in Humble, but the not-for-profit foundation also relies on revenue from members of the Sunshine Circle who pledge a monthly donation.

“The Sunshine Circle is our only steady income and it is important to be able to count on it coming in,” said Amber. “In honor of our 10th anniversary, our goal this year is to reach $10,000 from our Sunshine Circle members. We’re halfway there right now! It’s amazing what $10 a month can do when all those $10 donations are added together.”

The funds are used to help families in need.

“There are hundreds of very similar stories I could tell about families who are caring for a child with cancer and facing added expenses, too,” Amber said.

She describes a single mom with three children, one with cancer. After a long session of treatments, the child was going to be released from the hospital but the mom was worried about being evicted from their home.

“Addi’s Faith was able to get them caught up with their rent, allowing them to spend Christmas at home without worry,” said Amber. “We helped another mom get a car after hers was flooded during Hurricane Harvey. We sent another family that was spending hundreds of dollars a month on Uber an Uber gift card, and we sent a check to a family to replace the dad’s income, so he could be with his son during the final weeks of his life.”

Less than four percent of cancer research funding is allocated to pediatrics, so Tony and Amber have put an added emphasis on funding efforts to find safer and more effect treatments for kids and, perhaps, one day finding a cure. Addi’s Faith Foundation supports the work of Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D., associate professor of Pediatrics at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, who has developed groundbreaking therapy for treating pediatric brain cancer.

“Thanks to Addi’s Faith support, this research has entered into a Phase I clinical trial,” said Amber, “a rarity in the world of pediatric brain cancer. It shows tremendous promise and we expect this project to progress into Phase II in a year.”

Tony and Amber hope to expand Addi’s Faith Foundation by expanding nationally.

“The future involves growing the number of supporters, so we can offer more services and fund additional research projects,” said Amber, “and we’re planning expansion projects to become nationally recognized. We already help families across the United States and now we will begin to hold events throughout the U.S.A., too.”

Addi’s dad, Tony, knows that nothing will bring their daughter back, “…but we are truly honored to see that her legacy will live on.”

For more information about participating in the Annual Walk by Faith at the University of Houston on Nov. 11, or to become a sustaining member of the Sunshine Circle, visit AddisFaith.org.

Tom Broad
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HOUSTON (Oct. 26) – Organizers of the Walk by Faith 5K Race/Walk are hoping the 10th edition of the event, held Nov. 11 at the University of Houston’s main campus, will be the best ever.

The race is the main fundraiser for Addi’s Faith Foundation, a Kingwood, Texas-based 501(c)(3) founded in 2007 by Tony and Amber Bender to honor their daughter Addison Faith Bender, who died of a cancerous brain tumor at age 2.

“We are thrilled to be celebrating our 10th walk,” said Amber Bender, Addi’s Faith’s Executive Director. “This event has become an annual tradition for many families who enjoy a fun-filled morning for a great cause. It’s definitely our biggest fundraiser, and over the years, this walk has generated almost $1 million. We hope to make this year’s race the biggest and best one yet. Our goal is to raise $250,000.”

Participants can register at www.WalkByFaith5K.org in one of five categories: timed adult/child 5K run/walk for $39, untimed adult 5K run/walk for $25, untimed child 5K run/walk for $15, a kids’ 1K Fun Run for $15 and a special “Sleepwalker” category for $50.

The Sleepwalker category is for those who live outside the Houston area or who can’t make it on race day or who simply want to donate.

Early registration ends Oct. 31 for the timed 5K event and the adult untimed event. It ends Nov. 10 for the children’s untimed race as well as the Fun Run.

The kids’ 1K Fun Run starts at 8 a.m. on Nov. 11, with the 5K start at 8:30 a.m.

“We’ll have the usual after party with awards, food, music, a kids’ zone with inflatables, face painting, spin art, games, etc.,” Bender said. “And the race is for all levels of participants, from competitive runners to walkers to kids of all ages.”

Participants who refer five people to the race will have their entry refunded. Also, the top individual fundraiser will receive special VIP access which includes: VIP tent with breakfast, coffee, and special snacks, VIP port-a-potty, up-close parking, and more.

The event is indeed a “Great Race for a Greater Cause.”

“Less than four percent of the National Cancer Institute budget is allocated towards pediatric research,” Bender said. “Four cents out of every dollar is simply not enough to make significant progress in the fight against childhood cancer. We want to ensure that children with cancer have a fighting chance and receive treatments that are less toxic and more effective. Childhood cancer looks different from adult cancers. It originates in different ways and therefore requires its own research.”

Major sponsors for the race are Shamrock Marine, Hines Furlong Line, Buffalo Marine Service, the University of Houston, Insperity, Christ the King church, Alspaugh’s Ace Hardware, Dormer Insurance Services, Allergy and ENT Services, The Tribune, Dr. Pepper and Panera Bread.
For more information on Addi’s Faith Foundation, visit https://addisfaithfoundation.org/.

 

HOUSTON (Oct. 25) – Addis’s Faith Foundation on Great Day Houston (KHOU 11)

By Melanie Feuk, Staff Writer Published 12:00 am CDT, Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Shana Koehler and Tee Bender sell T-shirts at the entrance of Kingwood High School so that people can wear them to show their support of pediatric cancer awareness during the Kingwood High School football game on Sept. 6.

Kingwood High School plans to “go gold” at the Mustangs’ first home football game at Turner Stadium scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 6.

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and gold is the color assigned to pediatric cancer awareness. Mustangs fans are encouraged to trade Kingwood High’s traditional white and blue garb for gold during the Go Gold Game for Pediatric Cancer Awareness.

This inaugural event is coordinated in partnership with three local organizations — Addi’s Faith Foundation, Mothers Against Cancer and the L3 Foundation.

“We tried to do this last year, but then Harvey hit, so there were a lot of other things going on,” said Shana Koehler with Addi’s Faith Foundation. “But, we’re ready to go this year.”

Anyone who wishes to support the fight against childhood cancer and “go gold” may purchase “Gold Fight Win!” T-shirts at Kingwood High School during lunch hour, from 12 to 1 p.m., through Sept. 6. Volunteers will even have a shirt station in front of the main entrance.

“You don’t need to get out of your car — you can just drive up and buy a shirt,” Koehler said. “We also have a table in the cafeteria for the kids who want T-shirts.”

Shirts will also be available for purchase at the Kingwood Asplaugh’s from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, as well as at the football game. All shirt proceeds will benefit the Addi’s Faith Foundation, Mothers Against Cancer and the L3 Foundation in their fight against pediatric cancer.

Event organizers say their goal is to have a “sea of gold” at the game, as well as throughout the community during the entire month of September.

Koehler said the entire band and cheerleader squad plan to wear the gold shirts and the dance team intends to show their support by wearing gold ribbons.

“Imagine the hundreds of students wearing gold across the whole football field — it’s going to make a big statement,” Koehler said.

A video about pediatric cancer awareness will be shown at half-time with images and voices of children with cancer and people who support investing more into research and treatments for pediatric cancer.

“The focus is to spread awareness and get people to realize how little funding goes to pediatric cancer — they say 4 percent,” Koehler said. “We thought this would be a great way of getting teenagers aware of it and kind of branch out into another demographic.”

Another Go Gold Game is planned for the Sept. 14 Kingwood High School volleyball match.

“We are so appreciative of Kingwood High School for helping us,” Koehler said. “Student Council has been a huge help, the whole staff, coaches, the AV students helping us with the video; they were all eager to help with whatever we needed.”

Plans are also in the works to do Go Gold Games at Riverwood, Creekwood and Atascocita Middle Schools, Koehler said.

Event organizers intend to make this an annual occurrence and hope these events spread to even more Humble ISD schools.

For more information, visit www.goldfightwin.org.For more information, visit www.goldfightwin.org.

mfeuk@hcnonline.com

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KINGWOOD, Texas (Aug. 23) – A unique partnership will be launched this month when Back Pew Brewing debuts a special beer in support of Addi’s Faith Foundation, a charity dedicated to ending childhood cancer.

“Addi’s Faith Kolsch” will debut to the public at the Brewmasters Craft Beer Festival on Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in Galveston, Texas. “Addi’s Faith Kolsch” will then be available in September in H-E-B and Kroger stores in the Houston area, as well as select restaurants and bars in the region.

Proceeds from the sales of “Addi’s Faith Kolsch” will be donated to Addi’s Faith Foundation.

“We’re pretty excited to have one of our local breweries here put out a craft beer for our foundation in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which is in September,” said Amber Bender, co-founder and executive director of Addi’s Faith Foundation. “That’s when we’re launching the beer. It’s going to be local to the Houston region, but the proceeds will support the fight against childhood cancer.”

Tony and Amber Bender began Addi’s Faith Foundation in 2008 after their young daughter, Addison Faith, died of cancer. To honor Addison’s memory, Back Pew Brewing used part of the foundation’s logo in the design of the “Addi’s Faith Kolsch” can.

“They’ve been very supportive in helping us incorporate what we’re trying to do in with that they do,” Amber Bender said.

“Addi’s Faith Kolsch” will be a limited-edition brew, but Bender hopes the partnership with the brewery will become an annual tradition, with different varieties each year.

A special first tasting of “Addi’s Faith Kolsch” will take place this week at Back Pew Brewing in Porter, Texas.