Friends of CC+10

Richard and Judy Cameron Memorial

Richard Cameron (Cameron's Grandpa) Passed Away May 30, 2015 And Judy Cameron (Cameron's Grandma) Passed Away November 5, 2015. In A True Plus 10 Fashion Memorial Funds We Donated To The Foundation. Richard And Judy Both Loved The Golf Outings And Truly Lived A +10 Life Style. Rich And Judy Wanted Nothing More Than To Make Everyone Feel Welcome And Cared For. They Are Missed. Through Their Memorial Funds Over $3000 Were Donated To The Foundation Which Will Continue To Support Our Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings.

Thanks Cade!

The Cameron Carico +10 Foundation would like to thank Cade Moulton for his support in suicide prevention. Cade and several others from Dowling High School sold bracelets after the death of their friend Luke Anderson. Cade raised $625 and donated it our foundation in the hopes of helping others that need support for suicidal thoughts and to help end the stigma of mental health. Thank You Cade, and the Cameron Carico +10 Foundation send our thoughts and prayers to you and to all of the suicide survivors of Luke Anderson. God Bless.

Thanks Joe!

We wanted to share a story that lifted our spirits. This December, Joe Jansen gave a generous gift to the Cameron Carico +10 Foundation and the Hank Evans fund. On his 12th birthday Joe split the cash gifts he received between the two foundations. What a special young man, and a great role model for giving. Thanks Joe!

Johnston High Girls Host Halloween Party to benefit CC+10

Back in October, Abby Gorsche and Sophia Cresta held a joint Halloween party to benefit the Cameron Carico +10 Foundation. The event, held at the Lions Club in Johnston, was complete with a DJ, decorations, deserts, and fun times for all.

The girls are happy to report that the proceeds appear to be just over $1,600. Sophia and Abby presented their donation to board members Dawn and Michael as pictured at left.

Kudos to these young girls for their excellent event planning skills, and their spirit of giving. The Cameron Carico +10 Foundation is grateful for their contribution. Their generous donation will go towards Mental Health First Aid Training for teachers and administrators in the Johnston and Waukee school districts.

A big Thank you to our 2014 Cameron Carico Memorial Sponsors

Gold
Waddell and Reed, Steve Conley
EMC Insurance- Beth Nigut
Brian & Dawn Carico
Baldor Electric- Shayne McGaughy

Silver
Midwest Premier Foods- Steve Nichol
Larry Cobb
Lister Industries- Jason Dalbey
Waldinger Corporation
Myers & Stauffer, LC- Diane Conley

Bronze
Joann Manning, Iowa Realty
Copy Systems, Inc- Troy Patterson
Rich & Judy Cameron
Casey's General Store
Tim Hanstad, Edward Jones
Brick Gentry, P.C. -Rush Nigut

2014 Benefiting Cameron Carico Memorial Sponsors

We are excited to announce the 2014 Cameron Carico Memorial Classic will benefit Orchard Place and the Youth Emergency Services and Shelter of Iowa.

Our first is Orchard Place. Orchard Place serves nearly 80 schools and 11 school districts through their School Based Therapy program. They served 2,211 children and youth through the program this past year alone, and the number of schools involved grows every year.

CC+10’s continued support is used to purchase books and therapeutic supplies specific to the middle school and high school age groups served by Orchard Place’s School Based Therapy program. This includes helping fill the therapists’ therapy closet. The therapy closet is a ‘library’ of different assistive tools that therapists can sign out for use in their respective schools.

Therapeutic supplies included multiple books specific to issues most frequently dealt with in middle schools and high schools, such as information on LGBTQ youth, bullying, suicide, cutting, etc. Therapeutic games that secondary school students might find helpful are also funded from CC+10 contributions.

In addition, CC+10 supports training for EMDR, (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) an evidenced-based practice that works well not only with clients who have a trauma history but with other types of issues as well. EMDR is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR, people can experience the benefits of therapy that once took years to make a difference.

We would like to thank Jan Abendroth, a School Based Therapy Supervisor, and Nancy Bobo Vice President of Development, for providing insight into Orchard Place’s services. More information can be found at www.orchardplace.org and at the foundation’s youtube video.

Our second beneficiary selected is YESS - Youth Emergency Services and Shelter. Every night, YESS provides shelter for up to 56 children (newborn to age 17). More than 1,000 children annually are provided a safe, structured and supervised environment. The children are also provided a place to sleep, meals to eat, medical care through an onsite clinic, and access to education.

YESS provides counseling and therapeutic services in individual, group and family settings that provide healing and hope for trauma-impacted children and their families. Due to the nature of the trauma the children have endured, it has left significant emotional scaring. The children and teens display higher levels of mental health disorders including suicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress disorder, attachment disorders and more. Some services include musical, art and drama based therapy. Iowa’s Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Systems continue to be strained by budget setbacks. The implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act and a strained Medicaid program will continue to hinder traditional services for children and families.

YESS is currently operating at capacity. For every child who stays at YESS, one is turned away. All available space in their 38,000-square-foot facility is being used to provide shelter and therapeutic clinical services. The average number of nights of stay has nearly doubled in recent years. Regrettably, these issues prohibit YESS from caring for all children in need. Their waiting list continues to grow longer. Currently YESS is expanding the facility by 18,000-square-feet to provide 32 additional bedrooms to be completed in 2015.

We would like to thank Julie Schneider, Chief Advancement Officer, for providing educational materials about YESS services and a tour of their facility. More information can be found at www.yessiowa.org.

We are excited to announce these beneficiaries, and look forward to accepting sponsorship, donations, and golf sign-ups to benefit these great organizations.

2013 Benefiting Sponsors

The 2013 Cameron Carico Memorial Classic will benefit two organizations this year. The first is Orchard Place. The Orchard Place mission is to develop strong futures for children and youth with mental health and behavioral challenges.

The second beneficiary is the Polk County Suicide Prevention Coalition. The PCSPC teamed up with Polk County Crisis and Advocacy to use our donation to help families immediately after a suicide. The Advocacy group runs the suicide bereavement support group and regularly works with families where there has been a suicide, immediately after the death. Lots of times, there are some short-term, urgent needs that the family can’t meet, such as:·Overnight stay in a hotel until other family members arrive (if they are unable to stay in the home due to the nature of death, or it’s emotionally unbearable). Home cleanup so the family can return to the home, if that is required due to the nature of death (Rare, but occasional) need for assistance for funeral expenses, or transporting the deceased back home for burial.

Presentation of checks to Orchard Place Child Guidance and Polk County Suicide Prevention Coalition. Click the picture to read an article about the 2013 golf outing.