The JORI ZEMEL CHILDREN'S BONE CANCER FOUNDATION has long maintained a goal of providing emotional and financial support to the families affected by cancer.  We have personally seen the devastation that cancer brings to the hearts and minds of these families, as well as the financial burden of treatment.  With this burden in mind, we are establishing the STARR FAMILY PROGRAM. 

Implemented in the fall of 2006, the STARR FAMILY PROGRAM is a new initiative aimed to aid families affected by cancer.  This program will subsidize some of the overwhelming costs that face families undergoing treatment at the Children's Cancer Hospital at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, such as rising gas prices and parking.

In additional to financial assistance, the STARR FAMILY PROGRAM will host semi-annual events at the Children's Cancer Hospital to provide entertainment and create a sense of support, acceptance and genuine concern for the children currently undergoing treatment and their families.

The first Festival and Cancer Walk held in memory of Jori Starr Zemel enabled us to donate $46,000 to the Children's Cancer Hospital at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.  Since then, the Festival and Cancer Walk has become an annual event and our small nonprofit group has donated over $230,000 towards children's bone cancer research at MDA.  Similarly, it is necessary for this effort to start small with hopes that we can create a bigger and better program every year.  With you on our side, we have no doubt that this goal will be accomplished.

To find out how you can help or for more information on the STARR FAMILY PROGRAM, please contact us at info@jorizemel.org.