Thank you for your interest in attending the 7th annual Cascade Renegade Riders and Warped Steel Car Club Gala Fundraiser and Golf Tournament benefiting the Burned Children Recovery Foundation.

The Gala is on September 19, 2020 at the Lynnwood Eagles 19223 Hwy 99, Lynnwood, WA 98036 and is open to the public. Gala starts at 5:30 PM. Golf tournament location still needs to be determined.

Warped Steel will be hosting a car show at the event from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. The car show registration is $20 and encludes $5 off the admintion ticket to the Gala. Any car can be entered. There will be Peoples Choice awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Please contact Melissa below for more information.

For your $35, you will get to enjoy a Social Hour, Dinner, Dessert Dash, Silent and Live Auctions, Raffles, Photo Booth, dancing to New Venture and other fun activities as we raise funds to help a lot of deserving children.

The proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to for our for Burn Support Services.

Burn Support Services offers support and financial assistance to the burned child and their families. The BCRF gives the burned child and their families the tools and support they need so that the child will go to school and not stay at home and “hide” from the world. The child must remain in school (if school age) to receive our funding. The goal is to have the child be able to live a full and productive life. Many of our families are low-income or become financially devastated from the child’s burn injuries. The services we offer to the family are often the only option they have to receive this kind of help that their child needs. We help any child who is seventeen and under and living in the United States at the time of need. The child needs to be suffering from the social problems from living behind the scars from burns. No family is rejected service based on their social, economic status, race, ethnicity or gender.

The Burned Children Recovery Foundation offers several support programs and activities where the children learn how to deal with what has happened to them. We offer unique support from experienced burn survivors who understand the trauma the children are going through. The credibility of “having walked in their shoes” helps the burn survivor trust, feel comfortable asking questions, and seek support and understanding in dealing with personal difficulties. This support helps the children through the transition from victim to a survivor.

The cost to provide a year’s worth of the Burned Children Recovery Foundation’s services and programs is $5,000 per child.

Programs and Services:

National Burned Children’s Camp Phoenix – Camp Phoenix provides an opportunity for children recovering from burn injuries to meet other children who share similar feelings and experiences. The week-long camp gives these children temporary freedom from the everyday frustrations of being burned, a chance to share their stories and to bond with each other. It's a week full of friendship, sharing and activities that provide physical and emotional challenges to invoke a feeling of accomplishment no matter how small.

Campers and adult burn survivors share their stories and emotions, especially shame and fear, about their recovery. The shame will remain forever, however the fears can be turned into challenges with support of other survivors and by having a new outlook on life. They become a valuable member of the Phoenix Family, which helps the children feel more comfortable and in control of their anxieties and panic when receiving negative reactions or when asked what has happened. Most of all, camp is place to have fun, learn new things, find acceptance and build self-esteem.

The tools the children learn at Camp Phoenix will help the child stay in school, learn coping tools and develop a high self-esteem and learn to live a full life and not become a burden to society as they become adults.

Counseling & Information - We provided the necessary tools to the children so they can develop the skills needed to cope with the many obstacles that stand in their way of recovery and to stay in school and not hide. Pain and fear of their changed physical appearance, physical limitations, depression, anxiety, and overwhelming panic attacks are some of the feelings we help the burn survivor understand. Many of the children suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from the incident that caused their burns. Most will suffer from this their entire life. We pay for counseling for many of the children and require an update after each session from the counselor so we can follow the progress of the child. We offer the families a 24 hours toll free burn survivors help line. They can call the BCRF any time when they need assistance or questions answered.

Activity/Hobby Cost - We want the child to come out from behind closed doors and take part in life. We find that when a child takes part in an activity they can separate their scars from the person and spirit inside of them. This will also help the child stay in school. We provide funding for activities outside the home that helps build self-esteem. Once a child enters our program, we find out what they like to do and help them find an activity for them.

Some of the activities we have provided financial assistance for have been:

Music/singing lessons ~ Musical instruments ~ Dance lessons and supplies ~ Fees for miscellaneous school activities ~ Fees to join service groups-Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts, YMCA ~ Sports programs/uniforms ~ Fees to purchase an animal for 4H ~ Swimming lessons ~ Art lessons and supplies ~ Bikes ~ Bowling lessons/supplies ~ Boxing. We will not fund for computers/games, cell phones, televisions, vacations, water parks, driving lessons, dances, etc.

Financial Assistance - Many families become financial devastated from their child’s injury. We can help these families by offsetting some of the cost associated with the healing and recovery from the burn injury. We help with transportation, meals and lodging cost for medical appointments or surgeries. We can help with out of pocket expenses for medical treatments and prescriptions. Most families we helped said they could have never made it their medical appointment if it was not for the help of the BCRF.

Social Reentry - Anticipation of the return to school and home can be overwhelming and frightening. We give parents positive tools to help guide their child’s reentry back into society. We also work with the school staff and students to help them understand what the burn survivor is experiencing. We give the child a clothing allowance that enables them to buy new things that they may never have been able to afford-coats, shoes, school clothing/uniforms, etc. This helps to build self-esteem and makes them feel more comfortable around their peers.

Love with your heart, not what your eyes see!

This funding is so important to the families the BCRF serves. Please consider attending this great event, we can't help the children without your support. Thank you to all for your support. To learn more about the charity, visit them at: www.burnedchildrenrecovery.org

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Gala Contact: Don Daves at donbred1@gmail.com or 425.268.8488

Golf Tournament Contact: Kathleen Mathis at bcrfdirector@gmail.com or 253.227.3953

Car Show Contact: Melissa Beach at melissabeach63@gmail.com

BCRF Contact: Michael Mathis -Founder-at bcrfdirector@gmail.com