AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Jason Katzenback
(Amazing.com CEO and Co-Founder) and his wife, Charlene Katzenback, recently held a luminary
ceremony in remembrance of their daughter and more than 420
children who lost their lives to cancer. September marks National
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as well as the sixth month
anniversary of Charlene and Jason losing their own daughter to the
disease. In addition to the luminaries adorned with the names of
children who died battling cancer, the Katzenbacks asked family and
friends to help them raise money to support childhood cancer
research. They hope to bring awareness and support for the families
and children who face hardship because of the life-threatening
disease.
The luminary ceremony took place in the Katzenback's front yard.
Throughout their grass were over 420 luminaries with the names of
children that have passed due to cancer. Jason's goal through the
ceremony was to bring awareness of the low percentage of government
funding that goes towards research and finding a cure for childhood
cancer. In a Facebook live video the day of the luminary lighting,
Jason Katzenback shared, "Our
children are 23% of the population, yet funding to research for
cancer of children is 4%."
For Jason and Charlene's birthdays, they asked their friends and
family to donate to the Ewing's Sarcoma Research Foundation. The
non-profit aims to find a cure for Ewing's Sarcoma, the rare
childhood cancer their late daughter battled. The couple was able
to raise over $7,400 for the
foundation through Facebook donations. When Gayle, their daughter,
was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, the family was told there is no
treatment for the disease. With the funds the couple raised on
their birthdays, they are one step closer to ensuring no family
hears those words again.
Jason Katzenback continued,
"Tonight is also celebration of my daughter who I adore, who left
us six months ago. She left an imprint on my heart and I will fight
to the end to prove her cause and to help this world get rid of
cancer. I thank you for all the support. I thank you for supporting
my birthday fundraiser where I was able to raise over $7,000 to help."
Jason and Charlene hope to inspire others to donate funds to
childhood cancer research. They also hope to bring awareness to the
lack of funds allocated from the government in researching a
disease that so many children must battle.
Jason Katzenback concluded, "When
you see a donation needed for childhood cancer research put your
heart towards it a little bit more, the children need it. I'll tell
you the worst thing I've ever experienced was losing my daughter.
It's horrible and yet there is hope because all of us are working
together to raise awareness."
Jason Katzenback is the CEO and
Co-Founder of Amazing.com. The Katzenback family has an endless
passion for supporting children and families affected by childhood
cancer. Jason is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and family man.
Jason's company, Amazing.com, helps him support his lifelong
mission of improving the lives of others. Amazing.com helps
entrepreneurs launch and grow their own online businesses.
About Amazing.com:
Amazing.com was founded by Jason
Katzenback and Matt Clark.
Through online courses and live seminars, the company teaches
entrepreneurs how to build and grow a physical products business.
Amazing Selling Machine (ASM) is the flagship course offered by
Amazing.com. Amazing Selling Machine teaches people, step-by-step,
how to start a successful physical products business, leveraging
Amazon. ASMX launches in October
2018. SellerCon is Amazing.com's annual conference for
Amazon sellers. The Amazon seller conference teaches people
advanced techniques and gives sellers a platform to network with
other sellers.
SOURCE Amazing.com