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C.S.
Mott
Children’s
Hospital
patients
had the
chance
to not
only see
robots
in
action
at
Amazon’s
Romulus
fulfillment
center
on
Wednesday,
they
also had
the
opportunity
to leave
their
mark by
signing
a robot.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller)
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Amazon
honors
Childhood
Cancer
Awareness
Month
ROMULUS,
MI -
Earlier
today,
Amazon
hosted
Camp
Amazon:
Gold
Edition
at its
Romulus
fulfillment
center
for C.S.
Mott
Children’s
Hospital
patients
in
recognition
of
Childhood
Cancer
Awareness
Month.
Approximately
15
patients
who
showed a
special
interest
in
science,
technology,
engineering
and math
(STEM)
areas
went
with
their
families
to Camp
Amazon,
a
robotics
and STEM
day camp
that
encouraged
kids to
play,
think
creatively
and
imagine
the
future
innovators
in
themselves.
The
fun-filled
day of
activities
for Camp
Amazon:
Gold
Edition
started
with a
VIP tour
of the
fulfillment
center
led by
Romulus
General
Manager
Shawn
Westlund.
Then,
the kids
dove
into Vex
Robotics
kits,
building
their
own
robotic
cars
with the
help of
Amazonians.
To
support
the
mission
of C.S.
Mott
Children’s
Hospital,
Westlund
announced
Amazon
was also
donating
$30,000
to the
hospital,
which
will be
used
primarily
for its
Block
Out
Cancer
campaign
researching
a cure
for
childhood
cancer.
Dr.
Rajen
Mody,
Professor
of
Pediatric
Oncology
and
Professor
of
Pediatrics
and
Communicable
Diseases
for C.S.
Mott
Children’s
Hospital
accepted
the
check on
behalf
of the
hospital.
At
Wednesday’s
Camp
Amazon,
Shawn
Westlund,
General
Manager
of
Amazon’s
Romulus
fulfillment
center
presented
a
$30,000
donation
toward
C.S.
Mott
Children’s
Hospital’s
cancer
research
and
programs
to
Professor
of
Pediatric
Oncology,
Dr.
Rajen
Mody.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller)
“We
are very
excited
about
this
partnership
with
Amazon,”
said Dr.
Mody.
“Philanthropic
contributions
like
this
really
help to
inspire
and
drive
the
important
studies
that can
lead to
new
discoveries,
treatments,
and
approaches
to care.
Given
the
limited
federal
funding
awarded
to
childhood
cancer,
this
kind of
support
is
really
essential
to move
the
field
forward.”
C.S.
Mott
Patient
Technology
Coordinator
J.J.
Bouchard
said the
funds
would
also go
toward a
therapeutic
gaming
and
digital
technology
program
to
entertain
and
educate
patients.
“Our
patient
technology
programs
rely on
donor
support
to share
video
games,
virtual
reality,
Lego
robotics
kits,
and
other
digital
activities
with
young
patients,
so this
gift
from
Amazon
will
make a
big
difference
in
brightening
the
hospital
experience
for
countless
kids,”
said
Bouchard.
“The
opportunity
for kids
to learn
about,
interact
with,
and
enjoy
different
technologies
really
has a
positive
impact
on their
healing.”
As part
of Camp
Amazon:
Gold
Edition,
C.S.
Mott
Children’s
Hospital
patients
and
their
families
were
given a
tour of
the
company’s
Romulus
fulfillment
center
on
Wednesday.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller)
Camp
Amazon:
Gold
Edition
is part
of its
annual
Amazon
Goes
Gold
campaign,
an
effort
across
the
Amazon
network
to draw
attention
to the
illness
during
Childhood
Cancer
Awareness
Month.
During
September
each
year,
Amazon
packages
are
colored
gold to
match
the
official
color of
the
month.
Childhood
cancer
is the
leading
cause of
death by
disease
for
children
in the
United
States,
yet
there’s
a
disparity
between
the
amount
of
federal
funding
for
childhood
cancer
research
and
adult
cancer
research.
Westlund
said he
and
other
Amazonians
were
proud to
host
Camp
Amazon
to shed
light on
the
issue
and
create a
memorable
experience
for
patients.
“We’re
incredibly
honored
to have
hosted
C.S.
Mott
Children’s
Hospital
and are
truly
thankful
for all
that
they do
to
support
children
and
their
families,”
said
Westlund.
“With
Camp
Amazon,
we hope
to
provide
young
people
in this
community
with the
tools
and
connections
they
need to
build,
imagine,
and
innovate.”
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