Support Groups: A Platform for Healing

"Since the accident, I haven't cried. Talking about the problem is therapy. It releases it little by little," said Fermina, mother of a 7-year-old burn survivor, who attends an Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation support group. "I try to make it every Thursday. I like it because I feel like it releases everything I have inside me."

For many burn survivors and their loved ones, local support groups give a place to share and receive much needed encouragement. AARBF's Survivor Services team facilitates these monthly support groups at regional hospitals and can also connect survivors to groups facilitated by social workers more...

Celebrating Camp Mom Teddy's "Birthday"!

Camp Mom Teddy turned 80 in January...no, not really! but it was a great excuse for camp counselors to gather and celebrate new beginnings in the new year.

Marilyn "Teddy" Erickson, who actually turned 63 last August, said, "I was in on the whole plan from the beginning. It was a phenomenal idea to get everyone together" more...

Sound the Alarms & Save the Date!

The 7th Annual Bachelor Firefighter Auction will be Friday, April 24, 2009, at The Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco.

Bachelor firefighters from all over the Bay area will work to earn high bids from the audience, and all proceed will benefit the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation. Highest bidders will win a date with "their" bachelor and other surprise prizes will be announced throughout the evening night more...