Splash Out Childhood Cancer at Hawaiian Falls

TCoverview — An overview of Hawaiian Falls The Colony with the Kona Kooler lazy river and the Hawaiian Halfpipe slide in the foreground. Photos by David Alvey.

18a — An overview of Hawaiian Falls The Colony with the Breaker Bay wavepool in the foreground.

Whirlwind360a — The new Whirlwind 360 launches 2 riders from separate launch capsules atop a 60-foot tower, drops them down a winding chute, then spins them around a large bowl at the bottom.

Community invited to buy tickets to help fight childhood cancers

TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation and Hawaiian Falls are teaming up to raise awareness and help fund research to find a cure for childhood cancer.

Splash Out Childhood Cancer will be held 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at Hawaiian Falls in The Colony. The family fun day will be filled with contests, drawings, and lots of fun.

“This event is a great opportunity for the community to support childhood cancer research,” said Jennifer Bolton, executive director of TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation. “Even if you can’t make it to the July 12th event in The Colony, tickets purchased through TeamConnor can be used throughout the summer at any Hawaiian Falls waterpark.”

Hawaiian Falls day passes are normally $24.99 for adults and children over 48 inches tall. Discount tickets are $19.99 each and can be purchased at teamconnor.org, by clicking on FIGHT. The benefit continues throughout the summer with proceeds going to help fund childhood cancer research.

391a — Keiki Kove children's area features a multi-level water playground with a 1,000 gallon dump bucket.

“We are so pleased to work with TeamConnor for such a great cause,” said Emily Bennett, marketing director at Hawaiian Falls. “Kids are our passion and we want to see them enjoying the simple pleasures of summer. Cancer affects so many people’s lives, but it is especially difficult when it is a child. Splash Out Childhood Cancer is an opportunity to help others.”

Every year, more than 12,400 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Childhood cancer is the number one disease killer of children, yet the budget of the National Cancer Institute allocates only 3% of its funds to pediatric cancer research. The TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness and funding research and treatment programs to find a cure for all childhood cancers.

For more information, visit teamconnor.org or find TeamConnor Cancer Foundation on Facebook.

Photos by David Alvey.

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