The Beretta USA - No Worries Classic

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Cypress Valley Preserve Liberty Hill, Texas

Event Chair - Matt Mathias

Event Hosts - Dean Blaine and Rob Halder

Event Founder - Mike Reynolds

Supporting Wonders & Worries - helping children cope when a parent faces serious or life-threatening illness.

About Wonders & Worries

According to the Texas Cancer Registry, 21.4% of adults who are diagnosed with cancer report they have a child under the age of 18 currently living with them. These are children who watch their mommy lose her hair, who wonder why their daddy is too tired to play, and the most common worries are “Can I catch cancer? What will happen to me? What did I do to cause this? Wonders & Worries helps children cope when their parent or caregiver has a chronic or life-threatening illness like cancer, ALS, heart disease, Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and more. All services are offered free of charge to anyone and are available in English and Spanish.

The Mathias kids at ages eight and twelve.

"Kids, we need to talk.

Your mother has brain cancer."

Four years ago Deborah Mathias was diagnosed with brain cancer, and her husband Matt had to share the news with their twin eight-year-old daughters and eleven-year-old son.

Matt knew the kids would wonder:

Can I catch it?

Did I do something to cause it?

What if Mom dies?

Who is going to fix my snacks?

The Mathiases called Wonders & Worries, where their kids began working with W&W professional staff. "Their techniques are so unique that kids just think they are experiencing play time, when in fact they are gaining coping skills and understanding," says Matt.

Matt is the chair of this year's Beretta USA No Worries Classic event and hopes everyone will take this opportunity to INVEST in children and families who should not have to wonder or worry what the future holds.     

The Mathias family in 2010 with No Worries Classic hosts Dean Blaine & Rob Halder, and W&W Founder Meredith Cooper.

Wonders & Worries knows chronic and terminal illness does not discriminate against age, gender, race or socioeconomic status. Our services are provided to ANY family with children (ages two to 18) who have an adult family member coping with a serious or life-threatening condition.  We offer free services to any child who has been affected by an adult loved one's illness in Central Texas (Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell, Burnet and Hays Counties). To date, more than 3,600 individuals and 900 families in Central Texas have participated in one or more of W&W's programs.