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Causes: Health
Mission: Encourage and financially assist families battling cancer.
Programs: Provide financial assistance for the cancer families' needs (utilities, mortgages, rent, vehicle insurance, funeral expenses). 39 families were assisted financially.
care packages and encouragement cards. Cancer patients receive a care package (blanket with their name monogrammed, bible or gospel of john, music cd, backpack, etc. 30 patients received care packages. Also, encouragement cards are sent on a regular basis while they receive treatments. 200 patients received cards.
provide a scholarship to the cabot scholarship foundation to be awarded to two cabot high school graduating seniors who have been effected by or are going into a field of study related to cancer.
ach meal - every quarter a meal is delivered to arkansas children's hospital hematology/oncology ward to feed the families who are inpatient. A total of 60 families were served by this program. Breast cancer brunch - each year during the month of october, a brunch is hosted for patients battling breast cancer. Guest speakers come and speak on the advances in breast cancer treatments and other matters pertaining to breast cancer.