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About Us
History
Meeting the needs of local cancer patients
- 1985 - We first started our work
- 2013 - First Time raising over $100,000
- 2016 - first time, launching auction ONLINE
- 2022 - Transitioned to a 501(c)3
- 2022 - Raised over $280,000
- 2023 - Donations to Mercy Health Foundation for Free Mammograms to Underserved Patients $5,000
- 2023 - Individual Grants to Local Cancer Patients Over $60,000
- 2023 - Donations to Phelps Health
- 2024 - Cancer Gala event raised over $275,000
- 2024 - Donations for Mercy Health Foundation totaling $26,350.
- 2024 - Donations for Phelps Health totaling over $200,000
Through generous donors like you, we can help cancer patients and their families meet the financial demands of cancer by assisting with essential prescription medications, food supplements, wigs, travel expenses, and other personal costs.
Recognizing that each patient’s needs are unique, Cancer Gala & Co established a not-for-profit organization in 2021 with the vision to create a more personalized and profound impact in the community. As we have in the past, we will continue tolook for projects that fulfill our mission, guided by the passionate, servant-hearted individuals on the Cancer Gala Board.
We pride ourselves on the strong ties we’ve built together with our local healthcare providers and partner with them to determine large-scale needs in their facilities. Most recently, Cancer Gala & Co. made significant contributions to the DDCI infusion room and raised the funds necessary to do a total renovation to the Phelps Health infusion space, in addition to various other significant projects in the past. We hope to continue these efforts and grow the scope and size of these contributions for many years to come.
Achievements
- The naming of The Infusion Center
- Assistance for the non-medical costs
- Prescription Medications, Wigs, Transportation Costs
- Enhancing inpatient cancer care
- Access to cutting edge research
- Remodel of the Infusion Center at Phelps Health
- Supporting those fighting against cancer for 37 years
- Raised $281,000