Komen Foundation Siouxland Affiliate announces grants totaling more than $45,000
Posted: Tuesday, January 03, 2006
The Siouxland Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation recently announced more than $45,000 in community grants to support breast health education, breast cancer screening and treatment programs.
Local fundraising efforts such as Pedals and Pancakes and Tickled Pink have helped fund projects such as SOS: Serving Our Sisters through the June E. Nylen Cancer Center. SOS offers free screening mammograms for underserved/uninsured women ages 40 to 49. Also funded is the Hereditary Cancer Prevention Program through Siouxland District Health Department. The program seeks to increase access to hereditary cancer screening.
Other programs funded by the Komen Siouxland Affiliate include the Patient Assistance Fund through the June E. Nylen Cancer Center which allows financially disadvantaged cancer center patients to receive support services. The Orange City Health System received funds to buy a breast model to be used in education sessions. Funds also will be awarded to the Siouxland District Health Department to help offer free screening mammograms for underserved/uninsured women over the age of 50.
"In order to ensure our funds are making the greatest impact, the Komen Siouxland Affiliate works with local medical experts and community leaders to conduct comprehensive community needs assessments," said Lesa McDermott, Komen Siouxland Affiliate president. "We have identified specific, unmet breast health needs within our community and 'filled in the gaps,' delivering the life-saving message of early detection and providing assistance to medically-underserved breast cancer patients and their families."
Last year, Komen affiliates collectively granted more than $40 million to support non-duplicative breast health and breast cancer outreach projects in their communities. Up to 75 percent of funds raised by a Komen Affiliate remains in the community to fund local breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs.
Remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Award and Research Grant Program which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.
The Komen Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Thanks to more than 75,000 volunteers dedicated to the fight against breast cancer, the Komen Foundation, with its network of more than 100 affiliates, is the world's largest private funder of community-based breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs. Together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, the Komen Foundation has raised $750 million for the fight against breast cancer.
For more information about breast health or breast cancer, visit the Komen Foundation's Web site, www.komen.org, the local Web site at www.komensiouxland.com or call the National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline, 1.800 I'M AWARE (1-800-462-9273).
Local fundraising efforts such as Pedals and Pancakes and Tickled Pink have helped fund projects such as SOS: Serving Our Sisters through the June E. Nylen Cancer Center. SOS offers free screening mammograms for underserved/uninsured women ages 40 to 49. Also funded is the Hereditary Cancer Prevention Program through Siouxland District Health Department. The program seeks to increase access to hereditary cancer screening.
Other programs funded by the Komen Siouxland Affiliate include the Patient Assistance Fund through the June E. Nylen Cancer Center which allows financially disadvantaged cancer center patients to receive support services. The Orange City Health System received funds to buy a breast model to be used in education sessions. Funds also will be awarded to the Siouxland District Health Department to help offer free screening mammograms for underserved/uninsured women over the age of 50.
"In order to ensure our funds are making the greatest impact, the Komen Siouxland Affiliate works with local medical experts and community leaders to conduct comprehensive community needs assessments," said Lesa McDermott, Komen Siouxland Affiliate president. "We have identified specific, unmet breast health needs within our community and 'filled in the gaps,' delivering the life-saving message of early detection and providing assistance to medically-underserved breast cancer patients and their families."
Last year, Komen affiliates collectively granted more than $40 million to support non-duplicative breast health and breast cancer outreach projects in their communities. Up to 75 percent of funds raised by a Komen Affiliate remains in the community to fund local breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs.
Remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Award and Research Grant Program which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.
The Komen Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Thanks to more than 75,000 volunteers dedicated to the fight against breast cancer, the Komen Foundation, with its network of more than 100 affiliates, is the world's largest private funder of community-based breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs. Together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, the Komen Foundation has raised $750 million for the fight against breast cancer.
For more information about breast health or breast cancer, visit the Komen Foundation's Web site, www.komen.org, the local Web site at www.komensiouxland.com or call the National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline, 1.800 I'M AWARE (1-800-462-9273).
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