2011 William Raveis Breast Cancer Raffle Prize Winners
We are in our 7th year and have raised $1.5 million so far!
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT!
By making a tax-deductible donation* today, you are providing hopeful futures for our loved ones and friends. You may not know someone who has breast cancer now, but you may soon- let’s give everyone a fighting chance.
Make an on-line donation through our secure website.
OR
Mail your contribution to:
William Raveis Charitable Fund, Inc.
7 Trap Falls Road
Shelton, CT 06484
203.925.4509
Funding has supported the William Raveis-ACS Patient Navigator Program at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT and the Patient Navigator Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA. These two Patient Navigator programs combined assisted more than 1,000 patients in 2010 and close to 1300 cancer patients and their families are expected to be helped this year.
Through the assistance of these programs, patients navigate through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. They move from consultations with medical professionals to decisions about treatment to concerns about finances and how to care for loved ones. The Patient Navigators work with the patients and partner with hospital staff to make sure newly diagnosed cancer patients, their families and caregivers receive the support they need.
Another vital program for cancer patients is The Hope Lodge in Boston, which offers lodging for patients and their companions free of charge while the patient is undergoing cancer treatment. Last year 449 families were served and over 13,300 free nights of housing were provided. These services are invaluable to those who are traveling to Boston for treatment and may already be feeling the financial medical burden.
Here are sobering facts about this disease in the USA**:
- MA and CT are 2 of the top 5 states for incidence of breast cancer; NY follows closely behind, in the top 15
- 24,630 cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in these three states in 2011
- 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes
- Over 85% of women who get breast cancer have no family history of the disease
- Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women, exceeded only by lung cancer
*Your monetary gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the IRS guidelines.
**American Cancer Society
The William Raveis Charitable Fund and the William Raveis Breast Cancer Research Fund are a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable organization
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