Showing posts with label Illness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illness. Show all posts

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Corporate Angel Network



Corporate Angel Network is the only charitable organization in the USA whose sole mission is to ease the emotional stress, physical discomfort and financial burden of travel for cancer patients by arranging free flights to treatment centers, using the empty seats on corporate aircraft flying on routine business.



Based in White Plains, NY, Corporate Angel Network occupies an office donated by the Westchester County Airport. 50 part-time volunteers and five paid staff work with patients, physicians, corporations, flight departments and leading treatment facilities to arrange 2,500 flights a year.

Eligibility to participate in our program is open to all cancer patients, bone marrow donors, and bone marrow recipients who are ambulatory and not in need of medical support while traveling. Eligibility is not based on financial need, and patients may travel as often as necessary.

Thanks to the generous cooperation of 500 of America’s top corporations, including 56 of the top 100 in the Fortune 500, Corporate Angel Network has coordinated more than 25,000 flights since it’s founding in 1981. The program offers an obvious and meaningful benefit to cancer patients along with the opportunity for companies with corporate aircraft to provide a wonderful community service by merging business.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Angel Kiss Foundation



Angel Kiss Foundation is dedicated to helping all families of children with cancer in northern Nevada and the eastern Sierra by providing immediate and continuing financial assistance and emotional support.


Angel Kiss administers several program designed to ease the financial and emotional stress families face while battling cancer. The heart and sole of AKF is our Client Assistance Fund which provides financial assistance to families for expenses such as medical, household living expenses, mortgage payments, rent, food, travel expenses and other expenses the family may need assistance with during the child’s treatment. AKF will launch Connecting Families in January, 2009, which consists of group meetings and activities for those coping with pediatric cancer. Last but not least, we bring the "spirit" of the holidays to our families through the annual Family Holiday Party featuring dinner, face painting, crafts and a special visit from Santa complete with a gift for each patient and sibling(s).
 

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