CCCF Gives Grant to Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc.
Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc receives grant from Clearfield County Charitable Foundation – Pictured – Mark McCracken CCCF Executive Director with Sonya Greene, Marie Kavelak and Mike Greene of Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc.
CLEARFIELD – Among the grants recently awarded by the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation is $1,000 to Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc. of Curwensville.
“The support offered by Clearfield County Cancer Support is important,” said CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken.
“This
is an idea brought to life by Sonya and Mike Greene because they lived through
the process of battling cancer and saw, firsthand, what was missing in the
community support system.
“This is the
type of program the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation looks to support
with our grant program because it assists people throughout Clearfield County
in a time of great need”.
Founders Sonya
and Mike Greene stated “we appreciate the $1,000 grant from the Clearfield
County Charitable Foundation.We started Clearfield County Cancer Support, Inc.
as a way to help and support individuals going through cancer
treatment.
“There are other organizations dedicated to research and finding more effective treatment for the future, but our mission is helping individuals now, to get through the daily struggles they face while undergoing cancer treatment”.
Sonya Greene’s own cancer story began in 2014.
She was getting ready to start a new job on a Monday, but on the immediate Friday before, she had an appointment with her doctor where she received the devastating news that she had Stage 2 breast cancer. What was a time of exciting optimism for the new job immediately turned into a period of uncertainty and questions of what the future held, not only for Sonya, but for everyone close to her, especially her husband Mike.
Speaking with Sonya and Mike they will tell you that Sonya was able to fight and win her battle because they had a good health insurance plan that provided access to a great team of doctors and a treatment plan that was successful. But during the process, it also became obvious that undergoing many months of treatment and appointments upset other aspects of their daily lives. Transportation to medical appointments had to be arranged, personal funds designated for daily costs like utility bills, maintenance on the home, property taxes and other expenses had to be diverted to help deal with the health issues Sonya was dealing with.
When they inquired around to various agencies,
they found there was nothing in Clearfield County that could provide direct
assistance to cancer patients for issues that arose outside of the actual
medical treatments.
After Sonya successfully completed her treatment,
she and Mike turned their efforts and energy towards creating a program to help
fill the void for cancer patients. In 2016, they founded Clearfield County
Cancer Support, Inc. as a 501c3 nonprofit foundation to provide assistance and
support to cancer patients so they can focus on their treatments rather than
worrying about problems that spring up in daily life.
Mike stressed “there are some misconceptions that
we are part of the American Cancer Society and/or Relay For Life, but we are a
standalone organization. We operate strictly with volunteers and 95% of
the funds we raise benefit cancer patients living in Clearfield County with the
remaining funds going towards operational costs, money raised here stays here.
“We have
several ongoing fundraisers including our annual golf tournament scheduled for
May 23rd at Eagles Ridge, a Cash Bingo held every other month at the
Curwensville VFW and new for 2020 we are joining Morris Twp. Volunteer Fire
Department and Clearfield Moose in organizing the Snakefest Musicfest that will
be held Saturday June 20th at the Morris Township Volunteer Fire
Department Recreation Center in Morrisdale.
We are also host a Basket Raffle at St. Timothy’s Rec Hall in
Curwensville on July 26th, 2020”.
Mike also noted they have several businesses that have been giving ongoing support to the organization.
“Pennsylvania Grain Processing (Ethanol Plant) and
Wal-Mart Distribution Center have been very generous in their support, Rob
Brown of C. Classic (Dodge Chrysler Jeep) has been involved in supporting the
annual golf tournament and Eagle Haven Computers designed, maintains and hosts
our website”.
For more information on Clearfield County Cancer Support, Inc, please visit their website at www.clfdccs.org and for more information on the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation visit www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org.
Last Updated: March 21, 2020 by Mark McCracken
CCCF Gives Grant to Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc.
Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc receives grant from Clearfield County Charitable Foundation – Pictured – Mark McCracken CCCF Executive Director with Sonya Greene, Marie Kavelak and Mike Greene of Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc.
CLEARFIELD – Among the grants recently awarded by the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation is $1,000 to Clearfield County Cancer Support Inc. of Curwensville.
“The support offered by Clearfield County Cancer Support is important,” said CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken.
“This is an idea brought to life by Sonya and Mike Greene because they lived through the process of battling cancer and saw, firsthand, what was missing in the community support system.
“This is the type of program the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation looks to support with our grant program because it assists people throughout Clearfield County in a time of great need”.
Founders Sonya and Mike Greene stated “we appreciate the $1,000 grant from the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation.We started Clearfield County Cancer Support, Inc. as a way to help and support individuals going through cancer treatment.
“There are other organizations dedicated to research and finding more effective treatment for the future, but our mission is helping individuals now, to get through the daily struggles they face while undergoing cancer treatment”.
Sonya Greene’s own cancer story began in 2014.
She was getting ready to start a new job on a Monday, but on the immediate Friday before, she had an appointment with her doctor where she received the devastating news that she had Stage 2 breast cancer. What was a time of exciting optimism for the new job immediately turned into a period of uncertainty and questions of what the future held, not only for Sonya, but for everyone close to her, especially her husband Mike.
Speaking with Sonya and Mike they will tell you that Sonya was able to fight and win her battle because they had a good health insurance plan that provided access to a great team of doctors and a treatment plan that was successful. But during the process, it also became obvious that undergoing many months of treatment and appointments upset other aspects of their daily lives. Transportation to medical appointments had to be arranged, personal funds designated for daily costs like utility bills, maintenance on the home, property taxes and other expenses had to be diverted to help deal with the health issues Sonya was dealing with.
When they inquired around to various agencies, they found there was nothing in Clearfield County that could provide direct assistance to cancer patients for issues that arose outside of the actual medical treatments.
After Sonya successfully completed her treatment, she and Mike turned their efforts and energy towards creating a program to help fill the void for cancer patients. In 2016, they founded Clearfield County Cancer Support, Inc. as a 501c3 nonprofit foundation to provide assistance and support to cancer patients so they can focus on their treatments rather than worrying about problems that spring up in daily life.
Mike stressed “there are some misconceptions that we are part of the American Cancer Society and/or Relay For Life, but we are a standalone organization. We operate strictly with volunteers and 95% of the funds we raise benefit cancer patients living in Clearfield County with the remaining funds going towards operational costs, money raised here stays here.
“We have several ongoing fundraisers including our annual golf tournament scheduled for May 23rd at Eagles Ridge, a Cash Bingo held every other month at the Curwensville VFW and new for 2020 we are joining Morris Twp. Volunteer Fire Department and Clearfield Moose in organizing the Snakefest Musicfest that will be held Saturday June 20th at the Morris Township Volunteer Fire Department Recreation Center in Morrisdale. We are also host a Basket Raffle at St. Timothy’s Rec Hall in Curwensville on July 26th, 2020”.
Mike also noted they have several businesses that have been giving ongoing support to the organization.
“Pennsylvania Grain Processing (Ethanol Plant) and Wal-Mart Distribution Center have been very generous in their support, Rob Brown of C. Classic (Dodge Chrysler Jeep) has been involved in supporting the annual golf tournament and Eagle Haven Computers designed, maintains and hosts our website”.
For more information on Clearfield County Cancer Support, Inc, please visit their website at www.clfdccs.org and for more information on the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation visit www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org.
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