P.O. Box 1542
Ann Arbor, MI  48106-1542
http://www.christyfund.org

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Christy Fund:
Community Cancer
Care, established in 2000, is a non-profit,
501(c)3 organization.

Serving on the
Board of Trustees
for 2005 are:

Marj Falconer
President
Pat McCune
Vice President/Treasurer
Mike Rouman
Secretary
Kathy Bartson
Member
Joyce Bennett-Tucker
Member

The Christy Fund: Community Cancer Care funds non-profit organizations that provide support for the everyday needs of cancer patients.  Our goal is to fill some of the gaps existing in the delivery of health care by addressing insufficiencies of insurance and supporting programs outside the scope of traditional patient care.  The Christy Fund was established as a 501(3)c organization in 2001 to honor the spirit of a woman who, when faced with the challenge of cancer, worked to assist her fellow patients.  Our focus is on community, because by taking care of each other, we develop a stronger network of support.  “We’re all about the care.”

"The Christy Fund has made it possible for us to offer patients and their families some of the additional resources that make such a difference in how they live with the disease."
  — Debra Mattison, M.S.W., University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Activities supported through the Christy Fund include:

  • Family Retreats for patients and families to reflect on the experience of cancer

  • Annual Survivors' Day Celebration

  • The Cancer Wellness Calendar, published quarterly and listing all cancer-related programs at both Ann Arbor cancer centers

  • Cancer Lecture Series on state-of-the-art treatment and strategies for coping

  • Massage therapy pilot program to promote stress reduction

  • "Gentle Movements" workshops to help restore strength, energy and body comfort

  • Lymphedema treatment supplies not covered by insurance

  • Handmade shawls given to post-surgery breast cancer patients

  • Lighting the Path, a resource guide for Washtenaw County patients and caregivers

"I feel confident that donations to the Christy Fund: Community Cancer Care do just that: care for those cancer patients in our area who need that extra support in facing the disease and treatment."
   — Elaine G. Chottiner, M.D., Ann Arbor Hematology Oncology Associates