Major Contributions by the Arkansas Cancer Research Center Auxiliary, 1997 – Early 2007
$510,000 in direct grants to ACRC physicians, cancer programs in Arkansas and the ACRC Foundation
$435,000 to the UAMS Family Home and ACRC Auxiliary Cancer Support Center (The ACRC Auxiliary is the largest monetary donor to the family home.)
$200,000 pledge over 4 years (the first two payments totaling $100,000 were made in 2006 and early 2007) for a new Digital Mammogram Machine
$25,000 for the Bone Marrow Transplant waiting room in Ward Tower
$25,000 sponsor of the 1999 Charles William Rasco, III Endowed Symposium on Oncology
$22,000 to Dr. Steve Harms’ Breast Imaging Project
$25,554 from Miracle Star projects to the Patient Support Fund
The total donated for this period of time is $1,143,054
2007 ACRC Auxiliary Grants & Donations (Funded with monies raised by the ACRC Auxiliary in 2006)
The UAMS Family Home
HOPE, Inc. (Helping Oncology Patients Excel) in Northwest Arkansas for Emergency Assistance Program
Clinic visits and associated diagnostics for uninsured and underinsured women who present with breast abnormalities identified by the Modular Mammography Program
Nutrition supplements to be provided by the ACRC Dietitian for patients in need
Post-mastectomy bras and pads
Free wigs for each new female patient with hair loss
Blanket warmer for Northwest Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute (NARTI)
Care Notes for pastoral care to be used in the clinic waiting rooms at ACRC
Be a Survivor” books that physicians use to explain breast cancer treatment options and then give to patients for future reference
Underwriting for the free prostate screening program
Underwriting for free head and neck screening program
Knitting needles and yarn for the Knit-and-Chat group at the UAMS Family Home
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