Major Contributions to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute from the Cancer Institute Auxiliary 1997 – Early 2008
$740,000 in direct grants to Cancer Institute physicians, cancer programs in Arkansas and the Cancer Institute Foundation
$485,500 to the UAMS Family Home and Cancer Institute Auxiliary Cancer Support Center
(The Auxiliary is the largest monetary donor to the family home)
$200,000 pledge over 4 years (the first three payments totaling $150,000 were made in 2006, 2007 and early 2008) for a new Digital Mammogram Machine already in use
$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
$30,254 from Miracle Star projects to the patient support fund
The total donated for this period of time is $1,477,754
2007 Cancer Institute Auxiliary Grants & Donations (given in March 2008)
The UAMS Family Home and Cancer Institute Cancer Support Center
HOPE, Inc. (Helping Oncology Patient’s 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
Patient Education/Screening/Navigation for Prostate Cancer Patients
Post-mastectomy bras and pads
Free wigs for each new female patient who is losing her hair
Blanket warmers for CARTI/UAMS
Weight Control Program for breast cancer patients
Prosthesis and Wig Boutique for Cancer Support Home in Northwest Arkansas
Housing Assistance for Multiple Myeloma Patients
“Be a Survivor” books that physicians use to explain breast cancer treatment options and give to patients
Underwriting for the free prostate screening program
Underwriting for free head and neck screening program
Knitting needles and yarn for the Knit-and-Chat support group at the UAMS Family Home
Waiting Room Supplies for Myeloma and all other waiting rooms in the Cancer Institute
