Grants Awarded

Lubbock Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Funds 2011-2012 Community Based Grant Programs

Lubbock, Texas – April 22, 2011 - The Lubbock Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, one of over 125 Affiliates nationwide dedicated to putting an end to breast cancer, recently awarded eight (8) community grant programs with awards totaling over $318,000 to support local breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs.

The Lubbock Area Affiliate will honored the 2011 Grant Recipients at the
Spirit of the Promise Luncheon on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the Legacy Event Center

The Lubbock Area Affiliate’s local fundraising efforts, such as the Komen Lubbock Race for the Cure®, has enabled it to fund projects such as the UMC Foundation Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program, The YWCA of Lubbock’s Breast and Cervical Health Initiative, providing free clinical breast exams, screening and diagnostic mammograms to underserved women and American Cancer Society’s Reach to Recovery program.  Other local programs funded through the Lubbock Area Affiliate include:

American Cancer Society                                                                       $13,110.00
Reach to Recovery
The American Cancer Society’s Reach to Recovery program provides vital education and support to many breast cancer survivors by women who are themselves breast cancer survivors.   One of the most critical services provided by Reach to Recovery volunteers is education to women undergoing breast cancer treatment and providing newly diagnosed patients with post-surgical accessories related to breast surgery and/or lymphedema. 

Covenant Health System                                                                         $75,810.30
Mobile Mammography  
Covenant Health System’s Mobile Mammography program provides screening mammography to women in rural and underserved communities.  Covenant Health System’s Mobile Mammography takes a comprehensive approach to care by providing one-on-one education for patients about how to detect a lump or abnormality in their breast, mammography screening for early detection and diagnostic follow-up care.  This program also allows for screening and diagnostic services through Arrington Comprehensive Breast Center.

Covenant Health System                                                                          $6,623.00
Breast Cancer Survivorship
Arrington Comprehensive Breast Center will provide a breast cancer survivorship program to women across the South Plains and will target women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and their caregivers.  The program will offer support through diagnosis, treatment, grief and survivorship.  Additionally, this program will seek to bring survivors closer with other survivors. 

Joe Arrington Cancer Center                                                                  $28,700.00
Chorus of Angels     
The Chorus of Angels financial assistance program is designed to alleviate expenses that create barriers to essential treatment for financially vulnerable breast cancer patients of the Joe Arrington Cancer Center.  Patients often discover that along with the high cost of treatment, they have many out-of-pocket expenses that could prevent them from completing treatment.  Expenses for basic needs such as transportation and lodging are almost never covered by insurance and Chorus of Angels can help alleviate many of these out-of-pocket expenses.                        

Texas AgriLife Extension Service                                                            $7,826.56
Friend to Friend
Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Friend to Friend program will work to educate rural women within the Lubbock Area Affiliate’s service area about breast health and preventative breast cancer screenings. The Friend to Friend program will target women in seven of the Affiliate’s 16 counties.  Additionally, the program will offer a presentation by a healthcare professional, a small group discussion led by a trained volunteers and other breast health activities.  Texas AgriLife Extension Service will work with screening facilities to schedule women for mammograms at or shortly after the education event. 

UMC Foundation                                                                                            $70,268.00
Breast Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment
University Medical Center and the Southwest Cancer Treatment & Research Center provide comprehensive breast health services including prevention, diagnosis and treatment for the communities of West Texas.  The Breast Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment program will promote breast cancer prevention through targeted education, screening mammography, diagnostic services, and treatment options for women who do not have adequate healthcare coverage.  Additionally, this program will help screen women for lymphedema and will offer genetic testing screenings.

UMC Foundation                                                                                          $8,386.00
Celebrate Today
The Celebrate Today program will provide supplies, assistance and specialized services to breast cancer patients in the Lubbock Area Affiliate’s service area.  Supplies will include lymphedema sleeves, lymphedema compression garments, wigs, transportation and housing assistance to those with financial barriers. 

The YWCA of Lubbock                                                                            $107,818.00
Breast and Cervical Health Initiative                                                
The YWCA of Lubbock’s Breast and Cervical Health Initiative is devoted to educating women about breast cancer and the importance of early detection through breast self-exams, clinical breast exams and screening mammography.  In addition, the program offers free breast health and breast cancer education, screening and diagnostic services to medically underserved women in the Lubbock Area Affiliate’s 16 county service area. 

Total Amount Awarded: $318,541.86
Congratulations to this year’s Grant Recipients!
                                                

Up to 75 percent of funds raised by the Lubbock Area Affiliate remain in the local community to fund local breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs.  Remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the Susan G. Komen for the Cure National Award and Research Grant Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research.  For more information please visit www.komenlubbock.org.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.  In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement.  Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.  Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1.9 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.  For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-800 GO KOMEN.