In March, Get Your Rear in Gear – Portland event director Dan Hawkins presented a grant check to OHSU Knight Cancer Center for $25,000. This grant was made possible by funds raised…
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After the inaugural Get Your Rear in Gear – San Francisco event last year, the Colon Cancer Coalition was able to give a grant for over $21,000 to Operation Access…
At the end of last year, our community lost another inspiring and motivational fighter to young onset colon cancer. Despite a stage IV diagnosis, Nathan Allen was an avid walker, inspiring…
With the completion of each year, we can’t help but reflect back on those we have lost to this disease. Some we only hear about, others we have known, and…
This guest blog was written by Olive, one kid who is making a big difference through her volunteer work and commitment to help the cancer community in Columbus. Her story…
The Colon Cancer Coalition has awarded HealthFirst Family Care Center a grant to fund a colon cancer screening program in central New Hampshire. The money for this grant comes from…
“Greater Assets,” a colon cancer art exhibit in downtown Tulsa, opened with great success this past March. With an estimated $10,000 raised to increase colon cancer education efforts in the Tulsa-area,…
In 2015, the Colon Cancer Coalition awarded Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia a $3,597 grant to create no-cost colon preparation kits for 109 under-served patients prior to their colonoscopies. This…
Get Your Rear in Gear – Orange County is continuing to partner with AccessOC – a Southern California-based non-profit that cares for low-income, underinsured, and uninsured individuals within Orange County….
Jake Waldenmeyer was about to graduate from high school when his mom, Jennifer, was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. At the time, he tried to ignore her diagnosis and…