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Objectives: - Promote healthy lifestyle - Promote community participation - Enhance public awareness of individual achievements - Contribute funds to develop such abilities Beneficiaries: - Women Alike Breast Cancer Survivors Society - Pictou County Prostate Cancer Support Association - Special Olympics Northern Region

According to the recent Institute of Medicine (of the National Academies) study, psychosocial support makes a difference in the quality of survival for people living with cancer. Moreover, a recent international study of women living with cancer has shown that psychosocial support actually increases the chances of survival. Since opening the first red door in 1995, the unique Gilda’s Club program has included the same program elements that researchers have found improve the quality of survival among people living with cancer. …Gilda’s Club is the missing link in the cancer care system and we are anxious to support the holistic approach being taken to help the well-being of those inflicted and touched by cancer.” – Dr. Patrick J.Gullane, MB, FRCSC, FACS, FRACS (Hon) Otolaryngologist-in-Chief, University Health Network. Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto

Vision Statement: Every member of our North Coast community will have access to a seamless network of care and feel supported and empowered when facing a breast or gynecologic cancer concern. Mission Statement: Breast and GYN Health Project is a grassroots community resource for those facing breast or gynecologic cancer concerns. We promote healthy survivorship through information, hope, and healing support, while encouraging each person to become their own best medical advocate. We advocate within our community to address breast and gynecologic cancer concerns responsibly and holistically. We are cancer survivors and support persons healing through service and bearing witness to others.

The Olive Branch of Hope (TOBOH) is a grassroots, volunteer driven Canadian organization (Registration #R861916013 RR001) established in 2001 to provide support and education to breast cancer survivors of various ethnic backgrounds. The members of TOBOH Board are volunteers with a desire to ensure that all women and men diagnosed with breast cancer, have the support needed to help them through their difficult times. This working board consists of six women and one man, some of whom are breast cancer survivors. They represent many diverse cultures and professions and bring many diverse skills to our organization. Each of them recognizes that breast cancer has a profound impact on the lives of women and men diagnosed with the disease, as well as on their families, friends and colleagues.

At Wellspring, people living with cancer tell us what helps them the most - having access to information, receiving support, and learning new ways to cope. They also tell us the cancer journey has two roads: medical and emotional. Individuals and their loved ones often have difficulty finding the emotional, psychological and practical support they so urgently require. The support provided by Wellspring becomes a vital complement to medical treatment. In Calgary, only Wellspring devotes itself exclusively to the unique non-medical needs that cancer presents. People with cancer, their families and friends can exchange information, develop a support system and create a sense of hope, in a warm, caring and welcoming atmosphere. Wellspring charges no fees. Its programs are available free to anyone living with any type of cancer at any stage. Programs include individual and group classes, coping skills, expressive therapies, energy work, educational workshops and a discussion series.

It is our mission to ease the burden of families who are struggling financially as a result of caring for a loved one with terminal cancer.

TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM THE RAVAGES OF CANCER, RARE BLOOD DISEASES AND POVERTY.

Canadian foundation which raises money solely for cancer research in Terry's name while at the same time is a leader among charitable organizations in maintaining low administrative and fundraising cost ratios. Currently, more than 85 cents of every dollar raised goes towards finding a cure for cancer. Please visit www.terryfox.org to learn more.

ALIES has two current projects; The Back Porch, an 11th hour ministry directed to educating abortion minded men and women who come into the house seeking help, and Abortion Breast Cancer Link Billboard, which is put up once a year on a highway to help bring awareness to Albertans on the link between abortion and breast cancer.

The mission of Pink Fund is to improve the lives of people in treatment for breast cancer through household bill payments, community engagement, and education.

To find treatments and a cure for the rare cancer, Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE), by advancing research and driving collaboration between patients, researchers, and clinicians.

The Ville Marie Oncology Foundation was created by members and friends of the Ville Marie Oncology Center in 1999 to improve the community’s access to new technology that can improve and enhance cancer detection and treatment. The Foundation is independent of the Center and is committed to providing help to all cancer patients. It is managed by its own Board of Directors and Advisors, with both patient representatives and professional advisors.