LNP - Mountville nonprofit that helps breast cancer patients to host gun bingo

A gun bingo event, featuring firearms as prizes, will be held Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Millersville Borough. Proceeds will benefit Help the Fight, a Mountville-based nonprofit that helps county residents with costs associated with screening for breast cancer, as well as what the organization calls “gap funding,” helping breast cancer patients pay other medical and household bills during treatment.

"Lancaster Connects" Highlights Help The Fight

On Episode 8 of #LancasterConnects, we hear from Lynda Charles, the President and Founder of Help The Fight! which offers a "hand up" to women fighting for their lives against breast cancer.

Lynda and her team at Help The Fight have got very creative with their fundraising efforts, which we highlight on the show.

Get all the show notes, resources, and links to watch or listen and subscribe on your favorite podcast or video platform: http://bit.ly/lancasterconnects-ep8

LNP - Pink flatbed truck is a huge billboard for breast cancer awareness

Truck 142 is a tribute to Lynne Cover, who battled breast cancer. She also happens to be a co-owner of Elite Service, based in Denver. The truck also is a 75-foot-long billboard for breast cancer awareness. When people see the truck on the road, they’ll wave or give a thumbs-up to truck driver Ron Yoder, Cover’s son-in-law, and tell him stories about their loved ones who have battled cancer.

Community Collaboration Reduces Financial Distress

Learn how this cancer program, working with the local community, created a Cancer Patient Support Fund for patients experiencing financial distress. Oncology supportive services providers and members of the Lancaster General Health Foundation developed comprehensive funding guidelines and tools. Lessons learned provide strategies for fostering philanthropic support in the local community through awareness and relationship building.