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2009 Education & Patient Support Grant Awards
| March 2009 Amount Awarded | Grant Awarded To |
| $3,500 | Mercy Hospital, Portland To support “Focus on Healing for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors,” an exercise program to improve both the physical and emotional well being of breast cancer survivors. |
| $7,500 | Maine Breast Cancer Coalition, statewide To help sustain the Support Service Fund as it provides direct assistance to underserved breast cancer patients in Maine. |
| $6,000 | Cancer Community Center, Cumberland Co To continue and expand the Maine Buddy Program which connects those seeking support with trained volunteers who have “been there.” |
| $5,000 | Northern Maine Oncology Nurse Society, Bangor area Oncology Nurse Certification Exam. Prep. Course To provide an oncology certification examination preparatory course for RN’s seeking additional credentialing in their quest to provide optimal patient care; as many as 50 oncology nurses are expected to attend this weekend commitment. |
| $1,500 | Camp Sunshine, Casco To enable one family affected by cancer to attend camp and thereby enhancing the lives of families with sick children. |
| $4,000 | Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston/Auburn and the central Maine region To provide Palliative Cancer Care team training for a group of providers who will staff the new Palliative Care Program at CMMC |
| $5,000 | Down East Hospice: Machias/Washington County To expand the Bereavement Program that provides support for persons facing death so that they may live their remaining days as fully as illness will allow. |
| $8,000 | York County Community Action Corp.: Sanford To provide equal access to care for cancer patients throughout York County by meeting their transportation needs. |
| $7,500 | Regional Medical Center of Lubec serving Washington County To present the 2nd Annual Cancer Conference, which in its first year attracted over 120 patients, survivors, family and providers who came to access support, education and awareness. |
| $3,500 | York Hospital, York To increase the number of patients that participate in an exercise class for oncology patients undergoing treatment. The “Next Step Program” seeks to improve the quality of life by reducing fatigue, increasing strength and enhancing emotional well being. |
| $5,000 | Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer To provide training for support group facilitators. |
| $7,000 | Cancer Care Support Center of York County To provide nutritional support and education. |
| $6,839 | Maine Center for Cancer Medicine To provide free colon cancer screening for clients of Portland’s Free Clinic. |
| $2,500 | Healthy Island Project, Deer Isle To underwrite local support group meetings. |
| $10,000 | Maine General Medical Center, Augusta For a region-wide “No Polyp, No Cancer” colon cancer education and awareness initiative. |
| $2,500 | Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center, Ellsworth To establish a regional cancer committee. |
| $10,000 | Healthy Community Coalition, Wilton For area wide cancer education and awareness programming. |
| __________ $95,339 |
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