Date:
December 6, 2005
American Cancer Society Presents Chaney Enterprises with the Society Visionary Award
Chaney Enterprises was presented the American
Cancer Society Visionary Award at the Hope Lodge
in Baltimore, MD.
Jessica Gallimore, Chaney Enterprises Marketing
Manager, accepted the award on behalf of Chaney
Enterprises. The Society Visionary Award was presented
to individuals and organizations who donated $10,000
or more to the American Cancer Society throughout
the year in 2005.
Last year, Chaney Enterprises donated $135,000
to the American Cancer Society. The donation on
behalf of Chaney Enterprises; is made possible
through the efforts of the annual Bull Roast;
which is in its 26th year and the golf tournament!
Area residents look forward to the Bull Roast
and golf tournament every year.
The American Cancer Society is an organization
that is very important to the Chaney family. Frank
Chaney, Chairman of Chaney Enterprises, was 10
years old in 1967 when his father, Eugene "Babe"
Chaney Sr., the company's founder, died of throat
cancer. Since cancer education and prevention
were so near to his heart and it matched his goal
of supporting the community, Frank created an
Annual Bull Roast to benefit the local chapter
of the American Cancer Society. In 1999, Frank's
brother, Dickie, who served as Chairman of the
Board of the company, died of throat cancer as
well. From this point on, the Annual Bull Roast
took on a deeper meaning for the company and communities
that were touched by the lives of these two people.
In fact, since 1999 the event has been held in
their memory.
Hope Lodge provides a home-like atmosphere, transportation
service, and activities free of charge for people
who would otherwise have to travel daily, or stay
in expensive hotels, to receive the outpatient
treatment they need. Located near the nation's
leading medical institutions, Hope Lodge offers
lodging and amenities for approximately 700 patients
and companions each year in Baltimore, MD.
Donations made to the American Cancer Society
tremendously assist patients. Monies donated provide
transportation for patients to receive medical
treatment; children with cancer have the opportunity
to attend week long camps; $100 per individual
session educates patients through the I Can Cope
patient care program, Look Good, Feel Better,
the man to man program, or the Reach to Recovery
breast health support program; $100,000 helps
fund vital scientific research like Society-funded
work that led to the link between smoking and
lung cancer or the development of a technique
to sequence DNA. As you can see, your contribution
truly does help!
The following statistics were reported for the
state of Maryland in 2005:
Estimated New Cancer Cases: 25,450
Estimated Cancer Deaths: 10,570 |
