Proceeds
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
In recent years, the race's success has allowed the Foundation to make sizeable contributions to some of Baltimore's most prestigious medical institutions, including:
2007
In 2007, Baltimore Women's Classic 5K brought in more than $40,000 to distribute to charities.
The BWC entered a program with Mercy Hospital and the Red Devils to support women undergoing ovarian cancer treatment. This pilot program provides patients and their families services such as transportation, meals and house care as they proceed through treatment at Mercy. The program began in October 2007 and will run through March 2008. Get details about the program as it was featured on WJZ.
Also in 2007, Baltimore Women's Classic honored a $5,200 sponsorship to the Red Devils Heart & Stroll on June 3. The Red Devils is a Maryland-based charitable organization inspired by the courage, grace and humor of two young women, Jessica Cowling and Ginny Schardt, who refused to be defined by their disease. The Red Devils fund services to improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients and their families. This pledge amount is called "Devils' Details" and provided roundtrip transportation for 50 patients to and from their cancer treatments. For more information on the Red Devils, visit www.the-red-devils.org.
After the Barnett Searing National Cancer Foundation funded the patient navigator position at Sinai Hospital in 2005, the care they were able to provide for patients was greatly enhanced. One special program developed by the patient navigator has enabled wishes of many patients to be granted. The "Wish Fund” was established to give the patient and their family the wish of their choice.
In 2007, Barnett Searing National Cancer Foundation donated funds to support the Wish Fund. The Wish Fund has provided many things for many people. For example, a Stage 4 patient wanted to go to an Oriole’s Game, and the special fund allowed the patient navigator to buy two box seat tickets for the patient and his wife, and also treated the couple to a night out with dinner and souvenirs. More recently, the navigator delivered a special crab cake dinner to a hospice patient when he said that he would love “one last crab cake.” The Wish Fund has been able to provide nights on the town, fresh flower delivery, concert tickets and get-aways. This fund provides an invaluable gift to patients during cancer treatment as well as end of life.
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GBMC’s Cancer Center. The funds were used to create a patient resource guide for all cancer patients at GBMC. The goal of the guide is to help patients and families live as healthy a life as possible after a cancer diagnosis. Patients are encouraged to use the handbook to organize all health care information received or needed during their treatment, including patient education materials, treatments, medications, pain management, test results and support resources. Learn more about GBMC's Cancer Center.
LEE’S FRIENDS: Helping People Live With Cancer. The funds were earmarked to support gynecologic cancer patients and their families. This donation provided assistance to more than 400 volunteers who offer much needed support to those dealing with cancer in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
LEE’S FRIENDS, is an award-winning support program for cancer patients and their families. The program is named for Lee Harkins who died of Hodgkin’s disease at the age of 16. Lee had a vision to help others who might not be as fortunate as she. The organization’s primary mission remains true to Lee’s vision.. Their mission is to offer person-to-person help and needed emotional and practical support to cancer patients and their families who are facing the crisis of diagnosis and treatment. Learn more about LEE’S FRIENDS. TOP OF PAGE
2006
In 2006, BWC presents a check to Barnett Searing National Cancer Foundation chairman John Searing.
In 2006, the Foundation made a donation to Stella Maris Hospice program in Timonium, Maryland, allowing the organization to continue its valuable mission to provide competent, compassionate and comprehensive care to the elderly, sick, injured and dying.
The Foundation donated to Lee’s Friends: Helping People Live With Cancer. The funds were earmarked to support gynecologic cancer patients and their families. This donation provided assistance to more than 400 volunteers who offer much needed support to those dealing with cancer in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. Learn more about Lee's Friends at www.leesfriends.org.
They also awarded a $5,000 grant to help the Red Devils further its expansion to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Foundation's main goal is to provide funding that will assist both cancer patients and their families. This particular donation helped 400 breast cancer patients and their families:
- 2,795 trips to treatments
- 529 meals and groceries
- 329 house cleanings
- 73 other services such as complimentary therapies and home care
2005
The success of the 2005 Jenny Smith Baltimore Women’s Classic 5k provided the Foundation with the means to provide a $20,000 grant to Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. The $20,000 donation was used to create a new staff position, a Patient Navigator at The Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai. The hospital will partner in this gift and then will subsequently fund the position entirely. The Patient Navigator is responsible for assisting oncology patients and their caregivers through the continuum of care. S/he will assess the patient's needs and link patients to community agencies that provide housing, appropriate oncology educational materials and social services. TOP OF PAGE
2004
In 2004, the success of the Baltimore Women’s Classic 5K and Caribbean Night allowed the Foundation to make a significant donation to the Johns Hopkins Ovarian Cancer Center of Excellence. The donation was used to support the creation of the Virtual Survivor Network website. The purpose of the website is to provide support to patients by being able to access others who are undergoing the same tests and treatments. Hospital staff will also participate and monitor chat-room postings for additional support, and to stop any medical misinformation. Being a new endeavor, the virtual survivor network will initially focus on serving Hopkins patients. The site will eventually expand to a larger audience. TOP OF PAGE
2003
The success of the 2003 Baltimore Women’s Classic 5K allowed a sizable donation to be made to the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Towson. Mary Barnett was a patient at GBMC, and the donation was used to furnish GBMC’s newly renovated cancer center waiting area. TOP OF PAGE