{"id":29197,"date":"2021-11-21T08:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=29197"},"modified":"2021-11-21T08:54:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T13:54:04","slug":"genesee-cancer-assistance-celebrates-25-years-of-service-to-genesee-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/11\/21\/genesee-cancer-assistance-celebrates-25-years-of-service-to-genesee-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesee Cancer Assistance celebrates 25 years of service to Genesee County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Genesee Cancer Assistance celebrated their 25the year of serving the community in Genesee County on Saturday evening with a celebration dinner at Batavia Downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 250 community volunteers and some who have been helped by Genesee Cancer Assistance, shared their appreciation and love for the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Started by Dorothy Schlaggel and Russ Romano in 1995, Genesee Cancer Assistance, a local non profit. grass roots group, comprised of local professionals and community members, are dedicated to assisting those diagnosed with cancer in Genesee County. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group depends solely on contributions from the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their first year, Genesee Cancer Assistance helped 8 patients, raising $945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleven years later, they were able to assist 140 patients, raising $52,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2020, the group’s actual 25th year, during a pandemic, they found a way to still raise funds and assist about 120 patients, providing each person with $600 each. In 2022, the will be able to assist 150 applicants. Since 1995, Genesee Cancer Assistance has helped over 2,000 people in Genesee County and has distributed a half million dollars in assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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