Crop for a Cure Crew
L to R, Suzy Rice, Stefanie Murray, Liane Davis, Theresa Povenski
Crop for a Cure was started in 1999 by sisters Andrea Fishlock and Angela Sheetz, in memory of their mother, Pam. They formed a team, Pam's Lil Angels, to facilitate raising funds for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, and wanted an additional outlet for increasing the amount raised. Since then, tens of thousands of dollars have been raised for the cause through their love and commitment. Early on, Renee Bumbarger and Liane Davis joined the crew to help make Crop for a Cure the best regional crop we can possibly present.
In 2021, Andi was diagnosed with cancer, and we all got to know the needs a little more up close and personal. As a result, we are splitting the proceeds of our events between Relay for Life, and other cancer charities, specifically to support the quality of life for cancer patients. More on that to come! In 2023, Andi, Angi and Renee stepped aside to allow fresh ideas and new people to become involved in our fundraising. In the Spring, Melinda Shelton, Laura Keller and Theresa Povenski joined Liane on the Crew to bring our National Scrapbook Day crop to fruition. Later in the year, Melinda and Laura determined that they were unable to continue on the Crew. Suzanne Rice and Stefanie Murray stepped in to make sure that the events would continue, and we were able to present our Fall Two-day crop in October of 2023. We are looking forward to our 2024 events.
Together, we are united in the desire to kick cancer's butt, and look forward to the time when we can crop together in celebration that the cure has been found, and no one need suffer from this horrible disease ever again. Til then, we crop on!
In 2021, Andi was diagnosed with cancer, and we all got to know the needs a little more up close and personal. As a result, we are splitting the proceeds of our events between Relay for Life, and other cancer charities, specifically to support the quality of life for cancer patients. More on that to come! In 2023, Andi, Angi and Renee stepped aside to allow fresh ideas and new people to become involved in our fundraising. In the Spring, Melinda Shelton, Laura Keller and Theresa Povenski joined Liane on the Crew to bring our National Scrapbook Day crop to fruition. Later in the year, Melinda and Laura determined that they were unable to continue on the Crew. Suzanne Rice and Stefanie Murray stepped in to make sure that the events would continue, and we were able to present our Fall Two-day crop in October of 2023. We are looking forward to our 2024 events.
Together, we are united in the desire to kick cancer's butt, and look forward to the time when we can crop together in celebration that the cure has been found, and no one need suffer from this horrible disease ever again. Til then, we crop on!
Where Does the Money that You Raise Go??
As you know, our mission has been to fight cancer by raising funds for our Relay for Life team, donating the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. When we began this activity 24 years ago, the ACS was supporting many local efforts to make the life of cancer patients easier, such as wig and makeup offerings, or rides to treatments. We were pleased to send our money to the ACS to support both local efforts and national research to develop better treatments. Someday, we will scrap to celebrate the cure, but in the mean time, we are continuing our work to raise the funds needed to fight cancer.
As most of you know, our own Andi Fishlock has been in a battle of her own over the last two years, kicking cancer to the curb. Many of you have expressed the wish to support her in various material and non-material ways, which she (and we) appreciates very much. In discussing our fundraising activities, Andi shared with us that the ACS no longer sends support to local cancer centers, so many are unable to provide any activities that support local cancer patients beyond the medical treatments that they are receiving. As our wish is to be both local and national in our focus, we are concerned that our money is only going to ACS priorities nationally, and none of it is coming back to the local area.
Accordingly, we have decided that going forward, we will divide our donations. Half of the funds that we raise via Crop for a Cure will still support the American Cancer Society via our Relay for Life team, Pam’s Li’l Angels. The remaining funds will be used to support local services for cancer patients, such as the Robe Initiative that some of you participated in earlier this year (providing nice robes to patients receiving radiation treatments, rather than the hospital issue standard), and the Chemo Bag initiative at the Lehigh Valley Cancer Center. We have other ideas as well, and welcome your suggestions as to where these funds might have the most impact. Of course, when we make these donations, we will be letting you know where they are going!
As you know, our mission has been to fight cancer by raising funds for our Relay for Life team, donating the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. When we began this activity 24 years ago, the ACS was supporting many local efforts to make the life of cancer patients easier, such as wig and makeup offerings, or rides to treatments. We were pleased to send our money to the ACS to support both local efforts and national research to develop better treatments. Someday, we will scrap to celebrate the cure, but in the mean time, we are continuing our work to raise the funds needed to fight cancer.
As most of you know, our own Andi Fishlock has been in a battle of her own over the last two years, kicking cancer to the curb. Many of you have expressed the wish to support her in various material and non-material ways, which she (and we) appreciates very much. In discussing our fundraising activities, Andi shared with us that the ACS no longer sends support to local cancer centers, so many are unable to provide any activities that support local cancer patients beyond the medical treatments that they are receiving. As our wish is to be both local and national in our focus, we are concerned that our money is only going to ACS priorities nationally, and none of it is coming back to the local area.
Accordingly, we have decided that going forward, we will divide our donations. Half of the funds that we raise via Crop for a Cure will still support the American Cancer Society via our Relay for Life team, Pam’s Li’l Angels. The remaining funds will be used to support local services for cancer patients, such as the Robe Initiative that some of you participated in earlier this year (providing nice robes to patients receiving radiation treatments, rather than the hospital issue standard), and the Chemo Bag initiative at the Lehigh Valley Cancer Center. We have other ideas as well, and welcome your suggestions as to where these funds might have the most impact. Of course, when we make these donations, we will be letting you know where they are going!
