Sponsor Patient Gift Bags at Rogel Cancer Center
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ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TOWARDS PATIENT GIFT BAGS FOR CANCER PATIENTS AT ROGEL CANCER CENTER & T-SHIRTS FOR THE EVENT
- The more donations we get the more bags we can make and the more free t-shirts we can give to spread Kidney Cancer Awareness!
1 BAG COSTS ABOUT $20
**Include a specialized note of encouragement in your donation comment to have a hand-written note included in your sponsored bag**
- If you donate $5 get a free custom sticker at the event
- If you donate $25 get a free t-shirt at the event
- Bring proof of donation to redeem gifts
- Please email [email redacted] with a shipping address if you donated this amount and would like a shirt shipped to you and cannot make the event
Patient Gift Bags will include items such as chapsticks, notepads, pens, socks, tissues, custom stickers, personalized encouragement notes, etc.
My name is Alyssa and I am a senior at the University of Michigan on the Dance Team. In April of 2021 my father was diagnosed with Stage 4 Renal Carcinoma. After a year and a half long battle, he passed in September of 2022. He was a quiet, but funny guy who loved his family more than anything. He was as selfless as it gets and never put a burden on us until the day he died. He was stubborn like that :) As a member of the Michigan Dance Team and Community Engagement Liaison for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at U of M I knew I wanted to do something in his support and had the resources to get it done.
March of 2022, along with the help of my friends and connections, I put together a fundraiser for my dad. We created Kidney Cancer Awareness t-shirts and raised $806 for Rogel Cancer Center. In addition to this, we made several blankets and support videos from the athletics community at U of M for chemo patients at Rogel. I was overwhelmed with the support that I received and all of the great work we were able to do as a team. My dad was so proud.
This year, I want to honor him again. We will be creating patient care bags for patients at Rogel Cancer Center and will be hosting a walkathon (Cures for Ken) to raise awareness for kidney cancer. Sponsor a bag, come to the event to help assemble bags, or walk with us to honor those battling all types of cancer and especially those diagnosed with Renal Carcinoma as we recognize Kidney Cancer Awareness Month.
EVENT DATE TBD (will be finalized by the end of the week of March 6th), BUT MOST LIKELY FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST AROUND 4-5 PM in Ann Arbor
- The event will include a walkathon around the Ann Arbor area finishing with assembly of patient gift bags. More details to come
LEARN MORE HERE: https://azadel.wixsite.com/kidney-cancer-awaren
Organizer
Alyssa Zadel
Organizer
Ann Arbor, MI