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Take A One Night Stand Against Cancer
The Canadian Cancer Society is asking residents of B.C.’s Southern Interior to Take A One Night Stand Against Cancer.
This campaign encourages people to generously contribute to the costs of staying at the Society’s Southern Interior Rotary Lodge for someone fighting cancer.
As we get closer to the Holiday Season, it is a great time to encourage activities that support charities and a time to join together to share commitments, support favourite causes and think about others. The Society’s Take A One Night Stand Against Cancer campaign allows people in the Southern Interior to pay it forward.
Through the Southern Interior Rotary Lodge, the Society helps alleviate the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis.
“With support from people all across the Southern Interior, we are able to provide affordable accommodations for people with cancer and their caregivers,” explained Jenn Smith, Annual Giving Coordinator, Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon. “The lodge provides welcoming, comfortable accommodations, with three hot meals and snacks daily and is a home away from home for people fighting cancer. For just $100, you can help support someone in need of accommodations during cancer treatment.
“With the public’s support of our Take A One Night Stand Against Cancer campaign, we can give patients the comfort they need so they can focus on getting better,” added Smith.
From September 1, 2015 to September 30, residents from the East and West Kootenay stayed 3,226 nights at the lodge. Cranbrook residents accounted for 638 nights and Kimberley residents 207 nights.
The average stay at the lodge is about six nights, but often, stays can extend three to six weeks. That’s a long time to be away from home.
“Staying at the Rotary Lodge gave me an opportunity to spend time with people who understood my worries and supported me,” says Shelley B. from Cranbrook. “It was one of the best decisions I made.”
The society is encouraging everyone to let the giving season begin. To support this initiative, please visit cancer.ca/takeastand, drop into your local Cancer Society office, or mail your donation to Take A Stand, Canadian Cancer Society, #202 105 9th Ave South, Cranbrook, B.C., V1C 2M1
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