If you scroll back through past blog posts on this site, you will be made fully aware of the reasons we do the work we do... why we come to work every day and work so hard and make an effort to spread the word about our services and educational programs. It's a no-brainer. That's the "Why" part of this equation.
Also in this blog, you might hear about a fundraising campaign that we held or a goal that was met or an event that went well. The reason we share the money stories is because they are the struts that hold up the structure of our success. In essence, they are the "How".
No non-profit organization can operate without the support of their community. If the organization is International, their community encompasses the whole planet. If the organization is National in scope, the community gets a little smaller and takes in the country in which they are located. Then you have regional organizations and state-wide organizations... but we are none of these things. Hope Cancer Resources is a regional organization, but only within the state of Arkansas. We serve Washington, Benton, Carroll and Madison counties, and patients who live or are being treated in those counties.
This means that when we are raising money to support our services, we are looking to local businesses and corporations - just like every other non-profit organization in Northwest Arkansas. Because there is stiff competition for those charitable dollars (there are over 800 non-profit agencies in Washington county alone!) we are truly honored when a company decides to put a little bit of their budget in our hands. It's a trust that we do not take lightly.
We hope you'll indulge us as we spend a minute focusing on the companies that are sponsoring our upcoming race, the Heather Ridley-Fleeman Battle for Hope. Many of them can share personal stories about an employee or friend of the company who had cancer and who inspires their giving. We are immensely grateful that many of them have sponsored this event for several years - some since it started six years ago! We hope that you will support them, and let them know you appreciate their support of us by sharing some of your purchasing power with them.
2010 Sponsors
Heather Ridley-Fleeman Battle for Hope
Heather Ridley-Fleeman Battle for Hope
Gold
Decatur Assembly of God
Silver
The Scotts Company
AMP Marketing
Highlands Oncology Group
Bronze
North Hills Endoscopy Center
America's Car Mart
Dr. Thad & Melanie Beck
Special Services Cleaning of Tennessee
PepsiCo
Hope
Walker & Associates Realtors, Inc.
Leigh Ann & Carl Walker
Outdoor Cap
Tyson Foods
McKee Foods
La-Z-Boy
Friend
Fleet Feet Sports
Hull Dermatology, P.A.
Decatur State Bank
Farm Credit Services of Western Arkansas
NWA Gastroenterology Clinic
NWA Anesthesiology Associates
BBB Septic
BBB Septic
Supporter
Threet Waste Management
NW Health System
Walker Brothers Insurance
Media Sponsors
Cox Media
NWA Newspapers
NWA Events Online
3W Magazine
Peekaboo Magazine
Hot Mix 101.9
Magic 107.9
KIX 104
93.3 The Eagle
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