We are excited to report, as we kick off our new fiscal year, that two generous companies have stepped forward to help us with that focus by giving donations to HOPE!
HARPS and Price Cutter have joined HOPE for the second year-in-a-row as the Presenting Sponsor of our fifth annual Bill Fleeman Gentlemen of Distinction Fashion Show event scheduled for October 10, 2008. Although they usually do not commit to consecutive sponsorships such as this, the work HOPE has done in the community that has affected HARPS and Price Cutter employees was valuable enough to inspire them to join us again this year. We are so grateful for their support and commitment to helping us help oncology patients excel in Northwest Arkansas!
Wal-Mart has fulfilled a grant request and will donate $10,000 to be used to expand our patient assistance program. HOPE’s patient assistance program strives to help local cancer patients with a combination of financial and emotional services aimed at reducing their distress during treatment. Through the services of licensed oncology social workers, patients are evaluated for psychosocial needs and a series of services are provided based on the individual concerns of that patient. Services include: prescription and emergency financial assistance, crisis intervention, resource mobilization, supportive and therapeutic counseling and education for coping, care giving and other mental health concerns.Next time you are visiting with your friends or associates who work for HARPS, Price-Cutter or Wal-Mart please tell them how much it means to you for them to support HOPE, Inc.
