Join us "On the Border"!

We are fortunate (and thankful!) to do our work in an area that is home to so many businesses that give back to the community. We have great partners for our programs and events, and we also receive support in the form of "give back" events that some companies have hosted for us. In 2012 we have worked with Ruby Tuesday, Fish City Grill, Brighton Collectibles, The Independent, Chili's, Harp's Foods, Painting with a Twist, and Ozark Natural Foods. Look for more great opportunities to give back while eating out or doing some shopping in 2013!

Tomorrow night, join us for the latest (and possibly the last - but we're always open to more!) give back event of the year at On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina in Rogers. Take the flyer below with you and present it to your server when you're paying your bill, and they will donate 10% of your check to Hope Cancer Resources. This includes all drinks, and there is no limit on how many people can be included on the check, but you MUST present the flyer for the donation to happen.

We wouldn't mind at all if you printed off a few flyers and handed them out to neighbors and co-workers, the more the merrier! Thank you for your support throughout the year, and we hope to see you in Rogers tomorrow night!

Making a Difference

On the eve of a little fundraiser we're a part of tomorrow, we thought you'd appreciate seeing exactly where we are using the donations we receive.

We have a number of programs that fall under our cancer Patient Assistance umbrella and others that are geared toward the Outreach and Education for the entire community of Northwest Arkansas. In the first six months of this year, we have been doing great things to support the needs of cancer patients and others in our community... take a look...

Since January: 


We have provided $99,385 in prescription and emergency assistance to 373 patients.

We have given 169 patients over $16,000 in gasoline cards to help them with transportation for themselves and their caregivers.

The amount of support we have been able to acquire for patients from pharmaceutical companies with prescription assistance programs totals $86,513.

Psychosocial assistance has been provided to individuals by our licensed social workers at a value of just over $71,000.

301 hours of Spanish interpretation have been provided by our staff to those requesting this service.

89 patients have been transported 64,390 miles to and from their appointments by our drivers.

Paid for cancer screenings through our Save-a-Live program for people who were either uninsured or under-insured - for a total of $55,679.

Provided over 2,400 people with cancer education through sessions facilitated by Hope Cancer Resources staff.

Registered 944 new cases in the Northwest Arkansas Cancer Registry.

The total value of all of the services we have provided to Northwest Arkansas for the first half of 2010 is 

$369,569.02.

We hope you'll join us tomorrow at Fish City Grill in Rogers to support all this amazing work by eating a meal, and maybe bringing a friend or five along. It's First Tuesday at FCG, and they will be donating 15% of the day's sales to us. It's an easy way to make a big difference in the daily lives of people living with, battling, preventing and surviving cancer in our community. 

See you there!

Eating and Shopping and Giving Back

We hear a lot about "giving back" lately. Corporations are doing it, celebrities are doing it, and more likely than not, you are being asked to do it as well. But what does it mean, to "give back"? Don't we give enough already in the form of taxes, and tithes, donations of our old clothes to Goodwill and the change we throw in the kettle at Christmastime?

When you give back to organizations in your own community, you can see the results in a very real way. Your neighbors are benefited, and your own quality of living may even be impacted. At the very least, the services that you help support here at home improve the community we all live in. Never a bad thing. Yes, there are a lot of organizations looking for your support - in our world, not just our neighborhood - but we hope that we can convince you to do a couple of things you do every day, and make a difference in Northwest Arkansas at the same time.

Next Tuesday, August 3rd, Fish City Grill in Rogers will be hosting Hope Cancer Resources for their August "First Tuesday". For the entire day (11am-10pm) Fish City Grill will be donating 15% of their proceeds to us as a way to support our patient assistance and community education programs that benefit the communities of Northwest Arkansas. We know you eat lunch and dinner, and we know you like great food - it seems like a no-brainer to us. Grab the family or your co-workers and help us do what we do everyday just by doing what you do everyday.

Also starting next week, Harps Food Stores will be hosting an in-store promotion that will benefit Hope Cancer Resources' patient services and education programs. When you shop at Harps, your cashier will offer you the opportunity to purchase a card in someone's memory or honor, and donate to Hope Cancer Resources. Your donation amount is up to you, but you can be sure that every dollar will be truly appreciated and put to good use right here in Northwest Arkansas.

Thank you, Northwest Arkansas, for your past and continued support. We can't do it without you.