Be The Hope Walk 2023 Fundraiser
Event Fundraiser: Be The Hope Walk 2023
Building Community. Sharing Hope. Walking Together.
Believe in what's possible for a world without cancer and help make a HUGE impact on your local community. Valley Girls and Guys' 4th Annual #BeTheHope Walk brings a community together to fight against ALL cancers. Thanks to our generous sponsors, 100% of your monies raised will go right back into the local community to support cancer patients and their families, fund clinical trials to further research, support students who have been directly impacted by cancer through Senior scholarships, and more!
Organizations
Valley Girls and Guys
Valley Girls & Guys! is an all-volunteer organization with the sole goal of harnessing the power of community to support cancer patients and their families. Our journey began in 2007 raising money to support a national breast cancer organization, which culminated in donations totaling over 3.2 + million dollars. In October of 2014, Valley Girls & Guys became a Washington State 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing assistance to local families who were suffering from any cancer diagnosis. Valley Girls & Guys! is served by its Founder and President, Tina McDonough, and a steadfast Board of Directors who carefully steward the resources of our donors to efficiently and effectively support cancer patients in the communities where they live, work and receive treatment. A Cancer diagnosis affects the whole family, and Valley Girls & Guys! eases the burden faced by families in need.
Valley Girls & Guys develops and supports programs that offer hope and encouragement to cancer patients and their loved ones through:
- Patient financial assistance
- Patient support groups
- Funding local cancer research, at Seattle Children's Hospital (Strive-02 Solid Tumor Immunotherapy and High Risk Leukemia clinical trial) and at the Cancer Vaccine Institute at UW Medicine (breast and ovarian cancer vaccine clinical trials)
- Granting Who Dreams to those with a terminal diagnosis
- Sending personalized blankets to those undergoing treatment through our Glenda Weiler Blankets of Comfort and Hope program
- Supporting local support services of cancer patients, such as Camp Kesem, Mountain For Mammaries, and Casting for Recovery
- Funding mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies for those uninsured or underinsured
- Funding scholarships at local high schools for those affected by a cancer diagnosis
- Community Outreach Program - Be The Hope Walk
Through these programs, we are strengthening the community that surrounds cancer patients and their families at a time when they need it most. Valley Girls & Guys! is dedicated to working alongside those in need, within their community, through the total cancer journey.