
Our store is a home away from home for many of our customers. Over the years, many of you have courageously opened up to us as you shared some of the most vulnerable details of your life; these stories often detail health battles, especially those that involve cancer. This October, we want to honor those of you who are currently battling or have previously battled cancer. We are happy to announce that 5% of the profits that we earn from October 15 through October 31 will be donated to The Cancer Foundation Serving Northeast Georgia.
The Cancer Foundation is an Athens-based non-profit that focuses on alleviating the financial burden that cancer patients face. Serving 25 counties across Northeast Georgia, this organization helps patients and their families pay for basic needs during treatment, including providing assistance towards housing, utilities, transportation, and food. The Cancer Foundation believes that if the financial hardships that are associated with a cancer diagnosis are lessened, a patient is much more likely to heal and recover. Since its start in 2009, The Cancer Foundation has allocated more than $4 million to assist over 5,000 cancer patients!
Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this initiative will be doubly meaningful. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States and the second-leading cause of death from cancer amongst women. It’s a scary statistic with real-life applications, as too many of our own friends and customers — most of whom are women — have experiences that have been touched by breast cancer. It is our hope that by contributing to the Cancer Foundation, we will not only be able to support patients in our community who are fighting this terrible disease but also work to promote breast cancer awareness and early detection.
How can you join in? All you have to do is visit our Bogart or Duluth stores or websites during October to make your everyday sewing purchases. A percentage of every item that we sell during the rest of this month — fabrics, notions, patterns, machines, and furniture — will be counted towards the total donation.
If you’d like to make a direct contribution to The Cancer Foundation, please visit CancerFoundationOfNEGA.org. They are a wonderful organization doing impactful and important work.
*Source: Cancer.org
*Source: Cancer.org