We would like to introduce our non-profit charitable organization, formed in 2000 shortly after our founder; Carmela Short was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Carmela passed away in March of 2003, but her legacy lives on through this wonderful organization.
Our sole purpose is to provide financial assistance & moral support to any man, woman or child in need of assistance while suffering the burdens of this disease as well as other forms of cancer or illness.
Since the forming of “Cure Mommy’s Breast Cancer”, we have granted over $275,000. We are in the truest sense a non profit organization as all our administrative work including legal & accounting are performed solely by volunteers. As a result we are able to donate approximately .98 cents of every dollar we raise.
Here are just a few examples of how we have helped:
- Paid Medical Insurance Premiums
- Helped with daily living expenses
- Paid rent & utility bills of a patient unable to work while undergoing treatment
- Paid for a special bed for patient with cancer of the spine
- Paid for home cleaning services for a cancer patient
- Paid for transportation costs to special school for child with cancer
We sponsor a scholarship fund at Plainedge High School. Our current grant is (7) - $1000 scholarships. To date we have granted a total of $35,000. The students we award all have had a family member affected by cancer. We plan to continue our scholarship fund for years to come and hope with your help to increase the amounts granted on an annual basis.
Each year we hold 2 major events in an effort to raise money. A Golf Outing held in the spring & a Fall Cocktail Party\Casino Night held in the month of October. Please check upcoming events tab for more information.
We are currently a beneficiary organization for the LI 2Day Walk to fight Breast Cancer and are active in the many of the planning aspects of the event. For all of our years involved with the walk we have put together a team of girls to walk the 35-mile route.
“Cure Mommy’s Breast Cancer” is reaching out to you for any support you are able to give. Please consider a tax-deductible donation of merchandise, a gift certificate or financial gift. Together with your generosity we will continue to help countless numbers of people in need.
PO Box 434 Long Beach, NY 11561
516-967-1148
www.curemommy.org
Directors, John Short & Ellen Schreiber
"Cure Mommy's Breast Cancer" is strictly run by volunteers.
