WE ARE RAFFLING OFF AN XBOX SERIES X!!

On Tuesday, 11/10, XBox came out with their NEW Series X console (retail value $499) and BUCK got one!! We didn’t just want you to know that, we want you to win it. We will be raffling off our XBox Series X console on 12/15 or earlier, if all tickets are sold. Each raffle ticket costs $20 and we are only selling 100 tickets. Once the 100 tickets are sold, that’s it – game over. We will hold the drawing LIVE on Facebook on or before 12/15 so the winner will have the new XBox before the holidays. This is a great way to get that perfect gift for your gaming loved one (or yourself!) while supporting a great cause. Game on!!

TICKETS SOLD AS OF 11/21/20 = 46

Click the BUY RAFFLE TICKETS button below. Once we receive your $20 (or $40) donation, we will take a photo of your pre-numbered raffle ticket(s) and email them to you. If a physical raffle ticket is desired, no problem, just give us your mailing address and we will send it off to you. You should receive them via USPS in a few months!

On or before 12/15, watch our Facebook page for an announcement on when the drawing will be held. Good luck!!

BUY RAFFLE TICKETS NOW!

ROAD TRIP! MASKED UP AND READY TO GO!!

Earlier in October, we packed up the car with our Big Check and several bags of Warm Hugs for the cancer patients and staff at GW Center for Integrative Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kogan and Dr. Orceyre are doing some amazing work at the Center by providing greater comfort to cancer patients and in August, due to the generosity of our supporters, our Board was able to approve a $5,000 medical research grant for a landmark study on Mercury Toxicity. This small open label trial will assess the possible link between mercury toxicity and risks and outcomes of 20 breast and prostate cancer patients. BUCK's grant will fund the researcher's time.

"This grant from BUCK will be instrumental for us to cover mine and Dr. Deirdre Orceyre's time," said Dr. Mikhail Kogan, medical director at GWICM and lead researcher for this study. "We have also secured additional support from Quicksilver Scientific, a specialized laboratory that offers one of the best available mercury tests on the market. They will not only be providing us free mercury testing pre/post treatment but also a complete heavy metal panel on each patient. The proposed project will seek to further understand and demonstrate the link between mercury toxicity and hormonal cancers, specifically prostate & breast cancers but may be expanded to include all heavy metals."

We are excited about the preliminary study and our continued work with George Washington University and the Center for Integrative Medicine. Check out some photos from our trip!

MEET OUR NEW HIRE and HER PASSION IN NUTRITION!

In August, BUCK hired an Associate Executive Director, Caroline MacDonald is a second-degree student in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at La Salle University. She is majoring in Dietetics, in preparation to receive her Master's and become a licensed Registered Dietitian. 

A self-starter who has a passion for integrative therapies and how food can be used for medicinal purposes., Caroline is a perfect fit for the BUCK Cancer Foundation. Her role at BUCK is to assist with our social media presence, updating our website, and helping with administrative tasks. We are excited to have her join the BUCK Cancer Foundation!

Since our new Associate Executive Director is a future Registered Dietitian, we decided to highlight the importance of Nutrition and Healthy Eating. Good Nutrition is important for everyone, especially for people battling cancer. Eating well can help maintain strength and energy and decrease the risk of infection. 

Good nutrition starts with the essentials: carbohydrates, protein, fat, and water. Protein helps to ensure growth, repair body tissue, and to maintain a healthy immune system. Carbohydrates supply the body with the bulk of the calories it needs, and fats supply our bodies with energy, cell growth support, and cushioning for organs. Many of our essential nutrients can be met with fruits and cruciferous vegetables, which regulate enzymes and lower the risk of several types of cancers such as head and neck, esophageal, stomach, lung, pancreatic and prostate cancer. Water and fluids are also vital to health. Dehydration can cause headaches, muscle cramps, lack of energy, and confusion. 

Check out our Fall Newsletter below along with these helpful resource links for an introduction to Ayurvedic Medicine and to learn about certain foods can help ease the common discomforts due to cancer and its related treatments!

• https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/ayurvedic-medicine-in-depth
• https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/side-effects/appetite-loss/nutrition-pdq
• https://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorship-during-and-after-treatment/staying-active/nutrition.html
• https://www.oncolink.org/support/nutrition-and-cancer

DELIVERING SAFE HANDS!

In March, Eight Oaks Farm Distillery in New Tripoli, PA turned its operations to producing much-needed hand sanitizer for the local area. When BUCK reached out to them about donating a few cases so we could deliver them to cancer patients, they resoundingly said “YES”. Eight Oaks donated 6 cases of hand sanitizer that we picked up on April 21. Since then, BUCK’s masked bandits and their pups have made no-contact deliveries to Penn Medicine in Chester County, Sidney Kimmel at Jefferson in Philadelphia, Mercy Cancer Center in Delaware County and soon to be delivered to Crozer Chester Cancer Center in Broomall! We will be working with each hospital for our 2020 Warm Hugs from BUCK program in which we provide much-needed items to cancer patients (such as warm socks, water bottles, warm blankets or now, hand sanitizer!), which we will be planning for later this year. Thanks to Eight Oaks Farm Distillery and the great oncology teams at these wonderful local cancer centers – you are our heroes!!

If you would like to donate to BUCK for our Warm Hugs from BUCK program, please click HERE. Thanks for your support!

THEY WERE DANCING AND SINGING AND MOVIN’ TO THE GROOVIN’

At the Leap Year Boogie Bash on Saturday, February 29, the crowd put on their boogie shoes as Shake, Rattle& Soul headlined our Oldies Dance Party! We raised almost $4,000 for BUCK and want to thank everyone who came out and those who bought our Give Me One More Chance raffle tickets. We couldn’t do what we do without our great supporters. We also want to thank our amazing 2020 Sponsors - Herr’s Snacks, Oliver Heating & Cooling, @GriffithInsurance.

Check out a clip from the Boogie Bash ---> https://youtu.be/X_y_J8kqzMQ

SAVE THE DATE - FEBRUARY 29, 2020!!

Get out your best bell bottom jeans and put on your boogie shoes, we are having an Oldies Dance Party featuring Lehigh Valley’s Shake, Rattle & Soul! Doors open at 4:30 pm. 

There will be an acoustic opening act, Twisted Pair, and SRS should take the stage around 6:30 pm. We will also be holding our amazing Tiered Raffle (over 20 chances to win!!). You can check out the raffle items and buy your tickets on our website store (click HERE). You don’t need to be present to win but why would you miss this event?!?

www.buckcancerfoundation.org/events.php

GIVING HUGS ON GIVING TUESDAY!

On Tuesday, December 3, BUCK visited the cancer patients at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health in Philadelphia and hand out warm blankets that were handmade with love by Voya employees in West Chester and BUCK volunteers. It was a heart-warming way to give back on #GivingTuesday.

Thanks to Voya, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and the wonderful cancer patients who made us feel so welcome!

HOLIDAY GIFTING = HOLIDAY GIVING!!

This holiday season, give the gift of Giving. It’s easy – click on the Give A Buck Now! button at the top of the page (or click here) and make a donation to BUCK. Then download the Happy Holidays from BUCK card below for your loved one. They will LOVE it! And remember, more than 93 cents of each dollar go towards our mission.

To print Holiday Card properly, print as double sided and flip pages on long end. There are two cards in the pdf file. Cut in half and fold. You are ready to gift!

HOLIDAY CARD 

TAI CHI & AI-INDUCED JOINT PAIN.

In June, our Board approved a $5,000 medical research grant to Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health. This grant is to study the effects Tai Chi has on relieving aromatase inhibitor (AI)-induced joint pain in breast cancer survivors. The study is led by Kuang-Yi Wen, PhD.

“We are very excited about the grant from the BUCK Cancer Foundation for this study.” Kuang-Yi said. “Aromatase inhibitors-induced arthralgia (joint pain) has clearly been an important though understudied problem among postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Up to half of women on aromatase inhibitor therapy may have significant joint pain, which can lead to discontinuation of the medicine, but there are few proven therapies to help women with this troublesome side effect.”

BUCK visited the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Support and Welcome Center on Tuesday, September 12, to tour the facility, meet the researcher and present the check! The Cancer Support Center offers free support groups, classes, counseling and more for cancer patients, caregivers, and anyone touched by the disease. 

Congratulations, Kuang-Yi Wen and Jefferson Health! Please follow the link below to read our Press Release.

PRESS RELEASE 

OUR BOARD HAS SURE BEEN BUSY!

During our last submission period ending April 30, we received a lot of great applications from students. After a thorough review of each application, our Board decided to approved another tuition-assistance grant for $1,000 as part of our Pay A BUCK Forward (PABF) program. This grant was made possible because of a legacy donation from Stephen J. McElvarr. 

And the winner is...Jocelyn Flay, a student pursuing her Masters of Acupuncture Studies at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies! Jocelyn's work with the Nutritional Wellness Center in Palmyra, New Jersey, and her passion for Reiki, complement her formal education from Rutgers Unversity and the Won Institute. These experiences, as well as her holistic approach to integrative care, made her a great candidate for our PABF Grant. Our press release is at the link below. Congratulations, Jocelyn!

The BUCK Cancer Foundation offers two grant periods and awards at least one educational grant a year. BUCK’s goal is to help fund the education of future physicians supportive of integrative medicine. The President of BUCK, Lori Nonnemaker, stated that, “BUCK is focused on making integrative oncology standard cancer care in America.” BUCK’s next educational grant period opens on November 1 and ends December 31, 2019. See more about our Pay A BUCK Forward Program here.  

Our press release is at the link below. Congratulations, Kimberly!!

PRESS RELEASE 

AND THE WINNER IS...

Our Board did it again. We approved another educational grant for $4,000 as part of our Pay A BUCK Forward program to Kimberly Cabe, a graduate student majoring in Integrative Medicine at George Washington University! Kimberly’s practice as a family nurse practitioner, combined with her continuing education through multiple graduate programs made her stand out from other applicants.  These experiences, combined with her passion for integrative medicine made her a great candidate.

The BUCK Cancer Foundation offers two grant periods and awards at least one educational grant a year. BUCK’s goal is to help fund the education of future physicians supportive of integrative medicine. The President of BUCK, Lori Nonnemaker, stated that, “BUCK is focused on making integrative oncology standard cancer care in America.” BUCK’s next educational grant period opens on November 1 and ends December 31, 2019. See more about our Pay A BUCK Forward Program here.  

Our press release is at the link below. Congratulations, Kimberly!!

PRESS RELEASE 

OUR NEXT PAY A BUCK FORWARD GRANT! (November 30, 2018)

On November 30, BUCK traveled down to George Washington University to present our next Pay A BUCK Forward tuition assistance grant of $5,000 to Tatiana Znayenko-Miller, a graduate student majoring in integrative medicine at GWU. Congratulations to Tatiana!

WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF WARM BLANKETS! Warm Hugs at Voya (November 27, 2018)

Thanks to all of the Voya employees at the West Chester, PA location for volunteering on #GivingTuesday to make warm blankets for cancer patients in the Chester County area. More than 30 blankets have been made so far! We will hand these out in January. If you are interested in doing a similar volunteer event at your company, please email info@buckcancerfoundation.org. Please share!

THE BANDS ROCKED BUCKFEST 2018!! (October 7, 2018)

A Big BUCK Thanks to AfroBear, The Walton Marquette Project and Reed Brothers Band for 3 amazing shows! Thanks to Sprout Music Collective and Alex for their accommodating and generous nature. And thanks to Longwood Gardens, Limoncello West Chester, Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant, FogoDeChao Brazilian SteakHouse, GIANT Food Stores and Regal Cinemas Downingtown 16 & IMAX for their generous gift cards, which made amazing date night packages! Check out some pics and videos from BUCKFest 2018. Give me a B, Give me a U, Give me a C, Give me a K - what's that spell? B U C K ! ! !

ITS OFFICIAL!! Our Second Medical Research Grant (September 21, 2018)

On September 21, 2018, we officially announced the winner of our 2018 medical research grant of $5,000. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, located in Burlington, MA, was awarded the grant to fund a randomized controlled trial on the benefits of receiving acupuncture in the hospital after a mastectomy or a mastectomy with breast reconstructive surgery compared to usual care, which is to wait until after the two week post-surgical follow up. Jonathan B. Ammen, M.Ed., M.Ac., Lic.Ac., an acupuncturist at Lahey Hospital has been working on the acupuncture trial. “Pain following mastectomy and, in particular, mastectomy with reconstructive surgery is a significant cause of suffering to patients,�? said Ammen. “Acupuncture has a history of usefulness in the treatment of chronic and acute pain and has demonstrated efficacy in studies of postsurgical pain. The BUCK grant will cover the treatment and research supplies for the patients participating in this trial.�?

PAY A BUCK FORWARD! Stipend Grant Awarded (May 26, 2018)

On May 26th, BUCK awarded $1,000 to Margaret O’Brien, a second year medical student at the University of Texas, who was selected for a summer rotation in the integrative medicine unit at MD Anderson Cancer Center. We want to congratulate Margaret for her admission into the program and winning our $1,000 stipend grant!

2018 Have A Beer 4 BUCK: DRINK BEER, BUCK CANCER! (April 27, 2018)

Drinking beer raised over $1,200 towards our mission. Thanks to everyone who Had A Beer 4 BUCK!! Check out some of the photos from our great day at Levante Brewing on Saturday, April 28. We were join by Jan Roberts, LCSW, MSS, MA and Jahan Marcu, Ph.D. who helped answer questions on medical cannabis and make connections for those who have been unable to find a doctor certified in prescribing medical cannabis in PA. A big BUCK thanks to Levante for hosting our 3rd Annual Have A Beer 4 BUCK!!

2018 Birthday Bash: THE BASH ROCKED! (February 25, 2018)

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to the 3rd Annual Birthday Bash at Sprout Music Collective in West Chester. We raised over $3,600 towards our mission! Thanks to The Walton Marquette Project, Venom Blues and The New Locals band, who rocked the house. We want to thank all of the merchants that donated goods and to Herr's for sponsoring The Bash! Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Soul, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wegmans, Tesla Motors, Sovana Bistro, Two Stones Pub Kennett, Northbrook Canoe Company, Philadelphia Flyers, Bronx Zoo, Calista Grand Salon.

Our First Medical Research Grant (October 4, 2017)

We are very excited to announce that the BUCK Cancer Foundation has awarded its FIRST Medical Research Grant for $5,000!!! The recipient is Penn Medicine’s Perelman Center in Philadelphia, PA and will partially fund a feasibility study on the benefits of yoga on cancer patients who have solid tumors and are ongoing active radiation therapy. Our grant will fund the first 10 patients in the study. Thank you to everyone who has donated their time or money to BUCK!!

Brush Away Cancer (September 30, 2017)

On Saturday, September 30, we Brushed Away Cancer by painting pottery! It was fun, easy and helped raise some funds for our mission. Thanks for everyone who came out to Brush Away Cancer.

2nd Annual Warm Hugs from BUCK (2017)

On Wednesday 8/23 and Thursday 8/23, we held our 2nd Annual Warm Hugs from BUCK events and delivered over 120 water bottles to cancer patients in the Greater Philadelphia area to highlight the importance of hydration. Your Body LOVES Water!! Check out some of our photos from the "warmest" two days of the year!!

BUCK's Birthday Bash (3/5/17)

On Wednesday 8/23 and Thursday 8/23, we held our 2nd Annual Warm Hugs from BUCK events and delivered over 120 water bottles to cancer patients in the Greater Philadelphia area to highlight the importance of hydration. Your Body LOVES Water!! Check out some of our photos from the "warmest" two days of the year!! We want to thank the following local merchants and individuals for supporting our silent auction! Northbrook Canoe Company, Amani's BYOB in Downingtown, Filet of Soul in Downingtown, Philadelphia Eagles, Little Nest Portraits in Collegeville, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Z. Wei Restaurant in Exton, Duling-Kurtz House Restaurant & Country Inn in Exton, Philadelphia Flyers, Lehigh Valley Ironpigs, Allstate Insurance: Candy Vigorita, Debra Thierry, Jon Schwartz, Elena Lee and Don Yao!!

Have A Beer 4 BUCK (4/23/16)

On Saturday, April 23, 2016, the BUCK Cancer Foundation held its Spring fundraiser at Levante Brewing!!!! It was a beautiful day and we had such a great time seeing everyone, drinking some beer, and raising money for the BUCK Cancer Foundation with every sip! Thanks to everyone for attending!!

Warm Hugs from BUCK

The BUCK Cancer Foundation's Outreach Program to the local cancer community is called "Warm Hugs from BUCK" and we kicked it off at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia on February 24 by providing warm socks for cancer patients who get their treatment at the center.