Home Helpers and the Great Guys Group Contribute $500 to Riddle Hospital’s Cancer Center
MEDIA, PA (November 28, 2011) – Home Helpers Delaware Valley Marketing co-op (offices serving Bucks County, Berks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley and South Jersey) in collaboration with the Great Guys Group, a non-profit organization that provides financial resources to families burdened by cancer, has donated $500 to The Riddle HealthCare Foundation to support the Family Resource Center at the Riddle Hospital Cancer Center.
Riddle Hospital, through The Riddle HealthCare Foundation, a non-profit charitable group, established the Family Resource Center to enhance the experience of cancer patients and their caregivers at the Cancer Center when coming in for treatments. Maryann Dotts, Mary Jo Grove and Judith Sharbaugh are just a few of the volunteers that help on a weekly basis. All three are cancer survivors and received treatment from Riddle. The volunteers provide lunches, snacks, coffee, daily newspapers, and most important, a welcome smile.
In October, Home Helpers teamed up with the Great Guys Group to host the Ruby 5k Run & Walk. Proceeds raised were in excess of $6,000. This donation was made possible as part of Home Helpers’ and the Great Guys Group’s commitment to the communities they serve.
“We are just thrilled to receive this donation,” said Dotts, Committee Chairperson for Riddle’s Cancer Center Advisory Committee that runs the Family Resource Center. “Because of organizations like Home Helpers and Great Guys Group, we are able to continue to provide the little things that make a big difference to our patients.”
“The Family Resource Center and the Cancer Center Advisory Committee was selected as one of our recipients because my business partner and friend John Squires received great care during his treatment for lung cancer,” said Tom Carroll, President of the Home Helpers co-op. “Not only did John see first-hand how the Center helps people, but is a huge supporter in what they do.”
Home Helpers offers a full range of non-medical caregiving services for people coping with a lifelong illness or disability, those recuperating from a recent surgery or hospitalization and seniors. Home Helpers’ mission is to empower its clients to have the best possible life experience given their own personal situation.
The Great Guys Group is dedicated to Bringing Hope Home to the community by financially and emotionally supporting local cancer patients and their families. With the donations it receives, the organization is directly helping to keep families who are battling cancer in their homes, with the lights on, heat on and phones working. “We are honored to be a part of this donation,” said Paul Isenberg, CEO and Founder of Great Guys Group. “Every dollar theFamilyResourceCenter receives impacts every person that walks through their doors.”
About The Riddle HealthCare Foundation
The Riddle HealthCare Foundation was established in 2002 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Foundation's purpose is to encourage philanthropic support ofRiddleHospitaland to assist the hospital in fulfilling its mission to provide quality healthcare and superior service in order to promote and improve the quality of life in its communities.
About Home Helpers
The Home Helpers full range of non-medical care services empowers clients to have the best possible life experience given their own personal situation, enabling them to live healthier, happier and more rewarding lives in the privacy, safety and comfort of their own homes. Home Helpers offices are locally owned and operated franchises, backed by a national network of resources who believe in serving their communities by providing the best personal care services for their clients. For more information, visit homehelpersphilly.com.
About Great Guys Group
A non-profit 501(c)3 organization based inWayne,Pa., Great Guys Group serves cancer patients and their families by connecting them with benefactors that provide services to improve their lives. The mission of Great Guys Group is to alleviate the stress of cancer by finding caretakers for children, assisting with medical bills or donating money for groceries and other everyday expenses. The organization hosts various fundraising events throughout the year, including the annual Great Guys Group Dinner, golf outings and exclusive meetings with local celebrities and CEOs. Great Guys also contributes to the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge of the American Cancer Society.
*Pictured from left: Amy Forkin, Family Navigator-Great Guys Group; Lauren Rubenstein, Community Events Coordinator-Great Guys Group; Tom Carroll, President-Home Helpers Delaware Valley Marketing Co-op; Peg Galipeau, President-Home Helpers Downingtown, Paul Isenberg, CEO and Founder-Great Guys Group, Greg Scheck, Owner-Home Helpers Lansdale, Steve Derby, VP for Development-The Riddle HealthCare Foundation; John Marley, President-Home Helpers Lower Montgomery; Michelle Brown, President-Home Helpers Drexel Hill; Mary Jo Grove, Cancer Center Advisory Committee Volunteer, Maryann Dotts, Chairperson-Riddle’s Cancer Center Advisory, Dr. Jessie DiNome, Riddle Medical Liaison and Radiation Oncologist; and Judith Sharbaugh, Cancer Center Advisory Committee Volunteer.