We will be choosing another recipient for our 2012 Festival Philanthropy Program in the Spring of 2012.
Our 2011 Festival Philanthropy Program recipient was
Embrace Your Sisters (EYS). Embrace Your Sisters (EYS) fills a unique niche in breast cancer services by providing short-term emergency financial assistance to residents of Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates counties in New York. Many people diagnosed with breast cancer are unable to work during their illness or treatment, adding a huge financial toll to an already difficult struggle. Assistance from EYS eases the financial difficulties of unpaid bills and helps friends focus on their health and families. A grant from EYS can help friends dealing with mounting co-pays and medical expenses. This emergency funding can also help with rent/mortgages, utilities, and other necessary expenses in order to improve the quality of their lives and maintaining a stable environment during their battle. EYS can also provide longer-term help with practical, emotional health and other vital services.
Each year our previous charties are also presented with checks. Over $110,500 has been donated to local charities during the past eleven years. OPA!
