October 2024

LINK TO HOPE NEWSLETTER

A message from the Executive Director - Melissa Karrer

Hi Friends,

As the crisp air arrives and leaves begin to change, we are reminded of the beauty of transformation and the power of community.

October is a busy month for us at Kentucky CancerLink, as it comes with many opportunities to connect with community partners for outreach events. This month, we will be attending health fairs, walks and runs and Paint the Town Pink events from Pikeville to Paducah. We will also continue to link women in Kentucky to no-cost mammogram screenings and provide support for those in need of wigs, bras, prostheses, or lymphedema garments.

We are incredibly grateful for your continued support and dedication. Together, we can provide vital resources and be a link to hope to those in need. Stay tuned for more updates and stories of inspiration throughout the month.

Cheers,

Melissa

WKYT - Link to Hope

Each month on WKYT, a Link to Hope story is featured with Amber Philpott.

Our most recent story features a Lexington resident who has made it her mission, in memory of her dear friend, to ensure women in Kentucky are aware of the ovarian cancer screening program.

Click here to view segments!

THANK YOU to WKYT for your partnership!

For information, including risk factors and more, about breast and liver cancer-click the links below:

Click here for information about breast cancer

Click here for information about liver cancer

Grateful Patient

Virtual Tour!

Click here for a virtual tour of our KCL office!

Out and About

Melanie attended Baptist Health Louisville's 3rd Annual Community against Cancer Block Party on Sat., Sep. 14th. We love taking part in this fun event, with so many other wonderful organizations, to raise awareness and to make cancer screenings fun!

Melanie attended Mt. Nebo Baptist Church's Fun Festival in Louisville on Sat., Sep. 21st. KCL was there to provide education and awareness of cancer screening guidelines and provided an opportunity for average risk individuals to get screened for colon cancer with an at-home FIT test.

Thank You!

THANK YOU to our 10th Annual Links to Hope

Golf Scramble sponsors!

KCL hosted our 10th annual Links to Hope charity golf scramble on Tuesday, Sep. 16 at Champions golf course in Nicholasville. It was a fun day, and the weather turned out perfect. Thank you to all who participated.

Ways to GIVE BACK!

Did you know we have an Amazon wish list?

One of our greatest needs is $25 Visa gift cards we use to send to cancer patients to help them travel to and from treatment appointments.

Amazon gift cards, in any amount, help us purchase nutritional supplements, durable medical equipment, and other items to help patients who are experiencing a cancer diagnosis.

Click here to shop our Amazon wish list

Kroger Community Rewards

Support Kentucky CancerLink’s mission at your local grocery store! We are pleased to be a part of the Kroger Community Rewards program.

It’s easy!! Just go to: https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards to register your Kroger card. The ID#

for Kentucky CancerLink is TG249.

Share your ideas and resources! Do you know of something that might be useful to the cancer community? Let us know, and we may share it in future publications.

Email Melanie Hunter at melanieh@kycancerlink.org

Delicious Ideas

Chili Mac

October is the official kick off for soup & chili season in our house and this is one of our family favorites.

If you have someone who isn't crazy about beans, this is a great cozy recipe for a crisp, fall evening. It's hearty & delicious and involves lots of cheese.

Click here for recipe!

Jiffy Mix Cornbread

This is the perfect side dish for soups and chilis and this recipe uses two boxes of classic jiffy mix, that deliciously sweet cornbread that comes in a little blue box.

There's no measuring, which makes this recipe so easy. Just add a couple of ingredients to the mix & it's ready to go into the oven.

Click here for recipe!

Pumpkin Chili

We're going strong with our pumpkin theme with this recipe. The addition of pumpkin gives this chili lots of added nutrition including vitamins A & C.

This recipe can become vegetarian or vegan by omitting the meat and using vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth.

Click here for recipe!

Link to Hope Podcast

Kentuckians need hope today. Link 2 Hope is a monthly podcast featuring community partners discussing ways to remove barriers for Kentuckians in need of screening, diagnosis and treatment for cancer.

New episodes available! Click HERE.

Is there a topic that you would like to hear about? Contact Melanie Hunter at melanieh@kycancerlink.org to share your ideas!

Thank you to our partner, RunSwitch PR!

Available on whichever platform you listen to your podcasts. Subscribe to be informed when new episodes are added!

Every donation counts...

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Thank you for being a link to hope!

KENTUCKY CANCERLINK

2425 Regency Road, Suite B

Lexington, KY 40503

Phone: 859-309-1700

Toll-Free: 877-597-4655

Fax: 859-368-8418