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I have a little bit of new information about Tammy's Fund at Emory Winship Cancer Institute . David , Wil ,
Helena and I all went to take all the donations you helped us raise , on November 28th . One of the many people that
were there to help us through this process and explain how the money would be used ,were Jennifer Daly and Dr. Horowitz
. He was Tammy's Doctor . David and he decided the best way to use the money we raise every year , is on research , just like
Tammy wanted . There are Doctors there at Emory doing research on cervical cancer , and need grants to be able to do their
research . The grants are very limited , because there's not a big spotlight on cervical cancer research , YET . Hopefully
, little by little we can change that . But these Doctors , have to apply for these grants . Not every Dr. can get the money
. There's a process to it . When we find out who the Dr. is that got our 6,000 dollar grant , we will also find out what he
is doing with it , and what he found out with it . This process takes awhile , but as soon as I find out , I will let you
all know ! I am very very excited about ALL of this . We all left there with such a GOOD positive feeling . All the people
at Emory that we have been working with , have been so so good to us .
The other thing I learned , was about the foundation I want to start .
Dr. Horowitz and I discussed this at length , because it is so important to me , and to Tammy as well . He explained
to me , that without quite a substantial amount of money , to pay different people , to take care of books , advertise , lawyers
, etc. It could be done , but right off the top , everything we raise would first go to all those things first , and then
whatever was left , would go to our charity . Since we aren't that big yet , it wouldn't really leave much . But I am thinking
if we continue at this every year , eventually , we will make a name for ourselves , and then maybe we will have enough money
to start a foundation . Also , Emory already IS a 501-C3 foundation . So , we can kind of just go right underneath them for
now .Jennifer Daly and Dr. Horowitz have set up an account in Tammy's memory that will always be there now , and if someone
want a tax break for their contribution , they can mail the gift right to them , instead of going through our fund raiser
in October , and they will send them back a tax receipt for their charitable contribution .
I have included the address below if anyone wants to send money straight to them . This can be done any time of year
. It doesn't have to wait until October . Just make sure you still put " Tammy Pendergrass " in the memo still , or write
them a note saying who it is in memory of .
Thank you all so much for all you have done . You should know , Dr Tammy , was read all the names of all the people who
gave money in her name . We didn't read the amounts , because that wasn't important . Every $5 dollars counted towards this
6,000 dollars . But she knew , with every name , how many people loved her and were fighting for her cause right along
with her . And to those of you that gave after she passed , well , you know she knows that too .
Emory Winship
Cancer Institute
Development Office
1762 Clifton Road, Plaza 1000
Atlanta,
GA 30322
Checks
payable to Winship Cancer Institute.
Please
include a note with the memorial gift that gives Tammy's
name. All donations in Tammy's name will go to cervical cancer research.
Below
I have included a link to a very very important website . Dr. Tammy did an interview with them about 2 weeks before she passed
away . It was a very informative interview . She talked about her feelings , her diagnoses , what she hoped to accomplish
, and what she wanted to see happen in the future with cervical cancer . It is not on the website yet . I am not sure when
they will be finished editing it , and putting it up . The men that interviewed her and filmed her , are the owners of cancer
quest , and were some of the kindest people I have ever met . Dr. Tammy at times , had problems staying focused on the subjects
, because of the pain drugs she was on , but they stayed right with her , and let her go at her own pace . Please pass the
word about this very informative , special website .
CancerQuest
is Emory's nationally recognized, multilingual website that provides a critical and unique communication service for
those who face a cancer diagnosis. Founded by Emory biology professor Gregg Orloff following his wife’s cancer diagnosis,
Cancer-Quest is available in Spanish, English, Russian, Italian and Chinese, and has been named by Scientific American as one of the top five Internet sites in the
Medicine category. Organizations linked to CancerQuest include the National Cancer
Institute, American Cancer Society, Science, Nature, The Journal of Cancer Education and the US Department of Education, among
others.
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