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Member - Board of Directors
ORGANIZATION: HANDS FOR HOLLY MEMORIAL FUND
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2 people are interested
As a Member of the Hands for Holly Memorial Fund Board Of Directors (BOD), you will work with other board members to provide leadership and fiduciary oversight of the organization. You will serve as a Mission Ambassador and provide strategic governance. You will work to enhance the organization's public standing and trust.
Appointment Term: 2 yearsTime Commitment: 2-6 hours quarterly (approx)
A full description of the role can be provided upon request.
Co-Founded by 14 year-old Holly Wade while she was fighting and lost her battle with brain cancer, our vision is to provide a continuum of assistance for families caring for a child with cancer through direct financial assistance and access to financial planning and education.
Cancer Related Financial Toxicity (CRFT) refers to the out-of-pocket expenses that patients incur during and after cancer treatment. It can affect quality of life and even prevent patients from receiving their cancer treatment. Often a cancer diagnosis can lead families into financial ruin, and so we help by paying essential expenses (i.e. mortgage, utilities, transportation, etc.). We seek to alleviate financial stress and give families the ability to focus on accessing care, getting well, and being at their child's bedside when they need them the most. Over the past three years, Hands for Holly has bridged partnerships with Levine Children’s Hospital, Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital, and St. Jude of Charlotte to donate more than $450,000 to families, helping over 1,350 people
Serving on a nonprofit board can be a very rewarding way to give back! Please forward a copy of your resume, or your LinkedIn.com url (info@handsforholly.com or holly@handsforholly.org) to us if you are interested in this opportunity. We invite you to visit our website (www.handsforholly.org) to learn more about the work we do.
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About HANDS FOR HOLLY MEMORIAL FUND
Location:
PO BOX 49202, CHARLOTTE, NC 28277, US
Mission Statement
Hands for Holly is a 501(c)3 charity that was co-founded by 14-year old Holly Wade as she was battling brain cancer. Hands for Holly's mission is to provide financial assistance to families in need caring for a child with cancer. Our vision is to eliminate Cancer Related Financial Toxicity (CRFT) by providing a continuum of assistance for families caring for a child with cancer through direct financial assistance and access to financial planning and education. We do this by paying essential expenses (i.e. mortgage, utilities, transportation, etc.) to alleviate financial stress and give families the ability to focus on accessing care, getting well, and being at their child's bedside when they need them the most.
Description
Our story began on December 10, 2015, two days before Co-Founder Holly Ann Wade’s 14 th birthday, when an MRI uncovered a tumor resting in the thalamus section of her brain. It was during Holly’s treatments that Holly and her parents learned of the profound financial needs of families caring for children with pediatric cancer. They met families who had to decide whether to pay a medical bill or the mortgage, or to stay with their hospitalized child or go to work. Witnessing how cancer had altered other families’ lives concerned Holly greatly and she wanted to help do something about it. Unfortunately, Holly lost her battle on July 1, 2016, but not before she worked with her mother to define the mission of the Hands for Holly Memorial Fund. Over the past three years, Hands for Holly has bridged partnerships to donate more than $450,000 to families, helping over 1,350 people.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Bi-Monthly meetings in CharlotteCharlotte, NC 28277
DATE POSTED
September 24, 2019
SKILLS
- Children Medical Services
- Legal (General)
- Accounting
- Market Research / Analysis
- Event Planning / Management
- Case Work / Management
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Approximately 2 hours per month.