Helping a non-profit continue to support women with late-stage ovarian cancer
Susan lives in Massachusetts. Her best friend was Patty, who years ago lost her fight with ovarian cancer. In her honor, Susan created “Ovations for the Cure”, a non-profit that supports women battling late-stage ovarian cancer by providing meals, housekeeping, transportation and other important services while they face the toughest time of their lives.
“Ovations for the Cure” is funded by events. When the stay-at-home order occurred, Susan was forced to cancel all her fundraisers. At the time, the organization had just enough resources to continue services for roughly two weeks. After that, these brave women would be without the support they relied on so deeply.
At the behest of a friend, and in her own words, “throwing out a final Hail Mary”, Susan reached out to Pandemic of Love. As fate (or lost loved ones) would have it, the person who read Susan’s form was a volunteer named Julia, whose mother, Helen, had died of ovarian cancer less than a year earlier.
Julia felt this was a sign from her mother. She believed her mother somehow led her to Susan’s form; and that her mom was fostering this connection.
Believe what you want, but this feeling inspired Julia to find matches for ALL the women being served by Ovations for the Cure. She matched them directly with donors who gifted more than $20,000 in less than two weeks. Julia and Susan still keep in touch weekly, share stories about Patty and Helen, and both believe that their loved ones had a big role in making this happen.
