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Frieda Weeks
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
Hope for Heather Delivers Holiday Cheer
December 2020 Hope for Heather volunteers gathered at Chuck Hafners Market in North Syracuse to deliver some Christmas cheer to families we support. Our volunteers spent the afternoon delivering 30 holiday poinsettia plants as a surprise and to spread some joy! Thank you to our volunteers and to Hafners for assisting us in our mission! #chuckhafner #hafners #ovariancancer #awareness #localsupport #Poinsetti
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Hope For Heather
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Bell Home Team Donates Time & Money for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
October 2020 Syracuse, NY Mark and Katerine Bell Co-Chair-people in 2019 Katherine and Mark Bell (shown) principals at the Bell Home Team in October of 2020 donated $1,000 to ovarian cancer awareness. The Bell Home Team has been a supporter of Hope for Heather's mission since 2015 donating a total of $2,780. In 2019 Mark and Katherine were our honorary chair-people for the Hope Fashion Show. Katherine started the Teal Ribbon Run that year with an emotional rendition of the na
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Hope For Heather
- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
Peppino's Syracuse Raises Funds for Hope for Heather
October 9, 2020 - Syracuse, NY Our “Teal Tuesday” pizza campaign raised $912.00 for Hope for Heather! John Vig-Vigliotti is an official Man of Teal and we look forward to supporting their Organization and efforts to raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer next year too! Peppino's is a family owned full service restaurant and catering company serving residents and businesses across Central New York since 1968. https://www.mypeppinos.com #localbusiness #peppinos #OvarianCa
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Hope For Heather
- Sep 20, 2020
- 1 min
Chuck Hafner's Farm Market Hosts Register Roundup for Ovarian Cancer Sept. 2020
September 2020 - North Syracuse, NY September 2020 - North Syracuse garden center, Chuck Hafner's, hosted a register roundup event in memory of co-founder Linda Hafner, a 2018 ovarian cancer angel. As customers presented their plant and vegetable purchases they were given the opportunity to donate their change for ovarian cancer awareness and research. The event raised over $5,000 and then Chuck Hafner matched the donations for an event total of $10,107. In memory of Linda,
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Hope For Heather
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
Marisa (Fratto) Corcoran - Donates for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
September 2020 Syracuse, NY Former Syracuse resident and friend to Heather Weeks, Marisa Fratto Corcoran, now residing in Atlanta, GA. with husband Eric Corcoran, hosted a fundraiser for ovarian cancer awareness during the month of September. Marisa agreed to donate a portion of their business proceeds for the month of September to Hope for Heather in memory of Heather Weeks. This fundraiser generated $13,200 for the mission of Hope for Heather. COVID and distance did not
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sharriger
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Memory of Hafner's co-founder honored during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
North Syracuse, NY - by Farah Jadran All month-long, when you round up your total at the register at Chuck Hafner's Farmers Market and Garden Center in North Syracuse - the store will donate the added change To Hope for Heather. The non-profit provides ovarian cancer education, funds research and provides patient support in Central New York. Linda Hafner, the co-founder of the family farmers market and garden center, passed away in November of 2018 after a battle with ovarian
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Hope For Heather
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
$5K Grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation
June 2020 - Syracuse, NY The foundation provided a $5,000 grant to support the efforts of Hope for Heather volunteers spreading ovarian cancer awareness at the New York State Fair. Hope for Heather is proud to partner up in the fight to eliminate cancer through research and advocacy with the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation. The foundation provided a $5,000 grant to support the efforts of Hope for Heather volunteers spreading ovarian cancer awareness at the New York State Fair
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Hope For Heather
- Feb 8, 2020
- 1 min
Donation Check from Looking Glass Salon
February 8, 2020 - Phoenix, NY Danielle Osborne and team organized a cut and party event to raise funds for ovarian cancer awareness. They presented a check for $1,301 to Gary and Freida Weeks for ovarian cancer research. The looking glass salon is located in Pheonix, NY. Many thanks to Danielle and her salon team, friends and clients for raising awareness on ovarian cancer in Pheonix, NY area. #hopeforheather #awareness #donation #lookingglass #cancer #research
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Hope For Heather
- Nov 7, 2019
- 1 min
Hope for Heather Delivers 2019 $65,000 Research Grant
November 7, 2019 - Syracuse, NY For Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance of New York City. The monies donated will be used to sponsor research in new discoveries, better treatment methods, improved screening testing. Photo L to R: Jon Zeidman, Frieda Weeks, Audra Moran #HopeForHeather #Grants #Awareness #tealribbon
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Hope For Heather
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
End of Season Ice Cream Party - Max's Custard Stand
October 2019 - Seneca Falls, NY Bill Martin and family plus the Max's Custard Stand team held an end of season ice cream party and fund raiser for ovarian cancer research. Customers of Max's Custard lined up for free ice cream cones and were then encouraged to donate to Hope for Heather. Frieda and Gary Weeks were there to distribute awareness information on ovarian cancer. The event raised over $1,000 for ovarian cancer research. Many thanks to the Martin family and Max's te
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Hope For Heather
- Oct 5, 2019
- 1 min
Donation Check from Rock Teal Ya Drop
October 5, 2019 - Oswego, NY October 5th Oswego, NY - Dave Wolever organized a concert event that included friends and members of many of his previous regional bands. The event was a birthday party celebration for Kim who helped plan and manage the event. Kim was good friends with Mary Gosek and Cindy Nicotra. She stated the event was in memory of these two Oswego women that lost their lives to ovarian cancer. The event hall, BPO Elks #271, also made a donation of $500 for ov
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Hope For Heather
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
Fulton Girls Volleyball Hosts "Spike Teal" for Ovarian Cancer
October 2019 - Fulton, NY The Fulton Girls Volleyball team hosted a volleyball tournament called Spike Teal for ovarian cancer awareness. Ovarian cancer became an issue for this team when their coach Caroline Richardson was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. See Caroline Richardson's ovarian cancer story. The girls under the direction of Pat Hanlon and a team of volunteers, raised over $24,000 for ovarian cancer research and local awareness since inception in 2015. The one day S
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Hope For Heather
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
$5K Grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation
June 2019 - Syracuse, NY Hope for Heather is proud to partner with the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation to fight against cancer through research and advocacy. Their foundation provided a $5,000 grant to support the efforts of Hope for Heather volunteers spreading ovarian cancer awareness at the New York State Fair. With this grant, Hope for Heather was able to secure materials to distribute over 50,000 teal ribbons and ovarian cancer symptom cards to interested woman, familie
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