September 19, 2024
Cindi Bigelow, CEO of Fairfield-based Bigelow Tea, donates $100,000 to research into toxic side effects of immunotherapy, such as those that cause an interruption in her father David's treatment.
How Can We Help You?
Senior Administrative Assistant Yale School of Medicine Development
How Can I Host an Event?
Organizing a fundraising event to benefit Yale Cancer Center can be very rewarding. We appreciate the time and energy it takes to implement a successful event. We are happy to offer guidelines to assist you in making your efforts as successful as possible. Please contact us for further information.
Contact: Email Martha Palmer or call 919-593-6173.
How Can I Volunteer?
Patient Care Volunteers
At Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, volunteers are a vital element of the care that the patient will receive, providing information, hospitality and support through a variety of programs. Volunteers need not have personal experience with cancer but more importantly a desire to help individuals who do. For more information about the following opportunities please contact YNHH Volunteer Services at (203) 688-2297.
- Navigator volunteers help “navigate” the new patient and their family on their first appointment day. Greeting, providing information, answering questions and serving as a liaison between the patient and the physician team.
- Patient Aide volunteers provide support to patients receiving treatment and their families. They assist the treatment center staff in providing hospitality, conversation, and a warm, caring environment.
- Ambassadors assist individuals as they arrive and depart, providing directions and escorting patients and visitors as needed throughout the facility.
- Reiki volunteers are certified Reiki practitioners who provide a gentle, hands-on energy healing technique to patients.