Desert Charities News - Jan-Feb-Mar 2025

Page 8 Desert Charities News – www.desertcharities.com • www.dcnnews.com January/February/March 2025 www.redcross.org/socal 251201-16 12/23 DURINEGMERGENCIES Volunteer. Give Blood. Donate. Take a Class. Visit redcross.org/SoCal or call 1 -800-RED CROSS to learn more. We invite you and others to join the American Red Cross mission by volunteering, giving blood, learning lifesaving skills or making a financial donation. Your support helps ensure families don’t face emergencies alone. American Red Cross of Riverside County | Palm Desert Office | Located inside the Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce Building 72559 CA-Highway 111 | Palm Desert, CA 92260 “Thanks to strategic partnerships, DCF leverages funding; every $1 raised translates to over $10 in care,” explained Mark Scheibach, DCF executive director. “We work closely with our local cancer centers, Desert Regional Comprehensive Cancer Center and Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, to ensure the availability Founded in 1994 to help pay for cancer care for local residents who lacked insurance or sufficient funds to pay for medical care, Desert Cancer Foundation (DCF) – in 2023 alone – provided $370,000 for bills totaling more than $5.7 million, assisting more than 150 patients. continued on page 41