Inspire & Unite:

CFOH Inspires and Unites Our Members By: 

• promoting fundraising
• offering educational programs
• encouraging service to those impacted by cancer
 
The continuum of care addresses all ages and focuses on prevention, treatment, and recovery. 

Fundraising efforts will result in seed grants to support research and provide funds to support clinical and educational services 

Educational program presentations will foster education in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery

Volunteer service to the cancer care community is encouraged by the CFOH's membership

Good Times Raising Funds
to Save Lives:
From The President:
Dear Cancer Fighters,

2018 is well underway and we are busily enacting and proposing plans to support the mission of Cancer Fighters of Houston, Inc.(CFOH)  We are pleased that our membership has continued to increase.  Clearly many people resonate with our three prong focus supporting Service, Research and Education. 
Many new technology advances are making their way into our organization with our website, links, electronic check-in at our events, giving programs through Randalls (#12607 at the register) and Amazon Smile (designate Cancer Fighters).  More will be in the works such as Kroger, HEB, Whole Foods and FlipGive.  Our goal is more communication with our membership, maintaining better records from sponsored events and connect with new donation sources.
I am delighted to lead a group of very committed, dedicated and compassionate women.  Certainly the wisdom to form this organization in 1980 is visionary.  I wanted to share our giving report for Research and Service that we have received from Baylor College of Medicine, MD Anderson, Methodist Research Institute and The Rose. 
  • Baylor College of Medicine reports that our contribution to researchers since 1989 is $275,000.
  • MD Anderson gives us a summary of contributions to researchers starting in 1987 that totals $622,752.
  • Methodist Research Institute summarizes the recent contributions on file to researchers as $65,000.
  • The Rose Breast Diagnostic Center shares that in support of their service to women who have given  $348,066  since 1980.
So a grand total for giving to these institutions in Houston is $1,316,818.  Now with the dedication and determination of Dolores Melton, Miwa Sakashita and Suzie Wilkes we have developed more fully our Education mission arm through a dinner lecture series.  It is our goal that a future scholarship fund will be developed.
We hope this donation report will inspire present and future giving as CFOH has been a very responsible steward of all funds given to the organization.  We look forward to seeing everyone at CFOH Events in 2018.  Please bring a friend and help us share our mission of success in Houston philanthropy. 
Please plan to attend our Spring Gala on Friday, May 11, at The Forest Club off Memorial Dr, from 7-11pm.  Save that date!!!
Respectfully and thankfully submitted,
Denise M. Fredette MS, PT, MT, CSTS, NCTMB
CFOH 2018 President

Two Thousand and Eighteen​
BOARD OF OFFICERS 

Denise Fredette- President
Sheri Hamm - VP Development
Linda Jones- VP Membership
Miwa Sakashita - VP Education
Lora Sundbeck- Treasurer
Suzie Wilkes - Parliamentarian
Judy Cobb - Recording Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Carol Frankmann - Director
Nancy Johnson - Director
Zoraida Gillebaard - Director
Christina Fisher - Director
Maureen Hay - Director
Barbara Miller - Director
Neera Chopra - Director
​Rima Corral - Director