Pink Tulip Project 2009-2010 -

The Pink Tulip Project is a fund raising project that benefits the
Women's Cancer Fund at the Maine Cancer Foundation.

Established in 2001, the Women's Cancer Fund insures that resources are always available for breast and other cancers that affect women. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, and ranks second among cancer deaths in women behind lung cancer. The mission of the Women's Cancer Fund remains the same as the Foundations with grants awarded through competitive, open peer review.

The Pink Tulip Project is a growing source of funds for the Women's Cancer Fund. 100% of all funds raised by the registered gardens of the Pink Tulip Project go directly to the Women's Cancer Fund. Since 2006, the Pink Tulip Project has contributed $165,000 to the fund.

Combined with additional breast cancer fundraisers throughout the year, memorial and other gifts, the Women's Cancer Fund has become a significant source of funding in Maine for cancer research, community education and patient support.

2009-2010 Research Grants

Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough: Functional Tests of PODXL?s Contributions to Tumorigenesis, $80,000
University of Maine, Orono: Improved Cancer Detection Through the Use of Engineered Nanoparticle Bioconjugates, $78,292
Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, Brewer, Role of MicroRNA-10b in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Tumorigenesis and Progression, $72,059
Maine Medical Center, Portland: Predicting Quality of Life Outcomes after Prostate Cancer Treatment, $45,295
Jackson Lab, Bar Harbor; Validating S100A6 as a Novel Marker and Potential Therapeutic Target of Brain Cancer Cells, $80,000

2009-2010 Education or Patient Support Grants

Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer to provide training for support group facilitators, $5,000
Mercy Hospital, Portland for a breast cancer survivor exercise and wellness program, $3,500
Maine Breast Cancer Coalition to meet the needs of underserved and uninsured breast cancer patients, $7,500
Cancer Community Center, South Portland to support and expand the buddy to buddy program, $6,000
Northern Maine Oncology Nurse Society to provide oncology nurse certification exam training, $5,000
Camp Sunshine, Casco so that one family affected by cancer may attend camp, $1,500
Down East Hospice, Washington County to support end of life care, $5,000
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston to train providers for a new palliative care program: $4,000
York County Community Action to provide transportation to treatment and appointments, $8,000
Regional Medical Center of Lubec, for a county wide cancer conference, $7,500
York Hospital to support an exercise program for patients, $3,500
Cancer Care Support Center of York County, to provide nutritional support and education, $7,000
Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, to provide free colon cancer screening for clients of Portland?s Free Clinic, $6,839
Healthy Island Project, Deer Isle to underwrite local support group meetings, $2,500
Maine General Medical Center, Augusta for a region-wide ?No Polyp, No Cancer? colon cancer education and awareness initiative, $10,000
Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center, Ellsworth, to establish a regional cancer committee, $2,500
Healthy Community Coalition, Wilton, for area wide cancer education and awareness programming, $10,000

To view more grants awarded by Maine Cancer Foundation visit www.mainecancer.org.

Maine Cancer Foundation, PO Box 553, Portland, ME 04112
207-773-2533 pinktulips@mainecancer.org