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What is the GRACE Foundation?
Grand Island Area Cancer Endowment was established to assist local cancer patients, survivors and their families.
GRACE Foundation was established in 2008 as a member of the Grand Island Community Foundation.
This newly-established foundation was born out of the need and desire to help local cancer patients and their families in their fight with this deadly disease.
Local breast cancer survivors and dear friends, Lisa Willman and Julie Pfeifer, came to realize that everyone deals with diagnosis, treatment and survivorship differently. Their hope is to provide not only emotional support, but to have funds available through the foundation to assist with unique financial obligations and unmet needs for those fighting ALL types of cancer.
How can you help support the GRACE Foundation?
Check out the "Ways To Give" page to see how you can help support GRACE Foundation.
"To positively impact the lives of cancer patients and their families in the Grand Island area."
GRACE Featured Star
Women of the Year
When Julie Pfeifer was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2004, she was scared and didn’t know what to expect.
Eighteen months later, another woman in her social circle was also diagnosed and Pfeifer and Lisa Willman began to look to each other for support. “Now we’re more like sisters,” Willman said.
Read more about The Independent’s 2011 Women of the Year.
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Events
The Race for GracePlease join us on April 14, 2012 for the 2nd Annual Race for GRACE to support the GRACE Foundation (Grand Island Area Cancer Endowment). All proceeds...
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Race for Grace 2012
Order Your Custom Bib!
Want a wonderful way to pay tribute to those we remember and to those we celebrate on Race day? Introducing 2012 back bibs that can be personalized with pictures and messaging.
Click here to order yours now!Get your Butterfly!
Click here to purchase a butterfly for $5 to honor a friend or loved one affected by cancer. Each person's name you select to honor will be printed on a butterfly that will line the 10K or 2-Mile Courses and a duplicate butterfly will be displayed near the Grand Theatre area.