Press Release

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fundraising Committee has been hard at work getting its 2023 calendar of events scheduled.

The Cancer Care Fund of Kosciusko County exists to help ease the financial burdens felt by patients and their families. Since the patients are often unable to continue working during treatment, a cancer diagnosis can be financially devastating.

The fund assists Kosciusko County cancer patients and their families with a variety of needs. The goal of the fund is to allow the patient to focus more on treatment and recovery, and less on financial difficulties. 2022 offered a variety of strong fundraising events that successfully raised a total of $134,643, assisting 29 clients/families in the county.

The success of these events is the result of a caring team consisting of tireless volunteers, engaged attendees, and, of course, financial support from individuals and the corporate community. Committee members raised $84,601 in 2020 and $131,140 in 2021.

In 1999, a group of Kosciusko County citizens banded together to raise funds to assist individual cancer patients with a golf outing and auction. Today, the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fundraising Committee organizes many events throughout the year.

The committee will host the following events in 2023:

• 5:30-11 p.m. May 19 – Dueling Pianos fundraiser, cocktails, dinner and live auction at The Owl’s Nest, North Webster. Tickets are available online.
• June 16 – glow golf, The Tempos from Indy, and Big Mouth BBQ at Wawasee Golf Club, Syracuse.
• Aug. 31 – charity golf event at Maxwelton Golf Club, Syracuse.
• Oct. 1 – Power of Pink champagne brunch and designer purse auction at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club, Leesburg.

Event times and updates can be found on the Cancer Care Fund of Kosciusko County Facebook page.