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Orland Park recognizes Christmas Without Cancer as Community Organization of the Month
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At a Village of Orland Park meeting, a representative of Christmas Without Cancer said the group — founded in 2003 — will expand services from its new Orland Park headquarters to support families battling cancer within a 30-mile radius.
At a Village of Orland Park meeting, a representative of Christmas Without Cancer thanked village officials for naming the group the Community Organization of the Month and outlined the nonprofit’s services for families facing cancer.
"We would like to thank the Village of Orland Park for recognizing Christmas Without Cancer as their Community Organization of the Month," the presenter for Christmas Without Cancer said. The presenter said the organization, founded in 2003 by a local oncology nurse, provides year-round support to local families battling cancer.
The presenter added, "This is our first time operating out of a headquarters. We're super excited to be in Orland Park and expand our services, which will include support groups to our recipients." The organization said it operates from the new Orland Park headquarters and serves people within a 30-mile radius: "We help within a 30 mile radius of our headquarters here in Orland Park," the presenter said.
The presenter described financial grants as a form of assistance the group offers, citing help for mortgages, rent and car payments as examples. No formal vote or action was recorded; the remarks were presented as an acknowledgment and informational update.
Christmas Without Cancer said the new headquarters will allow it to broaden services, including adding support groups, and the group expressed gratitude for the village recognition.
