Voices of Hope Story

The Voices of Hope raised money for the Angel Foundation, a Minnesota charity founded in 2001. The Angel Foundation fulfills unmet non-medical needs by providing education and support for them through its Facing Cancer Together (FaCT) program.

FaCT holds education seminars, family activities, and other programs. The Foundation also provides direct financial assitance with rent, mortgage, groceries and gas, phone and utility bill payments. This means that cancer patients won’t have to decide between purchasing their medication, or food and shelter for their families. Furthermore, the Foundation focuses on non-medical needs because there are already many organizations raising money for cancer research.

Indeed, Eastview senior and singer Kelsey Reger reports that her choir director Judy Sagen decided to work in conjunction with the Angel Foundation for this very reason. She further reports that the Voices of Hope event originated with a few fellow singers that wanted to make a difference because their own families had been affected by cancer.

Reger was inspired to participate in the event because “it’s a simple way to contribute the small amount of money I have to a good cause”. It was different than other Eastview fundraiser was different than other fundraisers Eastview has conducted because it “allowed an opportunity to use our own talents to create change, and a lot of people are affected by cancer”.

The Angel Foundation is always in need of funds, however. The Foundation accepts whatever contributions you can make, and to contribute simply go here: http://www.mnangel.org/donate/donate-to-angel-foundation