COOPERSTOWN — The Lucky Duck Foundation recently made a $5,000 donation to a program that provides medically tailored food to Bassett Healthcare Network cancer patients at no cost to them. The program is a collaborative effort between the Bassett Cancer Institute and the Cooperstown Food Pantry. It provides food to dozens of cancer patients and […]
COOPERSTOWN — The Lucky Duck Foundation recently made a $5,000 donation to a program that provides medically tailored food to Bassett Healthcare Network cancer patients at no cost to them.
The program is a collaborative effort between the Bassett Cancer Institute and the Cooperstown Food Pantry. It provides food to dozens of cancer patients and their families across Bassett’s eight-county service area. Items are delivered to patients at home or during their medical appointments. Dieticians and nutritionists ensure the meals fit each patient’s medical needs.
“The local community’s response to this program has been incredibly inspiring,” Mark Kirkby, program coordinator at the Bassett Cancer Institute, said in a news release announcing the donation. “We are so grateful to the Lucky Duck Foundation for their support. Our cancer patients face treatments, therapies, and other challenges with so much strength and resolve. We are honored that through this partnership with the Cooperstown Food Pantry, we are able to take away the financial pressures and logistical challenges that can come with planning out meals and purchasing groceries.”
The Lucky Duck Foundation is a charitable group that awards funds, raised through an annual golf tournament, to local causes and organizations.
“We are thrilled to be able to support local cancer patients through this donation, and we wish them all the best in their treatment and recovery,” said Mike Sullivan, who is the co-founder of the Lucky Duck Foundation with his wife, Kate Sullivan.
