Remember your gift to the Cancer Center

Gifts to the June E. Nylen Cancer Center truly make a difference in the programs and services offered to cancer patients.Did you know that you can designate your gift to a particular service or area of the Cancer Center? The key programs offered to patients that are not covered by insurance include patient assistance, research assistance and community screenings and prevention programs like SOS: Serving Our Sisters free mammogram program and Get Checked: colorectal screening.Unrestricted donations are directed to the greatest need of the Cancer Center, which may include some of the programs mentioned above as well as new equipment and technology.The Cancer Center also accepts non-cash donations such as real estate, stock, life insurance, collectibles and other assets. Check with your tax advisor for details and ideas on how you can support the Cancer Center now or in your estate plans.Are you thinking about making a Will or revising a current one? It is important for everyone to have a Will. Without one, the state will distribute your assets in ways you may not like. A Will is your way of fulfilling your personal wishes.Many people take care of their loved ones first. Others also include their favorite charities. As you review your present Will or prepare to write a new one, please consider the June E. Nylen Cancer Center in your estate plans.Even a few hundred dollars can make a difference in what the Cancer Center can do to help our patients. Naming the Nylen Cancer Center in a bequest will help the center in the areas of technology, research, education, patient assistance and other services to continually advance cancer services for Siouxland.Questions? Find many answers on this page. Or Contact Pat Hubbard, Director of Fund Development, June E. Nylen Cancer Center, 230 Nebraska St., Sioux City, Iowa. 712-252-0088.