Hope Lodge A Home Away From Home What

Hope Lodge A Home Away From Home

What is Hope Lodge? • A free American Cancer Society program for cancer patients and their caregivers • Home-like environment with private rooms • Provides free overnight lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers while in town for treatment • Equipped with kitchen and dining facility, laundry room, and library • Offers encouragement and support from others who are going through treatment.

Hope Lodge Accomplishments • We have been open & serving the Nashville community for 9 years • We have 41 Rooms for all of Nashville, and are usually at capacity with a wait list. • The average hotel has 110 units. • We are Volunteer Driven. • Front Desk, Shuttle Drivers, Only 2 full-time staff, but we operate 24 hrs/ 7 days/ and all holidays. • Since opening in 2004, we have served over 4, 000 cancer patients & their families

Hope Lodge Accomplishments FY 12 Hope Lodge Constituents Served FY 11 -12 Year-end (09 -01 -11 to 08 -31 -12) Total Constituents Served* Total Patients Served Total Caregivers Served Total Nights Provided* Total Nights Provided to Patients Cost Savings to Patients** Division 5, 728 2, 751 3, 009 87, 890 45, 378 $6, 130, 567. 80 Birmingham 1, 029 483 550 19, 482 10, 260 $1, 386, 126. 00 Nashville 1, 977 911 1, 078 23, 165 11, 555 $1, 561, 080. 50 New Orleans 1, 275 612 671 21, 141 10, 594 $1, 431, 249. 40 Lexington 931 484 452 15, 194 8, 276 $1, 118, 087. 60 Memphis 516 261 258 8, 908 4, 693 $634, 024. 30 * Patients and Caregivers ** Based on an average cost of $135. 10/night (source: 2011 Business and Travel News). Nights provided to Patients.

“If it hadn’t been for Hope Lodge, I wouldn’t have been able to receive my treatments. ” — Betty, cancer patient and guest in Birmingham “Staying at Hope Lodge has been a lifesaver for us. You couldn’t ask for any better place. It’s a real blessing. ” — Linda, caregiver and guest in Nashville

A day in the life of Hope Lodge…

David Moore, Volunteer driver

Other American Cancer Society Programs: • • Look Good Feel Better Road To Recovery Wig Bank Relay for Life

Questions? ? ? Hope Lodge Contact Info www. cancer. org/hopelodgenashville Front Desk (615) 342 -0840 Sarah Burcher, Director, (615) 342 -0841 Sarah. burcher@cancer. org Jo Pulcini, Assoc. Dir, (615) 342 -0889 Jo. pulcini@cancer. org

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