"Neighbors Helping Neighbors"
Barksdale Cancer
Foundation
About
The Barksdale Cancer Foundation is a 501c3 tax-exempt non-profit organization that raises money
to help cancer patients in Charlotte County, VA. and is not affiliated with any other cancer organization.
To date the Barksdale Cancer Foundation has given out 453 grants totaling $383,150 to patients in Charlotte County, VA.
The Barksdale Cancer Foundation was founded in 1999 after the Barksdale family from Phenix, VA lost three family members in a four-year period to cancer. Seeing the suffering and anguish experienced during these trying years, the family decided it would like to memorialize their loved ones and at the same time help others in Charlotte County, VA who were suffering due to the same illness.
In those first few years the Barksdales held auctions amongst themselves instead of exchanging Christmas gifts, donating and selling to each other. Those events netted over $14,000 which the family gave to a non-profit society.
However, when they discovered that the money did not remain in the county to help local citizens, they set about finding a way to do so. They applied for and received their 501c3 tax-exempt status and took the organization public, realizing they needed help from outside the parameters of family in order to increase fundraising efforts.
The organization is governed by a 15-member board of directors, in addition to a president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary. No one affiliated with the Barksdale Cancer Foundation is compensated, they are all volunteers.
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If you know of someone in Charlotte County, VA who is battling cancer and in need of assistance, please call Wendy Lankford at 434-470-1538 for an application or use the contact form below to email the Barksdale Cancer Foundation.
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Anyone wishing to make a tax-deductible donation to the Barksdale Cancer Foundation may do so by mailing it to BCF, PO Box 225, Charlotte Court House, VA 23923 or by clicking the DONATE button on the top of the page to email the Barksdale Cancer Foundation.
WANTED!
The Barksdale Cancer Foundation is seeking new, energetic members to join its organization! Members need to have the ability to attend meetings and help with fundraising events. If you would like to join us in helping cancer patients right here at home in Charlotte County, please contact Wendy Lankford, President, at 434-470-1538.
