The ninth annual Tee It Up to Beat Cancer golf outing was held July 9th at Lakeview Hills Golf Resort, Lexington. This fundraiser, organized by Dana and Dennis Fabbri, raised a record-high $55,583 to support cancer treatment and services at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Port Huron.
The donation from this year’s outing will be used to upgrade the TrueBeam radiation system table and treatment delivery software to a version which will be compatible with the breathing system software that was purchased last year.
Over the past nine years, Tee It Up to Beat Cancer has raised more than $275,000. The donations have purchased state-of-the-art equipment for radiation patients, sponsored a private infusion bay for chemotherapy, and supplied heated massage chairs for chemotherapy bays.
Sara Tait, Director of McLaren Port Huron Foundation said, “Thanks to the generous donations from the Tee It Up golf outing, we have a state-of-the-art cancer center right here in the Blue Water Area. This takes so much stress away from the patients and their families who don’t have to make an hour or more drive for daily treatments.”
For more information about the Tee It Up to Beat Cancer golf outing, visit their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/TeeItUpToBeatCancer
Reporting for WGRT – George James
