A “paddle raise” is a targeted effort to raise money for a specific purpose within the American Cancer Society.
The Cowtown Ball 2025 Paddle Raise will focus on supporting patients in Texas through our Access to Care program helping cancer patients get to their treatments and be able to continue treatments without worrying about the expense.
Over 8,000 Tarrant County residents will be diagnosed with cancer in the coming year. 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the U.S. will develop cancer in their lifetime. Standard lodging costs for a patient receiving radiation treatment for four to six weeks can cost up to $5,250. American Cancer Society has seen patients interrupt their treatment, forego the effective cancer care needed, because they cannot afford the expenses of travel and lodging.
Help our cause by contributing to our Paddle Raise for Access to Care: Lodging and transportation grants in Texas.
$100 provides 7 free rides to treatment.
$500 provides 4 free hotel nights and 30 free rides to treatment.
In 2024 in Texas, ACS provided 3,437 patients with 47,403 free rides to treatment.
In Texas at Hope Lodges, 2,748 guests provided with 46,342 nights of lodging.
In 2024 in Tarrant County, 145 patients provided with 1,180 grant-funded transportation services.
The American Cancer Society is the leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. We are the only organization improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
