Earlier today, Food City officials presented Cancer Outreach Foundation of Abingdon, VA with a $5,000 charitable contribution.

The Cancer Outreach Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for cancer patients and their families. The Foundation's innovative programs benefit local residents in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. 

Their mission is to provide financial assistance with cancer patients' essential living expenses and transportation - to provide help in covering medication costs - to provide assistance for children who have cancer and/or a parent with cancer - to provide available options for cancer patients; and to provide emotional support and counseling for patients and family members.

“The Cancer Outreach Foundation was created to assist cancer patients and their families throughout Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee by providing support when other options are not available,”  says Israel O’Quinn, director of strategic initiatives for Food City.  “Food City is proud to support their efforts, and we hope others will join in this mission as well.  The dollars raised stay here in our area and help our own friends and neighbors in their time of need.”

“The Cancer Outreach Foundation sincerely appreciates Food City’s donation, as it helps enable our nonprofit organization to provide much needed financial assistance to cancer patients in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee,” says Gary Waters, board director for Cancer Outreach Foundation.  “We would like to thank Food City for their generous financial assistance during the past several years.  Because of this assistance, many cancer patients throughout our region have benefited with an improved quality of life.”

For more information, visit their website.

Pictured Above (from left to right):
Israel O’Quinn – Food City Director of Strategic Initiatives
Becky Martin – Cancer Outreach Foundation Marketing Director
Gary Waters – Cancer Outreach Foundation Board Director
Dustin Powers – Cancer Outreach Board Chairman
Drew Hembree – Food City Director of Advertising

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 135 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia.