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In 2025, The Cancer Foundation will celebrate our 20th anniversary. This milestone represents not just the years we’ve dedicated to the fight against the high cost of cancer but also the number of lives we have touched.

To commemorate this milestone and to honor an ardent champion of our efforts and largest benefactor to the organization, The Cancer Foundation is proud to announce the launch of The Leebern Leadership Society. The Leebern Leadership Society consists of 20 individuals who donate $20,000 not only in celebration of our 20th anniversary and as a tribute to Don, but as a way to provide a meaningful impact on the lives of local cancer patients while they undergo cancer treatment.

Become a Leebern Leadership Society Member

By becoming a Leebern Leadership Society member you will provide critical financial assistance for cancer patients ensuring they have access to transportation, maintain stable housing, avoid utility disconnection and receive much needed food while undergoing cancer treatment. With your $20,000 gift, The Cancer Foundation can:

  • provide TEN cancer patients with financial grants and weekly access to our stable Patients Pantry for one year

  • help TWENTY-FOUR patients with transportation to and from daily radiation treatments

  • cover utility costs for TWELVE patients to keep their lights on while in treatment

  • support FOUR cancer patients with monthly rent payments

Leebern Leadership Society Members will:

  • Be publicly recognized at The Cancer Foundation’s annual signature event, Sip ‘N Shuck on September 18, 2025

  • Be recognized on the Leebern Leadership Society page of our website

  • Have name engraved on the Leebern Leadership Society memorial plaque

  • Receive invitation to the Leebern Leadership Society Appreciation Dinner

Leebern Leadership Society: Honoring A Life Well Lived

The Leebern Leadership Society was created, with the support of Suzanne to honor the memory of Don Leebern. It was unthinkable to Don that anyone should struggle to access treatment due to lack of financial resources. Members of this society aim to continue Don’s legacy of generosity and support for cancer patients in need, make a significant impact and ensure that more individuals have the resources they need to fight, heal, endure.