The McDonald Foundation presented the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute with a $5,000 donation to support its Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program.

Shown from left are: Karen M. Saunders, president, NRCI; Nevin Gerber, a representative of the McDonald Foundation and Spirit of Hope Ambassador, and Leo Vergnetti, Chairman of the Spirit of Hope Board of Ambassadors.

The Spirit of Hope Board of Ambassadors is a group of community volunteers that hosts an annual Spirit of Hope Celebration in November at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Proceeds from the event benefit the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program. This program helps low income and un/underinsured individuals in northeast Pennsylvania get their recommended colorectal, breast, cervical, and lung cancer screenings.

For more information about the Spirit of Hope Celebration, visit www.spiritofhopecelebration.org.