Gratitude for Helping Hands

We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.
-- Winston Churchill


Without the support of our friends, neighbors, volunteers, board members, and local businesses, there is no way we could do what we do. We want to share these recent examples of the ways local businesses and volunteers have made a difference.

A group of volunteers from Baxter International Inc.’s Global BioScience group spent August 13 working at the Chatsworth headquarters of the Jennifer Diamond Cancer Foundation. They were preparing rooms so that The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura could offer cancer support programs to adults and children in the San Fernando Valley whose lives have been touched by cancer.

On August 14, over 50 Amgen Oncology employees spent a day raking, tilling, and grading our grounds for our Garden of Hope. They also worked on interior improvements to the building that houses our free cancer support programs.

You can see photos of the volunteers from Amgen and Baxter at our website.

Volunteers celebrated United Way’s 20th annual Day of Caring on September 26 by continuing work on the Garden, bringing our dream even closer to a reality. You can read all about it in the Ventura County Star.

These are just some of the many stories of caring and selflessness that are embedded in the fabric of our organization. Even in the leaner years (like this one) we have faith that someone, somewhere, will be inspired to lend a hand, whether it’s a donation, a day spent working in our blossoming garden, or a much-needed hug from a volunteer to a newly-diagnosed cancer patient who walks in our doors for the first time.

Please visit our website to learn more about ways you can make a difference.