For Pete’s Sake – Providing Respite for Families Facing Cancer
The best gift to share are those we can unwrap forever – the gift of memories.
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The Nation’s First Cancer Respite Center
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation, in partnership with Woodloch Resort, is creating the nation’s first Cancer Respite Center for families facing cancer. (You read it right, the FIRST for families of all cancer types). This Center, the very heart of Pete’s dream before his passing at age 30, will serve over 4,000 individuals annually and is expected to open in late 2026.
View the press release here.
our impact
Respite Changes Lives
Respite has proven therapeutic benefits affecting family, mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, psychosocial and financial health. These benefits impact the patient and the entire family unit, including the caregiver and children. Annually, hundreds of our Oncology Professionals report outcome data to measure improvement in patients and their family’s ability to cope with cancer. Surveyed both pre- and post-respite in the clinical setting, these Nominators report, on average, an increase in coping as follows:
Our Mission
Mission Statement
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting Respite Experiences. Working with oncology professionals at over 100 hospitals and cancer centers, FPS provides transformative respite experiences to cancer patients (ages 21-55), their caregivers and their children and offers our families emotional support that assists them as their journey with cancer continues. Our respite program helps families recognize it is love, not cancer, that defines them.
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FPS Events
For Pete’s Sake hosts events throughout the year that not only raise funds to help families take a break from cancer but also provide an opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate the power of togetherness.
Mission Possible
Meet Aimee, a dedicated preschool teacher and mother of two young children, who is now part of a heartbreaking statistic: 1 in every 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. What once were joyful days filled with laughter and learning have transformed into a challenging journey filled with doctor’s appointments and treatments, all while striving to keep her family life as normal as possible. Cancer has profoundly impacted every facet of Aimee’s life, making it hard for her to engage in the activities she loves with her kids. Despite their best efforts, Aimee’s family faces unimaginable struggles and desperately needs a break.
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we invite you to rally around Aimee and families like hers. Click the button to read Aimee’s story and make a gift in support of respite.
Gratitude For Our Supporting Partners
