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Extra, Extra! Read all about it! For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation and our families are highlighted on People.com! Click here to read. Our Respite Experiences are transformative, [...]

A message from our founder and CEO, Marci Schankweiler: This month, I was privileged to accompany eight families on their respite at Woodloch. What I saw in the faces of all those young parents [...]

The generosity of our community changed a life by contributing to #GivingTuesday. Because of these efforts, our community impacted a young girl Emma, age 11, whose mom Jennifer is battling [...]

  Join us on November 29 and share the mission of For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation on #GivingTuesday, a national day of giving. Each year, the success of this one day giving [...]

Dawn is 53 years old with colon cancer. And she is ready to give back to her family. Dawn was diagnosed in 2020 with colon cancer. After Parkland High School’s Take a Break Club connected [...]

Tehmina is 48 years old with ovarian cancer. When Tehmina was diagnosed in July of 2021, her life was turned upside down. She began chemotherapy immediately and experienced severe side effects, [...]

Thank you to Life Celebration by Givnish for hosting our Founder and CEO, Marci Bossow Schankweiler, on their podcast to discuss the importance of respite during the cancer journey! The interview [...]

After 23 years, we have reached an impressive milestone at For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation: 10,000 people served! This wonderful FPS community has been instrumental in helping us [...]