3.5M RACP Grant Awarded to FPS

We are excited to announce that For Pete’s Sake has been awarded a $3.5 million grant for the nation’s first Cancer Respite Center through the Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program, thanks to the dedicated support of Senator Lisa Baker, Governor Josh Shapiro, and many other key leaders. These include Representatives Jeff Olsommer, Jonathan Fritz, and Tarah Probst; Senators Maria Collett and Rosemary Brown; Pike County Commissioners Matt Osterberg, Ronald Schmalzle, and Christa L. Caceres; Wayne County Commissioners Brian Smith, Jocelyn Cramer, and James Shook; Lackawaxen Township Supervisors Jeffrey Shook, John Beisel, and Mike Mancino; and Pike County EDA Executive Director Mike Sullivan. To view the full press release, click here. 

Senator Baker shared about the initiative:

“So many of us have been touched by this terrible disease. The infusion of state dollars is a significant investment that will help leverage the corporate, foundation, and private donations required to establish this premier complex right here in northeastern Pennsylvania.”

Below is a picture of Senator Baker, Bob Kiesendahl, owner of Woodloch Resort, Respite Recipient Jen Coleman, and FPS Founder and CEO Marci Schankweiler on the Center’s grounds. To learn more about this project, visit www.respitetransformed.org or contact Cheryl Pompeo at cheryl@takeabreakfromcancer.org or 724.510.3835.