Friends of River Fund Cancer Connection was established in 2018 to provide year-around fundraising to assist local cancer patients and to raise cancer awareness. Homemade canned goods and handmade bracelets and other crafts are offered to raise funds to provide medication, doctor co-pays, transportation and other necessities to help cancer warriors in the Tri-state area.
FALL FUNDRAISING EVENTS 2025
Saturday, Oct. 18 ~ 9 am to 4 pm ~ Bullhead City Sam's Club Main Entrance (600 Highway 95, Bullhead City AZ)
Saturday, Nov. 8 ~ 9 am to 2 pm ~ Laughlin Community Church Annual Craft Fair (2910 Needles Highway, Laughlin NV)
CARING AND COMPASSIONATE HELP FOR CANCER WARRIORS
This group of dedicated volunteers led by co-chairs Barbara Bodley and Lenee Seed creates culinary delights in the form of a variety of homemade pickles, jams and jelly from award-winning recipes and offered for a requested donation of $7 per jar. Jam and pickle varieties vary, and they are made with the best hand-selected fruit and cucumbers and produced following Nevada state food safety rules by volunteers with food handler certifications.
A variety of sparkly beaded stretch bracelets also are on offer, along with handmade specialty items to help make cancer patients' lives a little easier, including PICC pillows, lap blankets and hats.
All proceeds benefit River Fund Inc.'s Cancer Connection Fund, helping local cancer patients with a variety of needs during treatment, including prescriptions, doctor co-pays, transportation and lodging for out-of-town procedures and more.
HOMEMADE JAMS & PICKLES, HAND-CRAFTED JEWELRY
Specific jam and pickle options vary throughout the year and not everything is available at every event, but these are some of the items folks might find at a Friends of River Fund Cancer Connection fundraiser:
- Bread and butter pickle slices
- Dill pickle slices
- Dill pickle spears
- Strawberry jam
- No-sugar strawberry jam
- Triple-berry jam
- No-sugar triple-berry jam
- Blackberry jam
- Blueberry jam
- Raspberry jam
- Cherry jam
- Peach jam
- Mango jam
- Pineapple habanero jam
- Tomato basil jam
- Jalapeno jelly
- Beaded stretch bracelets
- PICC port pillows
- Lap blankets
- Hats and headscarves
- More helpful items and giveaways
FALL FUNDRAISERS 2025
Saturday, Oct. 18 ~ 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ~ Bullhead City Sam's Club Main Entrance (600 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ)
Saturday, Nov. 8 ~ 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ~ Laughlin Community Church Annual Craft Fair (2910 Needles Highway, Laughlin, NV)
Both events will provide information to assist local cancer patients in treatment and feature stretch bracelets including cancer ribbons, Halloween, Christmas, patriotic themes and other unique designs. All funds raised stay in the Colorado River Valley to assist local cancer warriors!
CAN'T MAKE IT TO A FUNDRAISER? ORDER JAM, PICKLES AND BRACELETS ANYTIME!
Contact us at the phone numbers below to place an order for canned goods or beaded bracelets, and keep an eye out for our booth at a variety of community events.
Barbara Bodley: (702) 299-0005 ~~ Lenee Seed: (562) 756-1744
YOU CAN HELP TODAY! USE THE BUTTON BELOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER CONNECTION FUND
For more information, if you're a cancer patient in need of assistance, or to volunteer to help Friends of River Fund Cancer Connection's efforts to bring hope and help to cancer patients in the Colorado River region, call River Fund at (702) 298-0611 in Laughlin or (928) 704-0039 in Bullhead City.
