Building Partnerships and the Lung Cancer Community In the Kansas City Metro!

In January, 2023, The White Ribbon Project in collaboration with Lung Cancer Research Foundation and the University of Kansas Cancer Center had a vision for a community outreach event to raise lung cancer awareness and facilitate impactful introductions for all who have been affected by this disease.

On May 20,2023, local residents from LUNGevity Foundation, American Lung Association, Go2 For Lung Cancer & Kansas Department of Health & Environment rolled up their sleeves to paint 100 ribbons to be distributed throughout Kansas and Missouri. There was an opportunity to also write a message of hope to the future recipients of these ribbons.

Over 60 people came together at Heritage Park in Olathe, KS to enjoy this event, while building new relationships. A special thank you to LCRF volunteer Chuck Loch and his friends for cutting and sanding 96 ribbons in advance of this event!

The Community Build was possible due to the generous funding of Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. The Genentech Team showed up in force along with a large life like inflatable lung which all the children thoroughly enjoyed.

While most associate Kansas City with iconic BBQ, our friends at Minsky’s Pizza and Whole Foods provided delicious refreshments of pizza and Chantilly Cake!

The White Ribbon Project would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in making this lung cancer awareness event a tremendous success and blue print for community partnerships across the United States.

The White Ribbon Project ribbons are now available for distribution at Gilda’s Club in KC MO (https://www.gildasclubkc.org ) and Turning Point in Leawood Kansas (https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/health-resources/turning-point ). Ribbons can also be distributed by appointment at many of the University of Kansas Cancer Centers throughout the KC Metro.