Over the last Ten Years, Chattanooga’s Gala of Hope has raised over $1.1 million dollars to support those in their fight with cancer and a cure for all cancers as we know it.
Since April 2019, the Gala’s mission paddle raise has helped to provide over 60,000 + free rides to and from treatment for East Tennessee patients in need.
In 2024, the American Cancer Society provided over $30,000 in grants to local hospital partners right here in Chattanooga to help those in need of transportation and overnight housing assistance for those living outside of the Hamilton County area (in partnership with American Cancer Society is currently funding twenty-six (26) grants in Tennessee alone, totaling more than $13,700 + dollars support the research being done to prolong the lives of those facing cancer.
Many of you know Gina Dhanani, known for her work with many of our local nonprofits and a visionary leader renowned in the Chattanooga community for her unwavering philanthropic commitment to improving the lives of others. As the Chief Operating Officer of Double Cola she embodies a blend of compassion and strategic thinking that has raised thousands of dollars for local nonprofit’s in our community. “Cancer has touched all of us in one way or another,” which is why taking on this leadership role is so important to me, she shares. Partnering with the American Cancer Society only makes sense. The American Cancer Society is not about one cancer but all cancers, so my investment as the Gala Chair and as a sponsor will make a difference in saving lives and putting an end to cancer as we know it. The evenings fundraising mission will be to support pediatric cancer research, lung cancer screening locally and cancer patient resources. We look forward to seeing you on the on the Red Carpet, November 15 at the Westin Chattanooga. Together let’s make a difference for those in their fight with cancer, and a future free from cancer as we know it.
Since 1946, the American Cancer Society has supported researchers at pivotal points in their career – to give them the support they need to keep great research going or to take their ideas from dream to reality. The American Cancer Society is proud to have helped more than 24,000 investigators make important advances in prevention, early detection, treatment, and care for those with cancer. In fact, 50 of those investigators have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, considered the highest accolade any scientist can receive. As the largest private not-for-profit, non-governmental funder of cancer research in the US, the American Cancer Society has played a role in many of the major cancer research breakthroughs of the last century.
For more than 10 decades, the American Cancer Society has been dedicated to pursuing better outcomes for every cancer, every life. Today, more people are surviving cancer than ever before, but there is still work to be done. Join us, support us, and help us end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
towards cancer research
winning scientists received research funding
through all patient support initiatives in 2024
