I’ve included several organizations that either directly support cancer research or, as importantly, support the continuum of care needed by cancer patients. I hope you are able to donate to these organizations or another of your choice. All donations to the organizations shown below are 100% tax deductible. Thank you for your donation.

The Tour de Blue Ridge is not an organized fundraising event like “Relay for Life” or “Team in Training.” As a result, I don’t get notifications that donations have been made to the organizations listed below. Thank you anyway.

The information provided about these organizations was retrieved from the 2013 Catalog of Caring produced by the Office of Personal Management’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) of the National Capitol Area.

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc. 301.402.5311, http://www.fnih.org, EIN#521986675. Links donors in a caring community of support for NIH biomedical research and for special services for patients and families at the Family Lodge. 4.8% overhead. CFC Catalog of Caring #29165.

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 310.7250029, http://www.pancan.org, EIN#330841281. Nationwide network of people dedicated to working together to advance research, support patients and create hope for those afflicted by pancreatic cancer. 16.1% overhead. CFC Catalog of Caring #10607.

American Cancer Society, 800.227.2345, http://www.cancer.org, EIN#131788491. We are accelerating progress against cancer in every community by saving lives, helping those touched by cancer, and empowering people to fight back against cancer. 17.7% overhead. CFC Catalog of Caring #10570.