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VERIZON FOUNDATION TO GIVE $42K TECH GRANT TO WELLNESS COMMUNITY DURING CANCER SURVIVOR PROGRAM
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More from Conejo ValleyWHEN: Monday, Feb. 4
Check presentation: 6 p.m.
LiveWell program begins immediately following presentation
WHERE: The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village
WHAT: The Verizon Foundation will present The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura with a check for $42,000 as 24 participants in the group's LiveWell program watch. The group is a joint project between the Lance Armstrong Foundation and The Wellness Community nationally to help cancer survivors transition from active treatment to life after treatment ends. A representative from the Lance Armstrong Foundation will be there to witness the presentation.
Funding from the Verizon grant will help support The Wellness Community's efforts to leverage technology in order to implement telemedicine technology that provides access to programs in satellite locations, build Web fund-raising tools and improve the participant database management system.
CONTACT: Suzanne Drace
President, The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
(805) 379-4777, suzanne.drace@wellnesscommunityhope.org
MORE INFO: Nationally, The Wellness Community provides support, education and hope for people affected by cancer at more than 100 locations worldwide, including 24 U.S.-based and two international centers, with 73 satellite and off-site programs and online at the Virtual Wellness Community. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation to The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, please visit www.TwcVv.org.
The Verizon Foundation supports numerous nonprofits that focus on the areas of education, literacy, domestic violence prevention or technology for health care and health care accessibility. In health care, Verizon Foundation is focused on advancing technology and solutions to improve efficiencies and increase access to health information and services.
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