The FOURTH annual Fork Cancer – Austin will take place on Thursday, November 7th at Inn Cahoots. The evening will represent ATX by offering a variety of small plates and craft cocktails from local food and beverage partners across the city, as well as live entertainment and a silent auction.
We will also recognize and celebrate the fundraising efforts of our Tastemakers (honorees) – a group of Austin‘s young emerging leaders.
This year, two million people in the United States will face a cancer diagnosis. Cancer care often means frequent medical appointments and travel far from home to get the best treatment. Transportation and lodging are two of the most common access to care challenges for patients.
The American Cancer Society works to remove barriers to timely, high-quality cancer care. We award grants to health system partners that help alleviate the strain of transportation and lodging for people with cancer. Health systems can address these urgent patient needs in ways that work best for their communities to improve outcomes and remove the financial burden.
Your support of our 2024 Fork Cancer will help fill a critical gap to improve outcomes alleviating a financial burden for cancer patients.
Funds raised by Fork Cancer will be used to ensure that the unique needs of each cancer patient are met by delivering life-saving programs, services, and advanced research. The American Cancer Society’s work has contributed to a 32% decline in the US cancer death rate from 1991 to 2019 resulting in 3.5 million fewer deaths during that time.
towards cancer research
increase in five-year survival rate for all cancers combined
lives touched in 2022
