History of USCF
Take a journey through our past accomplishments and updates.
The Past
In April, 2011, the American Association for Cancer Support was founded on the mission “to assist cancer patients through commodity distribution and education”. While this was a fine and noble mission, as time passed, that mission became obsolete and so did the American Association for Cancer Support.
The Present
In July, 2015, it was decided, by the Founder and voted on by the founding Board of Directors of the American Association for Cancer Support, to close the American Association for Cancer Support charity unless new leadership, to include a new CEO, new ‘mixed ability’ Board of Directors, new mission statement, and new direction, could be instituted.
It was determined, in order to move into the preventive arena, that a new charity had to be born. That was the beginning of the United Cancer Support Foundation (UCSF). Since its inception on July 7, 2015, United Cancer Support Foundation has been and strongly remains on the forefront of prevention and early detection.
UCSF has developed strong alliances among the medical, educational, and business communities. We work very closely with local, state and federal agencies that foster and govern our mission and program services. We have a presence in the faith-based community as well.
The Future
We are continually expanding our needs specific free program services division to include; survivors’ workshops, co-payment assistance, clinical trials assistance, and personal support packages just to name a few. UCSF is looking toward investment strategies, system integration between accounting and fundraising to improve efficiency. We are improving our corporate and retail opportunities for sponsor support. We support our staff and board of director’s non-profit education. This quarter we are studying “cause marketing” and how we can rapidly expand our cause related activities and exploring ways to be more sustainable and responsible.
As we move forward in 2021 we will continue to impact, honor and serve the cancer community.
USCF Timeline 2015 to Present
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2019 Quarter 4
December
- Prepare for 2020
November
- Smoking Cessation Class Begins
- Cancer Support Community Meeting
October
- Love Towers Engagement Meeting
- Scheduled Mammograms
- TC2 East Meeting
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2019 Quarter 3
September
- Guy B Love interest Meeting
- TC2 East Meeting
- Smoking Cessation Program intro
August
- TC2 East Meetings
July 2019
- Sun Safety Event @ the Smokies
- Serenity Shelter Mammograms
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2019 Quarter 2
June
- Sun Safety Event for Girls Inc
- Sunscreen Dispensars Placed in Parks
- Sun Safety Promotions
May
- Healthy pathways Meeting
- Job fair @ LT Ross Building
April
- Colorectal Lunch & Learn @ Guy B Love Towers
- Smoking Cesstion Program continued..
- 100 Black Men Health Fair
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2019 Quarter 1
March
- Program Review Breakfast
- Smoking Cessation Program @ 5 Points Intro
- Networking Event @ EDP
- Colorectal Lunch & Learn @ Guy B Love
Febuary
- R.A.M Promotional Event
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 9 @ Guy B Love
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 10 @ Guy B Love
- Smoking Cessation Program Completion Ceremony @ Guy B Love
- Created Colorectal PSA
January
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 5 @ Guy B Love
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 6 @ Guy B Love
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 7 @ Guy B Love
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 8 @ Guy B Love
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2018 Quarter 4
December
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 2 @ Guy B Love
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 3 @ Guy B Love
- Smoking Cessation intro @ Montgomery Village
- Smoking Cessation Intro @ Northgate
- Smoking Cessation Program Week 4 @ Guy B Love
November
- Smokerlyzer Certification
- Created First Video PSA
- Speech @ 5 Points
- Guy B Love Week 1
October
- Job Fair @ John T O’Connor Senior Center
- Maud Booth Lunch & Learn
- Orange & Pink Tailgate Breast Cancer Event
- KCDC Smoking Cessation Intro
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2018 Quarter 3
September
- Maud Booth Fitness Begins
- Maud booth Breast Cancer Event
- St. Jude Walk and Run
- Health Fair
- Rollin Colon (Roller Derby Event)
August
- Rollin Colon Roller Derby Event
- Maud booth (Introduction Event)
- Sun Safety Fishing Tournament
- Saturday Night Gospel (Promotional Event)
- Healthy Pathways (Educational Event)
July
- Woman’s luncheon
- Rollin Colon for SCEPT
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2018 Quarter 2
June
- Girls Inc Oak Ridge “Healthy Habits”
- Girls Inc Knoxville “Healthy Habits”
- Abbey Fields “Healthy Habits”
May
- CAC Job Fair
- Community Wellness Day Oak Ridge
- UT Community Block Party
- Breast Strokes
April
- Lunch & Learn
- Tu Dia
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2018 Quarter 1
March
- Rollin’ Colon
- Quittin Time Tennessee
Febuary
- 3 Day Smoking Cessation Event
- The Coalition of 100 Black Woman Symposium
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2017 Quarter 4
November
- Oak Ridge lung Event
- Wallace Clinic
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2017 Quarter 3
October
- CAC Job Fair
- Town Of Louisville Octoberfest
- Boys & Girls Club Event
- Mercy House Event
- Super Heroes & Sheroes Event
September
- Healthy Pathways event at the Knoxville Center
- Participated in the St. Jude Walk for Childhood Cancer
August
- Hosted Lunch & Learn for the Wesley House
- Hosted Melanoma Educational event for Clinton Senior Center
- Hosted a Networking event at the Jackson Terminal
- Breast Cancer Clinic at Wallace Mobile
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2017 Quarter 2
July
- Promotional event at the Smokies Stadium
- Offered Free Screening at Wallce Mobile Clinic
- Sun Safety event at Girls Inc
June
- Promotional event at Secret city Festival
- Hosted a Sun Saftey event for Girls Inc
- Smoking Cessation event for the Seniors of Knoxville
- Lunch & Learn for the city Oak Ridge
May
- Participated in the Medic Mobile at South College
- Hosted a Lunch & Learn for the Seniors of Anderson County
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March
- Supporting Thompson Comprehensive Breast Center fundraiser
- UCSF first fundraiser
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February
- UCSF took part in the Remote Area Medical (RAM) expedition
- Joined forces with Wallace and KARM for PSA screening (2-20-16)
- Staff attended grant writing conference
- Supported Knoxville Lighthouse (Spring Open House)
- Introduced new UCSF brochures (lung cancer/PSA testing)
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January
- Finalized HPV vaccine initiative
- Offered PayPal as payment gateway
- Participated in OOA/SCSEP Job Fair
- Sent out fundraising invitations
- met with Wallace Mobile Healthcare (Beth Roggeman)
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2015 Quarter 4
December
- Hosted second “Meeting of the Minds” follow up to HPV initiative
- Created Mailing Lists
- Added Wallace Mobile Healthcare to list of agency partners
- Amended Articles of Incorporation
November
- Held “UCSF Open House”
- Provided mammograms for women at Serenity Shelter
- Hired new Accounting Firm
- Staff Education (Food Inc.)
October
- Set in motion the UCSF free mammogram program
- Provided 7 women from “Serenity” shelter with free mammograms
- Made in roads for the PSA testing for underserved men
- Amended the Articles of Incorporation
- Supported Breast Cancer Awareness month
- Had first international shipment as UCSF
- Began grant writing proposal project
- Hosted visiting fundraiser (Dick Cole)
- Took part in the Asian Festival
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2015 Quarters 1-3
September
- Planned and executed HPV initiative
- Garnered partnerships with KCHD, RAM, CAC Office on Aging, Merck Pharmaceuticals
- Hosted first “Meeting of the Minds” HPV initiative
- Created brochures/presentation folders
- Visited with NJ fundraiser
- Met with web developer (Scott and Mary)
- Met with TN State Investigator (Ken Marrero)
August
- Moved office to new location
- Changed phone number
- Laid out new website
- Changed Mission (did rewrite)
- Amended By-Laws
- Supported other charities
- Visited with FL fundraiser
- Held Board of Directors meeting
July
- Mercedes L. Ringgold was voted in and accepted position of President and CEO of United Cancer Support Foundation
- Changed the name to United Cancer Support Foundation
- Changed Mission Statement and Charitable Purpose from “assistance” to “prevention”
- Implemented corporate restructuring (first 90 days)
