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Extra Life Raises $30,000+ for Hurley Children’s Hospital!

for both gaming and helping our community to give back where it matters most,” said Ketter- ing eSports head coach, Daniel Nowaczyk. “During our 24 hours, team members from all titles will be playing games from the entire spectrum while we raise some money for an amazing cause.” Kettering’s eSports team is the rst formalized partnership between a collegiate-level gam- ing team and Hurley Children’s Hospital, but Hurley Foundation believes this is just the beginning. our facility,” reports Suzy Hos- ler, Executive Director of GHCI. “ e cost for these rides is $15, each way. We also o er ‘extra leg’ rides for patients who need to stop at the pharmacy or grocery store. is adds another $10 to the fare. Without this transportation service assistance through the ACS, patients would be missing or delaying their treatments, or cancelling appointments with their cancer physician,” she points out. “ is grant funding from ACS will o set some of the thousands of dollars GHCI spends every year to ensure our patients receive their needed treatment,” Hosler adds. e MTA Rides to Wellness program is a comprehensive, non-emergency medical transpor- tation service that provides mo- bility management, door-to-door service and same day service to riders needing transportation to

FLINT – Last November, more than 120 gamers around the coun- try came together for fun and fund- raising to bene t Hurley Children’s Hospital on Extra Life Game Day. Since 2008, Extra Life has united participants nationwide to play their favorite games while raising money for sick and injured children treated at their local Chil- dren’s Miracle Network Hospital. Forty members of Kettering University’s Varsity eSports team gamed for 24 hours. “Extra Life allows us to utilize our passion GENESEE COUNTY – anks to grant funding from the Amer- ican Cancer Society (ACS), hun- dreds of Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute (GHCI) patients will not have to miss or postpone their scheduled medical appointments or treatments at the Institute. ACS awarded GHCI a $6,000 grant to pay for patient rides to and from the cancer center. In the past 12 months, “Genesys Hurley Cancer Insti- tute has provided approximately 1,700 complimentary rides to patients who need treatment at

and from medical and other health and wellness-related appointments. Patients who reside in the MTA service area are eligible to take advantage of this free ser- vice. Approximately 84 percent of patients who seek treatment and medical care at Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute live in Genesee County and can qualify for the MTA Rides to Wellness program. “Transportation should not be an obstacle to cancer treatment, and, thanks to the assistance of the American Cancer Society, we can relieve this worry for our patients,” Hosler says. A social worker at the Institute will work with patients to help determine if they qualify for the ride service and make the process of arranging a ride smooth and simple. Genesys Hurley Cancer Insti- tute provides the newest treat- ments and technology in a warm, welcoming setting – right here where you need us. For more information, visit ghci.org. ® “We’ve been working hard over the past several years to build our Extra Life program at Hurley,” said Brooklyn Kennings, Asst. Director for CMN Programs. “It’s an incredible feeling to be a part of the tidal wave of impact that these gamers are having on our pe- diatric patients and their families, and we are so excited for the future of the Extra Life program.” ®

American Cancer Society Funds Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute Patient Transportation

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