The 2023 Grow On Windsor campaign raised over $387,000 to support local cancer services.
Most of the funds will go toward launching a stem cell transplant program.
A stem cell transplant replaces damaged or diseased blood-forming cells with healthy stem cells. After the procedure, a patient would typically have to stay in the hospital for 3-4 weeks in either London, Hamilton, or Toronto.
“So many local cancer patients have had life-saving stem cell therapy out of town. Thanks to our generous donors and supporters, a Stem Cell Transplant Program will now be available to patients right here in our community,” said Houida Kassem, executive director of the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation.
The campaign raised $387,462 and donations are still coming in. The campaign was sponsored by Liuna625 and supported by many local companies and individual donors.
Over the years, the Grow On Windsor campaign has raised $5-million to support cancer programs in the community.
