What are Celebration of Support Events:

These are events being planned by family,friends,co-workers,etc for an individual and their family who are going through a medical crisis to raise funds for their living and medical expenses. These events are not only provide financial support but emotional support as well.

Celebration of Support (C.O.S.) Events that are listed on our website are supported by the Community Benefit Tree. Please support our benefits by participating, donating, or volunteering. So many lives are touch by a serious illness when a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandchild, neighbor, co-worker.... it sends their whole world in a spiral. It is GREAT to know that they have the support of businesses, individuals, and families in the community!

Food For Thought- Have you every thought of what you would do if you or someone in your family got seriously ill and the GREAT impact it would have on your family?

The individuals that the C.O.S. events are for are not only for them but for the people that are touch by their illness. How wonderful it is to give them some comfort in knowing that even though they are going through a hard time that they have the thoughts, prayers and support of the community!

Please Note: The Harvard School of Public Health and Kaiser Family Foundation recently released the "Healthcare Costs Survey."  Here are some of the results of this survey.

• 23% of Americans have had problems paying medical bills this past year
• 21% currently have an overdue medical bill
• 19% report having serious financial consequences in the past five years due to outstanding medical bills, such as :12% have used all or most of their savings, 8% report borrowing money or taking out another mortgage and 3% have declared bankruptcy.