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You can make a difference!

Many of the advances in the fight against cancer would not have occurred without people with generous and giving hearts. Until cancer is eradicated, the search will continue for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. If you or someone you love has been affected by cancer, there are many ways to honor them or help keep their memory alive and make a difference in the lives of others. To know you have been part of the solution in the fight against cancer is an immensely rewarding gift of love.

Here are some ideas on how you can help.

VOLUNTEERING - Volunteers serve as an extension of the UT Medical Center's professional staff by providing support services in many ways. Find out out you can make a difference by volunteering your time.

OUTLIVE - OUTLIVE is a campaign embraced by UT Coach Bruce Pearl and thousands of other Tennesseans to increase awareness of cancer prevention and detection and at the same time raise money for a new facility dedicated to cancer care, education and research at The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Cancer Institute.

MAKE A GIFT -

  • There are a number of naming opportunities throughout the Cancer Institute including, but not limited to research funds, conference rooms, laboratories, waiting areas and patient rooms.
  • There are giving plans that offer a tax advantage as well--such as:
    • Charitable trust
    • Bequest
    • Life Insurance
    • Appreciated Stocks
    • Property and Gifts of Cash
  • There are ways IRA and retirement plan dollars can be donated.

The following are the current gift funds within the Cancer Institute at UT Medical Center:

UT Medical Center Gift Funds
Stephens Cancer Care Gift Fund
Cancer Center Education / Research Fund
Breast Cancer Education / Outreach Fund
Sharp Gift Fund
Blakely Cancer Gift Fund

Graduate School of Medicine Gift Funds
Prostate Cancer Research Fund
Irwin Cancer Research Fund
Bragg Cancer Gift Fund
Cancer Gift Fund
Breast Cancer Research Fund

UT Medical Center and the UT Graduate School of Medicine are not-for-profit organizations and all gifts are tax deductible. Cancer Institute gift funds benefit patient care, education, research and outreach.

To learn more about how you can make a difference, call 865.305.6611 or contact the Development Office.

Office of Development
1520 Cherokee Trail, Suite 110
Knoxville, TN  37920-2205
Phone 865.305.6611
Fax 865.305.6619
Email Development@mc.utmck.edu