2023 Race Beneficiaries

ALZHEIMER’S FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER • Enhancing Services for Families in Need
Our goal is to help families navigate the complexities and challenges they face across the span of Alzheimer’s and dementia related diseases (ADRD).
The Alzheimer’s Family Support Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing psychosocial educational supports to families, professionals and individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. Services include support groups, consultations, care planning, phone support, education, insurance support, and social and cultural programming - at no cost.

CAPE COD HEALTHCARE • Cancer Patient Navigator Program
A cancer diagnosis, and a patient’s journey that follows can be overwhelming. Patient navigation has been shown to positively impact patient outcomes by offering a more streamlined and supportive experience for cancer patients. The program provides educational resources to help patients in understanding their diagnosis and treatment options, facilitates shared decision making and collaborates with the members of the healthcare team to eliminate barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment. The program also connects patients and caregivers to additional community, financial, and support resources. Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc is committed to enhancing the quality of and access to comprehensive healthcare services for all Cape Cod residents.

CAPE COD TECH FOUNDATION • Supporting Cape Cod’s Future Workforce
The Cape Cod Tech Foundation’s mission is to support the students, teachers, and programs at Cape Cod Technical High School. The Cape Cod Tech Foundation was formed in 2019 to support the students, teachers, and programs at Cape Cod Technical High School. Cape Cod Tech serves the communities from Mashpee to Provincetown. Over 50% of our 600+ students come from economically disadvantaged households. With your support the CCT Foundation can provide the needed scholarships and grants, and additionally through the Angel Fund provide those students in need with clothing, winter coats and money for school projects. Cape Cod Tech provides students a career vocational technical\ education (CVTE) and offers a curriculum of academic, technical, and life skills.

PENIKESE ISLAND SCHOOL • Expanding Access and Accessibility to the Island
As stewards of Penikese Island and its storied history, our mission is to provide students with access to experiential, nature-based programming in a unique and unspoiled natural environment. Penikese island is 75-acres of unspoiled, windswept beauty in the heart of Buzzard’s Bay. Our educational programs
bring students together for a unique scientific adventure through immersive, place-based experiential learning curricula that use the island as nature’s classroom. A visit to Penikese is designed to engage students in investigative natural history and ecology programs, aligned with Next Generation Science Standards, that build self-confidence and foster an appreciation for the importance of nature through the lens of Penikese Island.

SHARING KINDNESS • Improving Youth and Young Adult Mental Health in our Community
Sharing Kindness, seeded from the shared devastation of suicide and grief, tends a thriving community through empathy, education and courageous conversation. Sharing Kindness, seeded from the shared devastation of suicide and grief, now tends a thriving community through empathy, education and courageous conversation. We provide suicide prevention, mental health education and grief support. We are especially proud of our recent work with schools around peer suicide prevention and of our clinician-led peer grief groups, for all types of loss, offered throughout the Cape.

2022: $40,000 for each organization

· Atlantic White Shark Conservancy
· Cape Cod Healthcare (received $100,000)
· Calmer Choice
· Cape Cod Children's Museum
· Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center

2020 - 2021: $60,000 for each organization

· Cape Cod Baseball League
· Cape Cod Healthcare (received $120,000)
· Cape Cod Military Support Foundation
· Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
· Cape Kid Meals

2019: $50,000 for each organization

· Cape Cod Healthcare (received $100K)
· Cape Wellness Collaborative
· Children's Cove
· Heroes in Transition
· Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

2018: $50,000 for each organization

· Alzheimer's Family Support Center of Cape Cod
· Cape Cod Healthcare ($100,000)
· Cape Cod Children's Place
· Cape Cod Theatre Company Home of the Harwich Junior Theatre
· Dream Day on Cape Cod

2017: $50,000 for each organization

· Cape Cod & Islands Major Crisis Relief Fund
· Cape Cod Healthcare ($100,000)
· Lower Cape Outreach Council
· Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
· Special Olympics Massachusetts

2016: $50,000 for each organization

· Cape Cod Collaborative Arts Network (CapeCodCan!)
· Cape Cod Healthcare ($100,000)
· Gosnold on Cape Cod
· Homeless Not Hopeless
· Sail Cape Cod

2015: $50,000 for each organization

· Calmer Choice
· Cape Cod Healthcare ($100,000)
· Cape Cod Maritime Museum
· Independence House
· Katelynn's Closet

2014: $42,000 for each organization

· Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center
· Cape Cod Baseball League
· Cape Cod Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Initiative
· Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
· Cape Cod Healthcare ($100,000)

2013: $37,500 for each organization

· Outer Cape Health Services
· Hope Hospice
· Children’s Cove
· Cape Cod Times Needy Fund
· Cape Cod Healthcare ($100,000)

2012: $40,000 for each organization

· Cape & Islands Special Olympics
· CHAMP Homes
· Community Health Center of Cape Cod
· Sight Loss Services

2011: $31,250 for each organization

· Cape Abilities
· Cape Cod Child Development
· Duffy Health Center
· Elder Services Meals-on-Wheels

2010: $30,000 for each organization

· American Red Cross, Cape Cod & Islands Chapter
· Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands
· Cape Cod Hunger Network
· Tri-County Collaborative for Oral Health Excellence (Tri-CCOHE)

2009: $40,000 for each organization

· The Cape Cod Times Needy Fund
· Children’s Cove
· The Genesis Foundation

2008: $30,000 for each organization

· Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands
· Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod
· Independence House
· Marine Corps Toys for Tots

2007: $35,000 for each organization

· Cape Cod Child Development
· Cape Cod Free Clinic & Community Health Center
· Duffy Health Center
· Gosnold on Cape Cod

2006: $35,000 for each organization

· A Baby Center
· Cape Cod Hunger Network
· CHAMP Homes
· Sight Loss Services
· VNA Mobile Health Link

2005: $50,000 for each organization

· American Red Cross (Cape Cod Chapter)
· Cape Cod Literacy Council
· Cape Cod Community College Dental Hygiene Program
· Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands
· Cape Cod Hospital ($300,000)

2004: $40,000 for each organization

· Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod
· Cape Cod Council of Churches: A Baby Center
· Cape Cod Times Needy Fund
· Cape Cod Hospital Regional Cancer Center

2003: $40,000 for each organization

· Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod and the Islands
· Duffy Health Center
· Greater Cape Cod & Islands Special Olympics

2002: $30,000 for each organization

· Children's Cove
· Harwich Family Pantry
· Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod
· Independence House

2001: $40,000 for each organization

· Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands
· CHAMP Homes
· Rehabilitation Hospital of Cape Cod and the Islands