fundraising

Belles with Balls NL is so grateful to receive the support of our community. Through various fundraising efforts, Belles with Balls NL are able to raise money and awareness for Ovarian Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador. To stay up to date with our latest fundraising efforts, please visit our Facebook page.

To date with your generous support we have:

•  Donated $100,000 to NL Health Care Foundation for the purchase of HIPEC Perfusion Pump at Health Sciences Centre
• Donated and funded two Dry Labs to aid in training for improved laparoscopic skills
• Funded various research projects

Did you know?

For more information about Ovarian Cancer please visit Ovarian Cancer Canada.

• Ovarian Cancer is the most serious cancer affecting women in Canada, the 5 year survival rate is 40%.
• It is often discovered in late, incurable stages because there is no effective detection method.
• The Ca 125 blood test and ultrasounds do not test for Ovarian Cancer.
• Onset of the disease is typically after the age of 60 and symptoms resemble menopause. (bloating, changes in urinary habits, and abdominal discomfort).
• The most threatening symptom of all is the potential of no symptoms.
• With no symptoms, and no screening test, Ovarian Cancer is extremely hard to detect in early stages.

Belles with Balls NL hopes that by increasing education and awareness, as well as contributing to research in Ovarian Cancer genetics, women will get an earlier diagnosis and a better prognosis. We need your help.

How you can help: By donating to the Ovarian Cancer Research and Education (OCRE) Fund at Memorial University you can help support NL specific ovarian cancer genetic research and education of the general public. OCRE Fund is a registered non-profit organization, and as such, can provide a charitable receipt. 

To support the OCRE Fund you can give online by following this link:  

https://www.mun.ca/give/belles-with-balls/ 

You can also give by phone by calling the the Office Development at 709-864-4354, or toll free at 1-877-700-4081, and indicate the donation is for the “Ovarian Cancer Research and Education Fund”

Finally, you can give by mail, you can send cheques payable to Memorial University of Newfoundland with memo “Ovarian Cancer Research and Education Fund” to:

P.O.Box 4200, Stn C    •     St. John’s, NL    •   A1C 5S7

You can also support OCRE Fund by supporting Belles with Balls NL fundraisers, all profits go directly to the OCRE Fund!