Getting through the physical and emotional hurdles of cancer is hard enough--but then there’s the financial burden. The Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund was started in 2006 to help local cancer patients struggling to pay their bills during their treatment. The fund has distributed more than $1 million dollars and lightened the load for more than 1,000 local families battling cancer in Blair, Centre, Clearfield and Huntingdon Counties. To find our more, we’ve asked Doreen Perks to join us. She started the Fund in honor of her late husband.
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