Every day, many cancer patients need rides to medical facilities for treatment. To help solve this problem, the American Cancer Society is having a recruitment campaign for its Road To Recovery program in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties.
Through this program, volunteers provide free transportation for local cancer patients in need of a ride to and from cancer treatment.
Many of the people assisted through the Road To Recovery program do not own a vehicle, cannot afford bus fare or do not live where public transportation is available.
Some patients are elderly and unable to drive and have no one nearby who can provide regular assistance with transportation. And without transportation they cannot receive their cancer treatments.
“As the Wellness Navigator at Roper St Francis Cancer Center, I have assisted patients dealing with the barrier of transportation and have referred patients to the Road to Recovery Program,” said Jody McCrain. “This program is critical for helping local cancer patients get to their treatment. Every time I have called the American Cancer Society for this referral, each person has been so professional, kind, patient and extremely helpful.”
In 2013, some 400 rides were provided for patients in the greater Charleston area through the Road To Recovery program. The Society is seeking additional volunteer drivers in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties in order to meet increasing need from local patients.
Anyone interested in volunteering must have a good driving record, valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and a vehicle in good working condition.
Rides are needed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. and the schedule is flexible to each volunteer’s availability.
Volunteers drive as little or as much as they want. The American Cancer Society provides free training.
For more information on becoming a Road To Recovery volunteer, contact Fronde Merchant at [email protected] or 843-744-1922.
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society’s efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call the American Cancer Sociey anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
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