{"id":23940,"date":"2024-04-15T17:23:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/?page_id=23940"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:27:27","slug":"giving-back","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/about\/giving-back\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Give Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Our Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"callout-shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.callout-shortcode{background:#EDF8F9;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;padding:20px 20px 20px 24px;margin:40px 0;max-width:860px;position:relative}.callout-shortcode:before{content:\" \";position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;width:4px;height:100%;left:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg, #0FAEBF 0%, #EDF8F9 100%)}.callout-shortcode .callout-shortcode-heading{color:#100134;font-size:22px;display:block;margin:0 0 15px}.callout-shortcode:first-child{margin-top:0}.callout-shortcode:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.callout-shortcode .img-wrap{margin-bottom:20px}.callout-shortcode.hope>strong{padding-top:17px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:74px}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap{left:22px;position:absolute;top:20px;width:59px}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap:before{background:#fff url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mh-icon-65.png);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:70%;border-radius:30px;bottom:-10px;content:\"\";display:block;height:30px;position:absolute;right:-10px;width:30px}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.callout-shortcode{padding:25px 25px 25px 34px}.callout-shortcode .callout-shortcode-heading{font-size:24px}.callout-shortcode .img-wrap{margin-bottom:0}.callout-shortcode.has-img{min-height:170px;padding-left:175px}.callout-shortcode.has-img .img-wrap{position:absolute;left:29px;top:25px;width:119px}.callout-shortcode.hope.has-img{padding-left:170px}.callout-shortcode.hope>strong{padding:0}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap{width:109px}.callout-shortcode.hope .img-wrap:before{background-size:66%;bottom:-15px;height:42px;width:42px}}<\/style><div class=\"content\"><p>To walk alongside patients and families throughout their journey with mesothelioma \u2014 providing personalized medical, financial, and supportive care to alleviate stress while inspiring hope.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Organizations We Support<\/h2>\n<p>In service of our mission statement, we\u2019re proud to work with other organizations that help patients and loved ones by raising awareness about mesothelioma, fighting for legislative change to ban asbestos, and researching new and more effective treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Our legal partner and financial sponsor, Simmons Hanly Conroy, is one of the most respected mesothelioma law firms in the country. The firm has <strong>donated more than $21 million to asbestos-related causes<\/strong>, and its generosity allows Mesothelioma Hope to provide free resources and services to thousands of families across the country.<\/p>\n<span class=\"image-heading-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ADAO-logo.jpg\" \/><h3 >Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization<\/h3><\/span>\n<p>The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org\/newsroom\/blogs\/linda-reinstein\/\">Linda Reinstein<\/a> and Doug Larkin in 2004. It is the largest independent nonprofit in the U.S. focused on reducing the harm caused by asbestos by limiting exposure and protecting victims\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p>Mesothelioma Hope shows our commitment to the ADAO\u2019s mission by using our platform to share information, supporting the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act, and partnering on the first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/blog\/adao-virtual-day-of-action-2023\/\">Virtual Day of Asbestos Awareness in March 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blockquote-w-image \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/linda-reinstein-headshot.png\" alt=\"\" \/><blockquote><p>&#8220;Remember, you are not alone. There is a very large community available to asbestos victims, and there are so many resources to help people navigate the illness and potentially keep people from ever getting exposed in the first place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&ndash;<cite> Linda Reinstein, ADAO president and co-founder<\/cite><\/footer><\/blockquote><style type=\"text\/css\">.blockquote-w-image{position:relative;margin:40px auto}.blockquote-w-image blockquote{background:none;border-left:none;padding:25px;margin-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote footer cite{font-size:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote p{margin-bottom:0}.blockquote-w-image img{width:100px;border:none;border-radius:100%;box-shadow:none;position:relative;margin:0 auto}.blockquote-w-image.alternative{margin:60px auto}.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote{padding:25px 25px 25px 80px;padding-bottom:25px;background-color:#E4F4F6}.blockquote-w-image.alternative img{position:absolute;left:20px;top:25px;z-index:1;width:50px;border:1px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(34,34,34,0.2);border-radius:100%}.blockquote-w-image.with-border{background:none;border-left:4px solid #0FAEBF}.blockquote-w-image.with-border blockquote{background:none;border-radius:0;padding:10px 25px}.blockquote-w-image.with-border blockquote footer cite{font-size:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote:before{display:none}@media screen and (min-width: 769px){.blockquote-w-image img{position:absolute;left:0;top:0}.blockquote-w-image blockquote{padding:0 25px 0 125px;min-height:90px}}@media screen and (min-width: 1024px){.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote{padding-left:105px}.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote footer cite{font-size:16px}.entry-content .blockquote-w-image.alternative img{width:60px;left:25px}}<\/style><\/div>\n<span class=\"image-heading-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mesothlioma-applied-research-foundation-logo.jpg\" \/><h3 >Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation<\/h3><\/span>\n<p>The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is a nonprofit organization that exists to end mesothelioma. Its three main areas of focus include medical research, supporting patients and their families, and working to increase federal funds for research.<\/p>\n<p>Our sponsor law firm has donated <strong>a combined $3 million<\/strong> to the Meso Foundation and the ADAO over the past decade.<br \/>\n<div class=\"blockquote-w-image \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mary-Hesdorffer-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><blockquote><p>&#8220;Why would a law firm want to donate money to a research program and eventually find a cure for a disease that they litigate, and it\u2019s quite profitable? I think it just speaks that they go beyond that. They believe in the human spirit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&ndash;<cite> Mary Hesdorffer, Former Executive Director of the Meso Foundation<\/cite><\/footer><\/blockquote><style type=\"text\/css\">.blockquote-w-image{position:relative;margin:40px auto}.blockquote-w-image blockquote{background:none;border-left:none;padding:25px;margin-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote footer cite{font-size:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote p{margin-bottom:0}.blockquote-w-image img{width:100px;border:none;border-radius:100%;box-shadow:none;position:relative;margin:0 auto}.blockquote-w-image.alternative{margin:60px auto}.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote{padding:25px 25px 25px 80px;padding-bottom:25px;background-color:#E4F4F6}.blockquote-w-image.alternative img{position:absolute;left:20px;top:25px;z-index:1;width:50px;border:1px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(34,34,34,0.2);border-radius:100%}.blockquote-w-image.with-border{background:none;border-left:4px solid #0FAEBF}.blockquote-w-image.with-border blockquote{background:none;border-radius:0;padding:10px 25px}.blockquote-w-image.with-border blockquote footer cite{font-size:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote:before{display:none}@media screen and (min-width: 769px){.blockquote-w-image img{position:absolute;left:0;top:0}.blockquote-w-image blockquote{padding:0 25px 0 125px;min-height:90px}}@media screen and (min-width: 1024px){.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote{padding-left:105px}.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote footer cite{font-size:16px}.entry-content .blockquote-w-image.alternative img{width:60px;left:25px}}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Cancer Research Centers<\/h2>\n<p>Cancer research is another area where we\u2019re focused on giving back to the mesothelioma community. Our partner law firm, Simmons Hanly Conroy, has donated <strong>over $21 million<\/strong> to cancer research and support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blockquote-w-image \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Simmons_John_web_square.png\" alt=\"\" \/><blockquote><p>&#8220;Cancer touches us all. My law firm started as a firm that fights for cancer victims. So it was only right that we try to help with care and research.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&ndash;<cite> \u2013 John Simmons, Founder &amp; Chairman of Simmons Hanly Conroy<\/cite><\/footer><\/blockquote><style type=\"text\/css\">.blockquote-w-image{position:relative;margin:40px auto}.blockquote-w-image blockquote{background:none;border-left:none;padding:25px;margin-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote footer cite{font-size:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote p{margin-bottom:0}.blockquote-w-image img{width:100px;border:none;border-radius:100%;box-shadow:none;position:relative;margin:0 auto}.blockquote-w-image.alternative{margin:60px auto}.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote{padding:25px 25px 25px 80px;padding-bottom:25px;background-color:#E4F4F6}.blockquote-w-image.alternative img{position:absolute;left:20px;top:25px;z-index:1;width:50px;border:1px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(34,34,34,0.2);border-radius:100%}.blockquote-w-image.with-border{background:none;border-left:4px solid #0FAEBF}.blockquote-w-image.with-border blockquote{background:none;border-radius:0;padding:10px 25px}.blockquote-w-image.with-border blockquote footer cite{font-size:inherit}.blockquote-w-image blockquote:before{display:none}@media screen and (min-width: 769px){.blockquote-w-image img{position:absolute;left:0;top:0}.blockquote-w-image blockquote{padding:0 25px 0 125px;min-height:90px}}@media screen and (min-width: 1024px){.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote{padding-left:105px}.blockquote-w-image.alternative blockquote footer cite{font-size:16px}.entry-content .blockquote-w-image.alternative img{width:60px;left:25px}}<\/style><\/div>\n<span class=\"image-heading-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo-siu-som-simmons-e1713901763321.png\" \/><h3 >Simmons Cancer Institute<\/h3><\/span>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siumed.edu\/cancer\">The Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU<\/a> is a community-based patient care, research, education, and outreach program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Simmons Cancer Institute was established to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve cancer care<\/li>\n<li>Enhance treatments<\/li>\n<li>Continue the search for a cure for mesothelioma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simmons Hanly Conroy pledged $10.2 million to fund this comprehensive cancer institute at Southern Illinois University (SIU).<\/p>\n<h4>Cancer Research Our Team Has Supported<\/h4>\n<p>Our sponsor has donated more than $8 million to support cancer research centers. The centers we\u2019ve donated to, listed below, are working toward finding a cure for mesothelioma \u2014 a cause that Mesothelioma Hope passionately supports.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center<\/li>\n<li>Columbia University Medical Center<\/li>\n<li>The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/li>\n<li>The Penn Medicine Mesothelioma and Pleural Disease Program at the University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>The Mesothelioma Specialty Cancer Care Center at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute<\/li>\n<li>The Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California San Francisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mesothelioma Fundraising and Awareness Events<\/h2>\n<p>Mesothelioma Hope is committed to raising awareness of the harm caused by asbestos and fostering support and visibility for those affected by mesothelioma.<\/p>\n<span class=\"image-heading-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/blue-ribbon-mesothelioma-awareness-217x300.png\" \/><h3 >Mesothelioma Awareness Events<\/h3><\/span>\n<p>During both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/blog\/global-asbestos-awareness-week-2024\/\">Global Asbestos Awareness Week<\/a> (GAAW), which is the first week of April, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/blog\/mesothelioma-awareness-day-2024\/\">Mesothelioma Awareness Day<\/a> on September 26 of every year, our team honors those who have been harmed by asbestos by fostering visibility, support, and advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>We do this by having conversations with friends and families about this rare cancer, sharing resources on social media, and participating in fundraising events like the annual Miles for Meso race.<\/p>\n<span class=\"image-heading-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/miles-for-meso-logo-e1713902766520.jpg\" \/><h3 >Miles for Meso<\/h3><\/span>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18707\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18707 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/miles-for-meso-1-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of runners at the 2020 Miles for Meso fundraiser presented by Simmons Hanly Conroy\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/miles-for-meso-1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/miles-for-meso-1.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd of runners at the 2020 Miles for Meso fundraiser presented by Simmons Hanly Conroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesformesothelioma.org\/\">Miles for Meso<\/a> is a fundraising 5K race that began in 2009 in Alton, Illinois, to coincide with Mesothelioma Awareness Day. It has expanded to include multiple cities and virtual options and has raised over <strong>$925,000 for mesothelioma research<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Recipients of the funds include the Meso Foundation, the ADAO, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennmedicine.org\/for-patients-and-visitors\/find-a-program-or-service\/harron-lung-center\/pleural-disease-program\">Penn Medicine\u2019s Pleural Disease Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mesothelioma Hope\u2019s team participates in the race every year to help build awareness and raise money to support individuals impacted by this cancer.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMiles for Meso means that somebody has my back \u2014 and somebody is amplifying my voice against the use of asbestos and the industry of corporate greed.\u201d &#8211; Julie Gundlach, 18+ year mesothelioma survivor<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Our Dedication to Families Impacted by Mesothelioma<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the charitable contributions made by our team and our partner law firm, Mesothelioma Hope is dedicated to helping families navigate the challenges of a rare cancer diagnosis and everything that comes along with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re proud to offer these free services:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Referrals to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/get-matched\/\">top mesothelioma doctors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Personalized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/about\/contact\/\">support via chat or phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Informational resources like our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/mesothelioma-guide\/\">Mesothelioma Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Recommendations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/resources\/support-groups\/\">support groups and peer mentors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesotheliomahope.com\/simmons-hanly-conroy\/\">Experienced legal guidance<\/a> to help you pursue compensation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission Statement Organizations We Support In service of our mission statement, we\u2019re proud to work with other organizations that help patients and loved ones by raising awareness about mesothelioma, fighting for legislative change to ban asbestos, and researching new and more effective treatments. 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