October 2025

LINK TO HOPE NEWSLETTER

A message from the Executive Director - Melissa Karrer

Hi Friends,

We have exciting news — Kentucky CancerLink has moved! Our new address is 860 Corporate Drive, Suite 103, Lexington 40503. We are just a few miles down the road from our previous location. You're welcome to stop by for a tour anytime! We'll be hosting an official ribbon cutting in November in partnership with Commerce Lexington, so keep an eye out for details!

We’re also pleased to announce a new partnership with Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana. Together we’ll offer free support programs in Lexington for cancer patients, caregivers, survivors, and those who have experienced a cancer-related loss. Programs run October through December 2025 — see the flyer below for details. We hope you can join us!

Thanks for staying connected. Together, we’ll continue to be a link to hope for our fellow Kentuckians.

Cheers,

Melissa

Save the Date!

Please consider supporting our mission financially so that we can continue mailing fuel cards to cancer patients with transportation barriers and providing free wigs and post mastectomy garments to women in need and to make the greatest impact in our communities throughout the Commonwealth. All of our donations stay local to help Kentuckians in need.

Your involvement can make a significant difference!

Every donation counts...

Click here to donate today

When you purchase gift cards for any occasion, through the link below, a portion of the proceeds benefit KY CancerLink.

Click here to shop over 200 different gift card options available

through RaiseRight.

Thank you to Golden Flame Hot Wings for helping us raise funds for our mission!

Join us on Wednesday, October 22nd at Golden Flame Hot Wings~located in Lexington at 141 Rojay Dr. to support KY CancerLink when you round up your bill to the nearest dollar.

Click here for menu options & to learn more!

WKYT - Link to Hope

Each month on WKYT, a Link to Hope story is featured with Amber Philpott.

In this month's segment, learn more about UK Healthcare's free ovarian cancer screening program that has been saving lives for nearly 40 years!

Click here to view segments!

THANK YOU to WKYT for your partnership!

Out & About

Kentucky CancerLink hosted our 11th annual Links to Hope charity golf scramble on Sep. 15 at Keene Trace Golf Club's Champions Course. Thank you to our generous sponsors and to all who came out to play. This is an event we look forward to every year and we

Melanie attended CHI Saint Joseph Healthcare's cancer survivor celebration in Lexington on Sep.19th. It was a beautiful evening to honor survivors and their families.

Melanie joined the staff at KEMI in downtown Lexington on Sep.24th for their annual employee wellness fair to share resources available from KCL, for those affected by a cancer diagnosis, and reminders to make their health a priority especially when it comes to cancer screenings.

Grateful Patient

Ways to GIVE BACK!

Did you know we have an Amazon wish list?

One of our greatest needs is $25 Visa gift cards we use to send to cancer patients to help them travel to and from treatment appointments.

Amazon gift cards, in any amount, help us purchase nutritional supplements, durable medical equipment, and other items to help patients who are experiencing a cancer diagnosis.

Click here to shop our Amazon wish list

Click here to register your Kroger rewards card!

Delicious Ideas

Autumn Harvest Salad

"Celebrate the flavors of fall with this Autumn Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Feta Salad. Combining crisp Honeycrisp apples with creamy feta cheese, toasted pecans, and a zesty apple cider vinaigrette, this salad offers a delightful mix of sweet, tangy, and crunchy elements.

It’s perfect as a refreshing side dish or a light main meal."

Click here for recipe!

Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars

"These super moist healthy pumpkin oatmeal bars are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and made with oat flour, pumpkin puree, and rolled oats.

The perfect quick and easy Fall breakfast, snack, and dessert! They're gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free."

Click here for recipe!

Roasted Tomato

Basil Soup

If you have any tomatoes leftover from Summer, this is a delicious way to use them. You can easily use store bought too.

It just takes a little over 30 minutes to prepare this soup and it's worth the wait for sure!

Click here for recipe!

Link to Hope Podcast

Kentuckians need hope today. Link 2 Hope is a monthly podcast featuring community partners discussing ways to remove barriers for Kentuckians in need of screening, diagnosis and treatment for cancer.

New episodes available! Click HERE.

Is there a topic that you would like to hear about? Contact Melanie Hunter at melanieh@kycancerlink.org to share your ideas!

Thank you to our partner, RunSwitch PR!

Available on whichever platform you listen to your podcasts. Subscribe to be informed when new episodes are added!

Share your ideas and resources! Do you know of something that might be useful to the cancer community? Let us know, and we may share it in future publications.

Email Melanie Hunter at melanieh@kycancerlink.org

KENTUCKY CANCERLINK

2425 Regency Road, Suite B

Lexington, KY 40503

Phone: 859-309-1700

Toll-Free: 877-597-4655

Fax: 859-368-8418