Meet Emily Tickle Thomas - Founder of The Cancer Card Xchange (CCX)
Bringing joy to those affected by cancer is central to the mission at CCX...something as simple as a gift card is making a difference thanks to this exciting new non-profit inspired by a personal experience with cancer.
Bright Spot: The Cancer Card XchangeThe Cancer Card Xchange is a 501c3 tax-exempt charity. CCX collects gift cards in any denomination from $5 to $100 from any national reta...
Thx for joining us! I am Amy Ohm, Founder of treatmentdiaries.com and it is my pleasure to welcome Emily Thomas! #treatdiarieschat- Emily is the Founder of @thecancercardx and will be sharing a number of things with us in the next hour! Welcome! #treatdiarieschat
@treatdiaries fellow stay-at-home-parent like @eticklethomas, lost my dad to cancer, wannabe writer. :) #treatdiarieschat- @sonnylemmons welcome - glad you could join us!! You have an impt job as a stay at home parent - WTG!! #treatdiarieschat
RT @eticklethomas: Hi everyone. So excited to be sharing with you tonight. #treatdiarieschat- Tell us a little bit about yourself Emily - we'd love to get to know you personally! #treatdiarieschat
Diagnosed w/oral cancer 07. MD Anderson for surgery. Friends arranged for gift card at Houston restaurant. #treatdiarieschat- Saved big news for tonight @thecancercardx mailing 200th gift tomorrow to brighten day of a woman in MS w/lung cancer. #treatdiarieschat
- That simple gesture of a gift card has turned into a 501c3 nonprofit to brighten the day of others facing cancer. #treatdiarieschat
- Lucky family...how nice! What about you Emily - what is your background? What inspired you to do such g8 things? #treatdiarieschat
- How long after 2007 did you decide to start CCX? Is it something you thought about for some time? #treatdiarieschat
- After my experience, collected gift cards close friend/her husband end stage bladder cancer. Via FB, Twitter, emails. #treatdiarieschat
- A year ago next month. After helping that friend, I just knew it was going to be SOMETHING. #treatdiarieschat
- @eticklethomas are there similar programs out there? This is such a great idea and the first time I've heard about it! #treatdiarieschat
- As far as I know, nothing like it. My experience + research $41 BILLION worth of gift cards gone unused between 05-11. #treatdiarieschat
- @eticklethomas WOW - so is the premise to donate unused cards or buy news ones..both? #treatdiarieschat
- We accept newly purchased or re-gifted gift cards then send them to verified cancer patients all over the country. #treatdiarieschat
- Of course, we accept monetary donations as well. @thecancercardx #treatdiarieschat
