Newport Beach, CA May 28, 2013 – The oral Cancer Foundation announced today that is has been honored with a prestigious 2013 Top-Rated Awarded by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about non-profit organizations.

 

“We are honored to be named a Top-Rated 2013 Nonprofit,” says Brian hill, Founder and Executive Director, The Oral Cancer Foundation. “We have found creative means to accomplish our missions; raise awareness, support patients, provide information, and sponsor research to accomplish important goals when our human and financial resources were minimal.”

 

The Top-Rated Nonprofit award was based on a large number of positive reviews that OCF received – reviews written by the patient population they serve and donors. Individuals could contribute more than a yes/no answer about questions regarding their personal experiences with the non-profit. For example, one person wrote, “I was 33 years old when I was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic oral cancer. The treatments and surgeries that saved my life however left me disfigured, disabled and dependent on the opiate pain medication, Fentanyl. I felt lost and alone, without hope. I found the Oral Cancer Foundation website 11 months after diagnosis and it was a ray of light for me. I was able to connect with survivors and other patients who understood my struggle and related to where I was. With their advice and support I’ve been able to rebuild my body and free myself from the opiates, and begin to live again. I can’t express the gratitude in my heart for the Oral Cancer Foundation or the Angels of mercy who are the staff and volunteers that spend their time helping those in need.”

 

Being on the Top-Rated List gives donors a mechanism to compare and evaluate the worthiness of an organization when giving.

 

“We are gratified by The Oral Cancer Foundation for its work,” said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits, “They deserve to be discovered by more donors and volunteers who are looking for a great non-profit for support.”

 

Being on the Top-Rated List gives donors and volunteers more confidence that this is a credible organization. The reviews by patients served and their family members, volunteers, and other donors show the on-the-ground results of this nonprofit. This award is a form of recognition by the community they serve.

 

About The Oral Cancer Foundation

The Oral Cancer Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3, public service charity that provides information , support, research funding and advocacy related to this disease. It maintains a web site at http://www.oralcancer.org, which receives millions of hits per month. At the forefront of this year’s agenda is the drive to promote solid awareness in the minds of the American public about the need to undergo an annual oral cancer screening, and an outreach to the dental community to provide this service as a matter of routine practice. Supporting the foundation’s goals is a scientific advisory board composed of leading cancer authorities from varied medical and dental specialties, and from prominent cancer educational, treatment and research institutions in the United States.

 

About GreatNonprofits

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