The Grateful Bed Tour 2026:
Mapping our Mission
This summer, Cancer Connection is hitting the road to let people throughout the region know about our amazing free services and programs for anyone with cancer.
Our tour will set up information stations at sites throughout the Valley, share stories of the impact of our programs - and bring our community together for a festive celebration at Food Truck Friday at Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton.
Support this vital effort by donating today so that people all around western ma can access our free programs and services!
We’re launching our tour with a celebration at Food Truck Friday on Friday, June 12 from 5-9 at Abandoned Building Brewery! Please join us, and enjoy amazing food, music
and support our mission with the purchase of a commemorative pint glass. The glass will include logos of some of the generous businesses in our community who make our work possible.
And throughout June, tune into WRSI for inspiring stories from people who’ve experienced Cancer Connection’s life-changing services and programs.
Stay tuned for all the fun details – and mark your calendars for Friday, June 12 at Food Truck Friday at ABB! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact director@cancer-connection.org.
Help Cancer Connection Map Our Mission - and help more people throughout Western Mass. access our range of free programs, services and integrative therapies.
Cheers to connecting our communities!
All about Cancer Connection:
We’re simply bowled over by the amazing support we had for the Bed In 2024.
Thanks to you, we raised over $45,000!! Each and every dollar goes towards supporting our free programs and services for people with a cancer diagnosis and their caregivers.
We’re so grateful to each and every friend (new and longstanding alike) and all the kind neighbors that stopped by the Bed In to say hello, sing a song, hop on the bed, and spend some time with us. We were serenaded, fed, cheered, hugged, encouraged, and even snuggled by few dogs pals!
We’re endlessly thankful to Greenfield Savings Bank Greenfield Savings bank for their outstanding generosity with the Community Challenge grant of $15,000 and their visionary leadership on bringing this event into the branch.
Massive thanks to Andy’s for lending us their beautiful bed and furnishings, which made the day comfy and cozy. Andy's and The Oak Shoppe
We’re so grateful to all the phenomenal restaurants and businesses that kept the day tasty and welcoming for all our awesome guests: Bueno Y Sano, Smithsonian Cafe and Chowder House, Tandem Bagel Company, Texas Roadhouse, Deans Beans Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company Bueno Y Sano Smithsonian Cafe and Chowder House Texas Roadhouse Tandem Bagel Company and Paul and Elizabeth’s Restaurant
Thank you so, so much to the sponsors that helped us to get the word out about this fun event: Bear Country 95.3, iHeartRadio, Daily Hampshire Gazette, WRSI - 93.9 The River iHeartRadio @ Bear Country 95.3 WHMP
Thank you to our fabulous sponsors that made the day possible: TommyCar Auto Group, Yankee Mattress Company, Visage Salon
@Curranandkeegan, Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce Yankee Mattress Company Visage Salon TommyCar Auto Group The Healing ZONE Therapeutic Massage
Thank you to the Winterpills, @The Love Crumbs, @The Lucky Shots, Cloudbelly, @Ali McGuirk, Noah Daube-Valois, and the Stompbox Trio for your truly incredible music-- you brought us so much joy!!
Thank you to Councilor Debby Klemer, Lindsay Sabadosa, State Representative, 1st Hampshire District, Councilor Marissa Elkins, Senator Jo Comerford, Mayor GL Sciarra, and Councilor Owen Zaret for coming by!
We always love to see Monte Belmonte from NEPM! Thank you for inspiring the entire event!
Great to see our friends from Northampton Neighbors- thanks for bringing Gertrude!
Loved seeing Khama Ennis from Faces of Medicine! Thanks so much for coming.
So happy to see the organizers from Bikes Fight Cancer!!
Grateful to members of COBB who came to visit with us— thank you for coming!!
Bed In 2024 was absolutely perfect, and we’re so profoundly grateful to all who helped make it possible.
Its not to late to give! https://www.cancer-connection.org/donate
WMass Mother’s Day Half Marathon
Registration is now open for the 2023 Annual Western Mass Mother’s Day Half Marathon, a benefit for Cancer Connection.
For information about how you can join us, please visit the official race website.
We will need volunteers that morning, too! You might hand out water, direct runners and walkers along the route, set up and distribute food at the finish line and much more. Information about signing up to volunteer will be available early 2023.
Over the past 12 years, this unique run/walk has raised more than $500,000 for Cancer Connection. Join us for a meaningful way to celebrate Mother’s Day. Do it for your mom, in honor of your mom, in memory of your mom, because you’re a mom – or just because you want to run/walk/volunteer for a good cause.
Charcuterie for Community
A perfectly delicious benefit!
Fed by Foley is hosting their 1st Charcuterie for Community in 2023 to benefit Cancer Connection. All boards will include a variety of cheese, fruit, nuts. Traditional boards will also include cured meat. A perfect snack for 3-4 or meal for 1-2. Add a box of Firetype truffles for $15 to double the donation to Cancer Connection ($10)!
Customers' Choice Community Grant Program
We'd appreciate your vote for Cancer Connection in this year’s FSB Customers' Choice Community Grant Program. Be sure to vote before December 31st to make your vote count!
Become A Volunteer
The Cancer Connection would not be able to provide any of our valuable services to the community without the help of an amazing team of volunteers. We’d love for you to join us.