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Harriett B. Porter Education and Research Endowment

 


 The Harriett B. Porter Cancer Education and Research Endowment was established in 2004 by Woodford Porter and his family at the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center.  Proceeds from the $250,000 gift are used to fund community outreach programs in Louisville’s African American community to reduce cancer health disparities, as well as to support research that may someday help find a cure for cancer.

Programs are funded by proceeds from the Red and Black Ball…For The Love of Harriett held each winter to raise money for the Harriett B. Porter Cancer Education and Research Endowment.

Harriett Porter, a cancer survivor, reached out to African Americans in our community who had been diagnosed with this life-threatening disease.  Her goal was to empower others through information and support. To keep that legacy alive, special outreach programs have been implemented in her memory.
  •  Faith Based Initiative for African American Churches
  • Harriett B. Porter Culinary Institute, a training program for kitchen ministries held at Sullivan University to encourage healthier eating for congregations.
  • Life Through Knowledge Resource Bags, which are filled with cancer information and gifts to support newly diagnosed cancer patients through their journey with cancer
  • Cancer Resource Kits for Churches, which feature cancer information, materials, and screening resources
  • Pink Ribbon Sunday, breast cancer awareness event for churches during October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Mobile Mammography Screening, which provides breast cancer screening for women at churches throughout Metro Louisville
  • Just Us Girls Tea Parties, a fun breast cancer education program featuring interactive discussions, gifts, and refreshments

Tax-deductible contributions to support these special programs can be made to the Harriett B. Porter Cancer Education and Research Endowment, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, 529 S. Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202
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