"Find a need and fill it"

When I first saw the quote "find a need a fill it" I instantly thought of the work we are doing at the Cancer Foundation of Northeast Georgia (CFNEGA). There is a great need for financial assistance for cancer patients living in our community. In 2009, the CFNEGA set a goal to provide $25,000 in financial assistance to area patients-we met our goal in the first 7 months of 2009. Rather than, shut our doors and turn patients away we went back to the drawing board and set a new goal to provide $40,000 in financial assistance. We exceeded our goal and helped 139 local cancer patients. This year, the CFNEGA set a goal to provide $51,000 in financial assistance with such a large goal in mind we had to think of a fundraiser to help us raise money. We brainstormed about what would be an interesting, fun and different type of fundraiser which lead us to the Tri to Beat Cancer-Sprint Triathlon. There was a need for such an event in Athens, and we managed to fill it.