Press Release

The NYOH Community Cancer Foundation is delighted to announce that its inaugural event, Courage & Cancer: Evening of Stories, was an astounding success, raising over $47,000. The event, held at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, on Thursday, May 25, 2023, brought together a compassionate community dedicated to alleviating financial hardship for individuals diagnosed and living with cancer.

[Albany, N.Y.] – On August 18, Callanan Industries presented the NYOH Community Cancer Foundation with a $12,000 check from its annual Ride With Mike fundraising event held on August 7, 2022 at the Brunswick Community Center. This annual 50-mile police escorted event is named for Mike Walsh, long-time Callanan Construction Superintendent and two-time Lymphoma survivor. This year, the event was in memory of Ron Martin, who was a Callanan employee in the Construction division and cancer survivor who passed away unexpectedly in 2020.