Michigan Related Information

The third time Judy Halter heard the words, “You have cancer,” she panicked. “I knew there was a possibility that my time here could definitely be shortened,” she said. But even more than her diagnosis of bladder cancer, Halter says she worried about how she was going to get to treatment.

Biography for Christopher Benczkowski

Find research and health professional training grants by state on American Cancer Society’s (ACS) website.

Biography of Jill Rafferty, Major Gifts Director for the American Cancer Society in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Jo Strausz Rosen is the Director of Estate and Asset Services for Detroit and Eastern Michigan.

When Kelli Martucci moved from Michigan to New York in 2001, she felt like she was beginning a brand new stage of her life. She had beaten melanoma skin cancer, graduated from high school, and was about to start college at Long Island University. But just a few years later, the cancer came back.

The American Cancer Society's local resources, programs, and events help those going through cancer in Michigan.

For over 40 years, the Society has owned and operated these specialty resale stores, featuring items such as clothing, accessories, jewelry, furniture, artwork, antiques, collectibles, and other household items.

Discovery Shops are located in California, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia. Find your local shop today.

About the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Peter M. Wege Guest House—Grand Rapids, MI.

Stephen Carr bio