The
goal of the SCOTTY Fund is two-fold. First, to help erase the financial
burden associated with a critical illness. Grant money is given to children
for medical expenses, transportation and other ancillary costs associated
with the illness. Secondly, to provide family support including nightly
meals, child care, errand running and grocery shopping.
Grant
Money: Provided to families of children with life threatening or critical illnesses
1996/1997$ 5,028.00
1998 $ 11,822.00
1999 $ 24,522.00
2000 $ 22,266.00
2001 $ 26,801.00
2002 $ 33,810.00
2003 $ 41,836.00
2004 $ 45,229.00
2005 $ 30,597.00
2006 $ 58,578.00
2007 $ 63,238.00
2008 $ 49,545.00
2009 $63,097.00
2010 $41,230.00(to date)
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Total $517,599.00
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Medical
Expenses: Insurance deductibles, prescription drugs, medical equipment,
doctor and
hospital charges.
Prescription
Expenses: Prescriptions not covered under insurance.
Travel
Expenses: Travel expenses incurred for medical treatment (includes airfare,
gasoline,
parking)
Rent/Mortgage: Rent or mortgage payment to avoid late payments during the child's
active
treatment.
Household
Expenses: Telephone and utility payments, meals and meal certificates,
house cleaning
and childcare
Goodwill
Grants: Money provided for ill children in surrounding towns.
Holiday
Expenses*: Gifts to the ill child and family members during the holiday season.
Yale
New Haven Hospital Chemotherapy Room*: Special gifts throughout the year given to children with cancer to make
their hospital stay a little more bearable.
Applications
for grant money are available from the Fund by calling 203-743-1388. Applications
are also available online by clicking
here.
Thank
you, again, to everyone who donated to The Scotty Fund. Your generosity
has enabled us to make a difference in the lives of many ill children
and their families.
*
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped shop for and wrap the holiday
gifts. This lifted a huge burden from the Scotty Fund families and was
greatly appreciated by each and every family.
