The creation of The Red Lipstick Fund was the brainstorm of three Boulder
women (Helayne Jones, Anne Beer and Fran Ryan) who listened to their friend,
Marsha Moritz, relate stories about the intense difficulty other patients
had navigating through their cancer treatment with limited resources to
soften the impact from the treatment.
Marsha would ask, “How can they do it: getting to and from chemo, picking up medications,
navigating the myriad of at-home chores, keeping appointments without
funds and personal support?”
Marsha, who passed away from breast cancer in September of 2010, was a
role model of dignity and an advocate for helping those in need. Helayne,
Anne and Fran named the Red Lipstick Fund in honor of Marsha, who always
wore red lipstick.
The fund offers financial assistance to cancer patients in need and will
pay for whatever a patient needs—medication, shelter, food and heat—giving
that person one less thing to worry about.
The assistance provided by The Red Lipstick Fund can truly be life-changing
and provides hope during the most challenging of times. Please see below
for some testimonials from those who've been helped:
“Being diagnosed with breast cancer has been devastating, on every
level, including financially. As a single parent struggling to cope with
cancer, work and the mounting bills, this assistance makes things a little
easier. Sending my heartfelt gratitude of thanks.”
“Your “Red Lipstick” grant was an extraordinary act of
kindness and generosity during a very challenging health event in my life.
It also reaffirmed the reality that goodness and compassion still thrive
in this chaotic, fast-paced world.”
“This grant was much needed and appreciated at an overwhelming time.
Thank you for this miracle and all that it means to me.”
The creation of The Red Lipstick Fund was the brainstorm of three Boulder
women (Helayne Jones, Anne Beer and Fran Ryan) who listened to their friend,
Marsha Moritz, relate stories about the intense difficulty other patients
had navigating through their cancer treatment with limited resources to
soften the impact from the treatment.
