Ccpro Foundation

TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND EARLY DETECTION SERVICES, INCLUDING FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO EMPOWER CHILDREN BY FOSTERING SELF-ESTEEM, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH THE GAME OF CHESS.

PROSCAN PINK RIBBON PROGRAMS: THE CRIS COLLINSWORTH PROSCAN FUND HAS ACCESS TO REACH ALL PATIENTS OF GREATER CINCINNATI THROUGH THE PROSCAN PINK RIBBON CENTERS. THE PROSCAN PINK RIBBON CENTER RED BANK PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS, BREAST ULTRASOUND, DEXA AND BREAST BIOPSY. THE PROSCAN PINK RIBBON CENTER TRI-COUNTY PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY, DEXA AND BREAST ULTRASOUND. IN 2021 THROUGH THE MAMMOMATCH PROGRAM, THE PROSCAN PINK RIBBON CENTERS PROVIDED 346 FUNDED MAMMOGRAMS AND ULTRASOUNDS FOR LOW INCOME, UNINSURED PATIENTS. THE CRUISIN' FOR A CURE PROGRAM PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH COMPLIMENTARY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS AT THE PINK RIBBON CENTERS, REMOVING A BARRIER TO RECEIVING BREAST HEALTH SERVICES. THE PINK RIBBON EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE OF THE CRIS COLLINSWORTH PROSCAN FUND WHICH PROMOTES EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE TRI-STATE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE LOW INCOME AND UNINSURED. THE PINK RIBBON BAG IS A GIFT SENT TO WOMEN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND SUPPORT ALONG THEIR HEALING JOURNEY. IN 2021, 236 PINK RIBBON BAGS WERE SENT. THE PINK RIBBON SURVIVOR CIRCLE OFFERS NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ONE-ON-ONE WITH A SURVIVOR WHO HAS HAD A SIMILAR DIAGNOSIS AND ALSO OFFERS SURVIVORS EDUCATION ON BEING A HEALTHY SURVIVOR.

QUEEN CITY CLASSIC CHESS PROGRAMS: THE QUEEN CITY CLASSIC CHESS TOURNAMENT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT WHICH CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO CHALLENGE THEIR MINDS WHILE COMPETING AGAINST OTHER STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR PHYSICAL OR ECONOMICAL LIMITATIONS. THIS EVENT ALSO PROVIDES CHESS PLAYERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM AND COMPETE AGAINST SOME OF THE GREATEST CHESS MASTERS AND GRANDMASTERS IN THE WORLD. THE QCC TOURNAMENT, HELD VIRTUALLY IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH OF 2021, HAD OVER 423 STUDENTS RANGING FROM GRADES K-12 PARTICIPATING IN THE TOURNAMENT. TO ENSURE THAT ANY STUDENT WITH INTEREST CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT, THE CRIS COLLINSWORTH PROSCAN FUND OFFERS A DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEE FOR STUDENTS WHO MEET THE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES. CHESS TEACHES KIDS ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC THINKING, UNDERSTANDING OF CAUSE AND EFFECT AND PLANNING FOR DIFFERENT OUTCOMES, ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE, PATIENCE AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP. AS A WAY OF EXPOSING AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE TO CHESS, THE CHESS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2013 WITH THE HELP OF GRANDMASTERS TO DEVELOP A CAREFULLY CURATED CURRICULUM. CCPF'S OWN CHESS INSTRUCTORS TEACH CHESS TO CHILDREN IN LOCAL CINCINNATI PUBLIC AND OTHER AREA SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS AND THE ONLINE CHESS CLUB. IN 2020, THE QUEEN CITY CLASSIC CHESS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMS TAUGHT CHESS ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 STUDENTS IN 38 SCHOOLS FOR A TOTAL OF 80-90 HOURS PER WEEK IN GREATER CINCINNATI. IN 2021, QCC PROVIDED BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON TEACHING TO APPROXIMATELY 2100 STUDENTS IN 49 SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS WITH 1789 INSTRUCTION HOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS THE PROGRAM COMES BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS.