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Wrapping women in love Bingo set in Middletown BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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s a nurse practitioner in the cancer unit of a local hospital, Bainbridge resident K i m b e r l y Do d s o n s aw firsthand how the disease affected families beyond their health. “As I took care of patients, they would say things like, ‘I can’t afford my chemo. I have to decide, do I take my chemo or do I pay for food for my kids?’ They had to made decisions that they should not have to make,” Dodson recalled. Inspired to help, Dodson formed the Teal Blanket Fund, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that raises money to help women with gynecological cancer. The nonprofit formed in March of 2020 after Dodson and other volunteers organized a bingo in 2019 to raise money for patients. The event was so well-received that the group decided to create a formal organization and host regular fundraisers. The nonprofit’s name comes from the color associated with fighting ovarian cancer, teal, and the goal of the organization. “One of our patients said, ‘When we have to get chemo, a lot of us bring blankets or we are provided with nice, warm blankets,’” Dodson said. “A blanket wraps around the patient to make them feel comfortable, safe and secure. That’s