Florida Friends

Florida Friends is a group of area residents who also have homes in Florida and chose to collectively support a distinctive element of The Armes Family Cancer Care Center. Inspired by a leadership challenge gift from Craig and Mary Lou Anderson, they pooled their gifts to create a Healing Arts Room within the facility. This well-lit and cheerful multi-purpose space allows for regular programming for patients and their families as well as caregivers. It focuses on mending the mind, body and spirit of those who may feel depleted by the rigor of cancer treatment.

Classes and services are organized through a strong partnership with Cancer Patient Services. A typical month’s schedule includes a variety of opportunities such as yoga, Reiki, massage, herb gardening, painting, meditation and more. It was the desire of the Florida Friends to provide a bit of sunshine in the midst of some dark days in cancer treatment. Their generosity is doing just that nearly every day in the Healing Arts Room at The Armes Family Cancer Care Center.