The Staff -

Alfred J. Wessels, Jr., Executive Director

Shari Cunningham, Event Coordinator - email: stlpscun@hotmail.com

Laura McQuay, Patients Services Coordinator - email: lauraperegrine@hotmail.com

Mike Szerzinski, Patient Deliveries

 

Board Officers/Directors

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The Peregrine Society

The Saint Louis Peregrine Society is dedicated to improving the quality of life of cancer patients living in the St. Louis area. The Peregrine has a rich history of service in the St. Louis area and has benefited from the work of volunteers from many church and fraternal organizations.

The Saint Louis Peregrine Society, named for the 13th century missionary Peregrine, has been serving cancer patients in St. Louis City and St. Louis County since 1949.

At that time, a group of caring St. Louisans recognized a pressing need to establish a community service program for cancer patients. Through their efforts, the Peregrine Society was formed as a local, non-for-profit organization to aid cancer patients in need.

Since the Society was established, thousands of cancer patients have been aided through the Society’s various service programs. The ages and backgrounds of Peregrine’s patients vary as do their needs. The Society evaluates each patient on an individual basis.

Volunteers have always been a vital part of the Peregrine Society. They assist in a variety of activities, including making cancer dressings, transporting patients to and from treatment centers, helping with office functions and assisting the annual fund raising campaign.

Volunteers are recruited from religious, fraternal, civic and business organizations. Peregrine’s volunteer corps numbers in the hundreds and works year round on behalf of the Society to assist cancer patients in need.

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Community Impact

We know of no other community that has a service program quite like the Saint Louis Peregrine Society. Serving over 3,000 clients annually, the Peregrine Society fills in gaps that exist in most heath insurance programs - and do it at no cost to the client.

For instance, transportation for radiation cans chemotherapy treatments are offered via a local cab company with the Peregrine Society picking up the tab. Last year over 4,000 trips were provided.

Nutritional supplements like Ensure or Boost are often required for cancer patients but not covered by insurance.
In 2007, the Peregrine Society distinguished over 275,000 cans of supplement which would cost the patient around
$1 per can retail.

Relieving the patient and their families of costs like those described above allows them to cover necessities such as utility, rent and food.

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Remember the Society in your Will

Your legacy will provide continued services for area cancer patients.