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ATLANTA-March 18, 2022 – The American Cancer Society honors one volunteer with the 2021 Patient Support Volunteer Award for Excellence, a national honor presented in recognition of incredible impact through a mission-driven patient support program. The 2021 recipient is Betty Robinson from Lincoln, NE.

The Patient Support Volunteer Award for Excellence recognizes an American Cancer Society volunteer or health system champion who has made an incredible impact on the lives of cancer patients and their families through one of our mission-driven patient support programs or reducing cancer disparities through increasing cancer screening and/or HPV vaccination. Nominees must be committed to advancing health equity. The Patient Support Volunteer Awards Selection Workgroup carefully reviews all nominations and selects the awardees.

Betty Robinson is a longtime Road To Recovery driver and coordinator in the Lincoln, NE area. As the Road To Recovery program relaunched in her community in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Betty played an integral role in preparing and onboarding volunteer drivers. Her efforts led to 15 fully onboarded drives to jump start the program in record time.

Because of Betty’s passion for the Road To Recovery program, patients with cancer are being taken to treatment by dedicated, caring volunteers. In her time as a Road To Recovery driver, Betty has provided over 1,400 one-way rides to cancer patients.

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