Apple Breast Cancer Warrior Foundation (ABC Warrior) is a leading local advocacy organization dedicated to creating awareness of breast care, prevention of breast cancer and support for local warriors in the journey of fighting breast cancer.
Events
Comfort Bag Fundraiser
Thanks to everyone’s contribution for this amazing fundraiser we were be able to deliver comfort bags locally to cancer centers before the holidays to bring a smile to bring a smile to cancer patients face as they go through treatments. The comfort bags contained a gift card, lip balm, blanket with a personalized message of hope, hand lotion and sanitizer and much more!
The Comfort bags were in Horry County SC to Coastal Cancer Center, Tideland Health Oncology, McLeod Oncology and Conway Medical Center Oncology
Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center Youngstown, Hope Center Warren and Youngstown and
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Coastal Carolina Cancer Centers
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McLeod Heatlh SC
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Volunteers assembling comfort bags to be delivered to Conway Oncology, McLeod Health Oncology, Tideland Health and Coastal Carolina Oncology centers. Our foundation could not do what we do in the community without amazing volunteers.
Pink Party at west 34th
Pink for a purpose was a beautiful event bringing people together to support some amazing breast cancer warriors. Such an amazing event that raised $6,600.
Apple Warrior Softball Tournament
First Annual Softball Tournament was success. The money raised went to medical bills and travel costs for breast cancer patients locally.
Apple Warrior Cornhole Tournament
Softball tournament gathered hundreds of local participants and raised over $3,000 to help pay medical bills for breast cancer patients, travel expenses, groceries and comfort bags to help lessen the financial burden.
“, “Breast cancer doesn’t define you. Let it inspire you to help others.” ”
About The Founder
Michelle Apple, RD LD
Michelle Apple established ABC Warrior to give back to others. Warm, caring, and passionate, Apple is a registered dietitian who has made a career in helping those with nutrition and wellness. She graduated from Youngstown State University on a athletic scholarship for softball. As a former weightlifter and active in sports, Apple truly embraces a healthy lifestyle and encourages others to do the same. She is married with two beautiful pit bull rescues. Animals played such a big part of her recovery. She is huge animal lover and volunteering her time walking dogs at Animal Charity.
Diagnosed in September 2018, Apple has become a true warrior in the fight against breast cancer. Her journey began with a finding of metastatic stage 3 breast cancer. Her battle included removal of 21 cancerous lymph nodes, a mastectomy, removal of ovaries, four months of chemotherapy and forty sessions of radiation.
Along the way, Apple was energized by the outpouring of support in her journey. Her family, friends, those she connected with online, celebrities and others gave her hope on tough days and motivation on better days. Everywhere she turned, kind words, offers to help and sharing of success stories fueled her fight.
In 2022 Michelle and her family moved to Myrtle Beach SC expended its support to Horry County, Grand Strand and Georgetown SC breast cancer patients. The foundation helps with medical bills, and travel expenses for breast cancer patients to help lessen the financial burden. The foundation continues Advocate and Support breast cancer patients through their journey!
Blessed and thankful, Apple is ready to help others and pay it forward through the ABC Warrior Foundation.
The best medicine has fur and four legs
Boomer and Buster
My Rock and Husband of
24 years
Love and Support is everything!
Media
Panerathon, the Valley’s largest fundraising event supporting breast care at the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center, featured Michelle Apple’s inspirational story.
WKBN 27, local Youngstown, Ohio news resource, interviews Apple at Apple Warrior Cornhole Tournament in October 2019
Make A Donation Today
ABC Warrior has been made possible by generous contributions of local citizens and the business community. Apple thanks each and every donor sincerely for their contributions to the cause.
We invite you to help those in need by donating today.