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With the utmost appreciation, Thank you for your generosity!
Why give?
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✽ Underdog Nonprofits Get a Voice
Most large cancer organizations already receive significant funding, but Chefs Against Cancer shines the light on small, underserved, local nonprofits (like Xander’s Acts of Kindness and The Meggs Foundation). Your donation goes directly where it will make the biggest, most immediate difference in your own community.
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✽ Every Plate Served Has Purpose
Our culinary galas and events aren’t just dinners—they’re experiences created by top chefs who donate their time and talent. Every course you enjoy fuels real support for families facing cancer. It’s a way to transform fine dining into lifesaving impact.
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✽ Keeping Funds Local
When you give to Chefs Against Cancer, your dollars don’t disappear into national overhead—they stay in Charlotte and surrounding communities, directly touching the lives of your neighbors, friends, and family members affected by cancer.
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✽ A Celebration of Life
We believe in more than fighting cancer—we believe in celebrating life. Our events uplift, inspire, and bring people together in joy, honoring survivors and remembering loved ones, while raising crucial funds. Donating is your chance to be part of that living legacy.
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✽ Transparency and Trust
We are grassroots, community-driven, and donor-focused. Every dollar is carefully allocated to nonprofits that align with our mission. You can see and feel the tangible impact of your gift—it’s philanthropy you can trust.
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✽ Multiply Your Impact
By supporting Chefs Against Cancer, you empower chefs, sponsors, and local businesses to collaborate on behalf of cancer charities. It’s a ripple effect: your donation inspires others to give, creates opportunities for awareness, and magnifies hope far beyond the dinner table.
FAQs
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Answer: 100% of donations raised through Chefs Against Cancer stay local in Charlotte and surrounding communities. We partner with smaller, underdog nonprofits like Xander’s Acts of Kindness and The Meggs Foundation—organizations often overlooked by large national charities—to ensure your dollars make a direct, tangible impact in the lives of families facing cancer.
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Answer: While Chefs Against Cancer is becoming a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we have partnered with The Chanticleer Foundation. We are fully transparent with our fundraising and distribution. Every dollar raised is accounted for, and we share updates on the charities and programs we support so you can see the difference your generosity makes.
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Answer: Yes! Because Chefs Against Cancer is working on becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, because we have partnered with a non-profit, The Chanticleer Foundation. You will receive a donation receipt for your records.
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Answer: While large national organizations do important work, your gift to Chefs Against Cancer fuels a different kind of impact: supporting grassroots, local nonprofits that don’t have access to massive fundraising campaigns. Your donation helps fill gaps in funding, providing immediate relief and programs for families right here in our community.
With Your Help and Support, What
C. A. C. has Raised over the last FOUR Years!
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2022
Total Raised: $50,436.94
Benefitting: Paula Takacs Foundation, The Colon Coalition, Teal Diva & Carolina Breast Friends
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2023
Total Raised: $85,021.02
Benefitting: Nothing Pink, Teal Diva, Xander’s Acts of Kindness & The Meggs Foundation
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2024
Total Raised $84,642.45
Benefitting: The Meggs Foundation, Xander’s Acts of Kindness, Nothing Pink & Teal Diva
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2025
Total Raised $133.488.35
Benefitting: The Meggs Foundation
& Xander’s Acts of Kindness