Cancer Society seeks volunteers to help patients get to treatment

Lack of transportation is one of the biggest challenges many cancer patients face, and the American Cancer Society needs more volunteers willing to help patients get to treatment.

Many patients need daily or weekly cancer care, and some patients don't have a car or are too sick to drive. That's where American Cancer Society volunteers come in. Its Road to Recovery program connects volunteer drivers with patients in need of a ride to treatment. Volunteers need to have a valid driver's license, safe and reliable vehicle, proof of adequate automobile insurance, and should be willing to attend a brief training session. Volunteers can drive as often as they'd like.

To find out more about Road to Recovery, or to learn about other volunteer opportunities, call 1-800-227-2345. The next training will be June 24.