About the program

The Michelle Somogyi Nemeth Mini Grant Program provides financial assistance to families enrolled in The Lonon Foundation's UPLIFT program. Grants of up to $500 are awarded to families to help with expenses incurred during their cancer journey, including:

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• Medical costs

• Insurance premiums and copays

• Utility bills 

• School supplies 

• Gas 

• Counseling or grief services

• and more. 

 

The program is named in honor of Michelle Somogyi Nemeth, an UPLIFT Mom who lost her battle to cancer in 2017, just a few months after enrolling her daughter in the program. Michelle recognized how impactful the UPLIFT program would be for her daughter as she and her family navigated her diagnosis.

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An avid tennis player, Michelle's contacts with the Haygood/Grady Memorial Tennis Tournament led to The Lonon Foundation being named one of the tournament's local nonprofits who benefit from this yearly fundraiser.

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With proceeds from tournament and generous donations from Michelle's friends and family, we are able to offer financial support to families enrolled in our UPLIFT program.