The DeCesaris/Prout Cancer Foundation has donated $1,000 to enhance patient comfort at the Gynecologic Oncology Center at Calvert Memorial Hospital. The funds were used to purchase a blanket warmer and a sound system to provide relaxing music to create a soothing environment for those waiting and receiving treatment. Read more here.

The November 2014 issue of local magazine Davidsonville Country Living featured the foundation, along with co-founder (and Davidsonville resident) JoAnn DeCesaris Wellington, in their “Making A Difference” section. JoAnn wrote a great piece about the foundation’s beginnings and mission. Check out the full issue here (the foundation’s piece is on page 20).

Posted: Monday, July 1, 2013 10:00 am  By WENDI WINTERS wwinters@capgaznews.com Guests gasped while climbing up the long, steep driveway to the house. Passing under an archway of aqua, yellow and white balloons at the Davidsonville home of Daniel Wellington and JoAnn DeCesaris Wellington, they wondered how a bicyclist could make it up the hill. At the […]

The two founders of the newly formed DeCesaris-Prout Cancer Foundation have already donated $500,000 to charity. The largest amount went to the American Cancer Society, with smaller donations made to Mercy Medical Center, Anne Arundel Medical Center, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. They did it over a period of five years by tirelessly organizing and […]

Two best friends raise awareness and funds with annual golf tournament They are each other’s best friend. The two women, both 33, met in first grade at St. Mary of the Assumption in Upper Marlboro and have been close for 27 years. They laugh at each other’s jokes and finish one another’s sentences. Together, JoAnn […]