​Main St. Raises $138K For Bucks County Breast Cancer Community

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Main St., an experience-based, community-driven non-profit dedicated to supporting local breast cancer patients, has set a record for the largest fundraising season ever.

Through the support of residents and businesses from participating towns and destinations including Newtown, Carversville, Doylestown, Peddler’s Village, Perkasie, New Hope, Shops at Valley Square, Dublin Town Center and Thompsonville (Thompson car dealerships), Main St. will donate $138,000 this year to benefit local breast cancer patients across Bucks County.

The non-profit’s presenting sponsor - The Thompson Organization - along with 62 sponsors and 91 partners propelled the success of the October 2023 season.

Over the last six years, the family-run non-profit, formerly Pine2Pink, has donated just over $534,000, which has helped nearly 2,000 local breast cancer patients in treatment and recovery in Bucks County.

The funds generated by Main St. has helped create and fund impactful programs including:

• Cold-capping
• Out-of-pocket expense relief (paying patient’s household bills)
• Integrative Services through Kin Wellness and Support Center and Unite for Her
• Home food delivery
• Comfort ‘care bags’ for newly diagnosed patients
• Treatment transportation
• The purchase of new state-of-the-art infusion chairs at Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Buckingham and Doylestown Health Cancer Institute.

“Main St. was designed to be powered by the local community. Seeing the way people and business embrace and engage with us is overwhelmingly gratifying,” shared Keith Fenimore, founder and executive director of Main St. “The funds donated will support the programs we have in place that continue to bring direct relief to our breast cancer community.

"I speak with, and hear from the patients we support regularly and they are so appreciative of the work we do, but also, they say they get peace-of-mind knowing they are not alone and comfort when they see the entire community working together on their behalf," said Fenimore.

The non-profit was the recipient of numerous community and business-driven fundraising events held throughout the month on their behalf. Main St.’s title sponsor, The Thompson Organization, donated more than $30,000.

Local schools hosted Pink Outs, contributing thousands of dollars. Independent businesses hosted open houses, sip n’ shops and created various proceed-split special offers, and residents across the county made personal contributions, said Fenimore.

In a show of communal togetherness, several retailers on State Street in Historic Newtown joined Giovanni’s Fine Fashions and Opus Elite Real Estate to launch the First Annual Mr. Bucks County Competition raising $65,190 for Main St.

"This donation stands as the single largest donation in the non-profit’s history," said Fenimore.

The official Main St. sponsors included: Ardana Food & Drink, Delaware Valley University, Minford Foundation, C&N Bank, UPS (Doylestown), Stone Hill Contracting, Poolside Services, Britt-Around-Town, McCaffrey’s Food Market, Barre3 (Doylestown), Evolution Candy, Training For Warriors (Doylestown), Sun Dog Yoga, Doylestown Float Studio, Peddler’s Village, Beauty Marx, Black Bass Hotel, Golden Pheasant Inn, Langan Engineering, Trail Electrical Services, Architype, Sandy Strong, Up In the Air Balloons, Nat’s Pizza, NORD Bread, The Learning Experience, Hendrixson’s Furniture, The Caketeria, Doylestown Farmers Market, Alan Reed and Co., Lace Silhouettes Lingerie, Giovanni’s Fine Fashions, Countryside Framing, Ned’s Cigar, Bagel Barrel, Newtown Pro Shop, OLMC School, Fox & Holly, Road Quest, Inc., Tempus Cards & Gifts, Pieces, Fit Momma Training, Nina’s Waffles, Affordable Home Fuel, UPS (New Hope & Buckingham), Club Pilates of Doylestown and Newtown, Garage Barre, CB West and CB East Athletics, Dumack Engineering, Marshall, Buxmont Social Media and Marketing, Klatte Orthodontics, Erini, Kym Baldwin Photography, Tyndale, Buxmont Riding Club, 4 The Love of Thingz, Karla’s of New Hope, Reldan, Opus Elite Real-Estate and Main Street Salon and Spa.

Visit the Main St. website to donate or participate in community events (www.welcometomainst.org). Donations can also be made via check to Main St. and sent to P.O. Box 307, Doylestown 18901.