11/04/2025
This weekend, we attended the Hope Gala which both celebrated the 10th anniversary of the doors opening to patients and raised money to help keep the Salt Lake City Hope Lodge open. We were also excited to be in the audience while Pam Higginson was recognized for her effort in bringing the Salt Lake City Hope Lodge to fruition.
Since opening its doors in 2015, the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge® in Salt Lake City has been a home away from home for people with cancer and their caretakers while currently going through treatment or a clinical trial. The facility offers 41 guest rooms, fully equipped community kitchens for food storage and preparation, gathering areas and community dining rooms, laundry rooms stocked with supplies, and outdoor, reflection, or meditation spaces, all located near treatment centers in the area.
This free service to patients with cancer has served 24k+ guests from 35 states and 4 countries, providing them with 98k nights of free lodging, saving $17+ million in hotel costs during cancer treatment. This has been an invaluable resource in our state, and we were so happy to celebrate this anniversary, and many more to come.