Pack It Forward: Sponsor a Chemo Care Backpack
This summer, Man Up to Cancer has a goal of funding 250 backpacks for men facing cancer.
With your help, we can make it happen!
For $100, you can sponsor a backpack that will be filled with comfort items and shipped to a cancer fighter undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or other treatments. Don’t have $100 to donate? Any amount will help us reach our goal. Your gift is fully tax deductible.
In our Chemo Care Backpacks, men receive a water bottle, hydration tabs, fleece cap and blanket, lip balm, skin lotion, Dude Wipes, a folder filled with helpful resources, and other items.
More than that – they receive the unconditional love, support, and solidarity of our global community of more than 3,000 members.
Each backpack is a lifeline, reminding men they’re not alone.
Donors who give $100 or more will receive a Man Up to Cancer sticker and a personal thank you note from founder Trevor Maxwell, along with a shout-out on Man Up to Cancer’s Instagram page.
Each backpack includes comfort-focused essentials like:
🧢 A cozy beanie to keep warm after hair loss
💄 Chapstick and 🍬 Candy for dry lips and mouth sores
🧴 Lotion for dry, itchy skin
🧣 A soft, portable blanket for long chemo sessions
💧 A reusable water bottle
🧻 Sponsored goodies like Dude Wipes and Buoy Electrolytes
Our donors
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EIU Interfraternity Council
donated
$548.33
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Guy Nakoa
donated
$209.09
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Scott Webb
donated
$104.70
#KFG
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RuthEllen Matteson
donated
$104.70
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Mandie
donated
$100
Keep educating and inspiring, Trevor.
LH
Liz Healy (scoots)
donated
$167.33
Thanks for all you guys do! KFG
JB
Jon Brent
donated
$104.70
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Robert Sciarrino
donated
$104.70
Remember how good it was to receive my backpack two years ago. Thank you and onward!
RP
Rhonda Prossercopp
donated
$104.70
Trevor I am so amazed at how you turned your journey into hope for so many… always in my prayers… love,Rhonda
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Karen
donated
$104.70
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jimmy arora
donated
$31.76
I pray gods blessings over everyone for quick recovery
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Christina Hall
donated
$200
In memory of my husband Don "DJ" York.
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John
CRC survivor here - the support I received was instrumental. Paying it forward so that these backpacks can ease someone's fight.
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Amie Boucher
donated
$104.70
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Gary
donated
$100
Community says it all!
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James
donated
$104.70
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Michael Hardee
donated
$104.70
We are stronger together.
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Chris Sigler
donated
$104.67
Keep up the good work! Our brothers need our support!
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Sarah Riggs
donated
$104.70
Love you guys ❤️
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Thomas
donated
$209.09
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Vivian
donated
$104.70
In honor of John Thorstad, who is an amazing example of strength and endurance throughout the cancer battle.
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Tom Trainor
donated
$104.70
Chemo and it side effects where the hardest part of my cancer journey wondering if it was worth it. IT SAVED MY LIFE! BE POSITIVE!
JP
Jackie Pierce
donated
$209.09
Thank you, Man Up to Cancer, for helping men talk about their cancer.
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Jennifer Froemel
donated
$208.83
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Christopher Laskey
donated
$104.70
Cancer may beat me...but it's gonna have to bleed to do it!
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Jon
donated
$104.70
Because no one should feel alone going through treatment!
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Theresa
donated
$104.70
Michael Holtz, I am donating this bag in your honor. Keep doing your amazing work. And thank you for doing your amazing work.
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Will Rowan
donated
$104.70
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Robert Sciarrino
donated
$104.70
Receiving my backpack lifted my spirits, it stated I was not alone! I was now a member of a team of men facing an enemy form within that’s goal was to take us away form everything dear to us. More than just backpack, it’s a symbol of support and understanding, a symbol to all that we are fighting. Onward!
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Dale
donated
$261.28
Because chemo is a hard road to go down…