Message From Our Founder

Cancer touches all of us in one way or another, and The Wellness Community of Southeast Michigan was created to fill a gap in services that I discovered when my husband Glenn was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1998. At the time my children were 12 ½ and 17. As a social worker, I knew the importance of emotional support during times of stress and crisis. I was deeply disappointed that I could not find such support for my family, especially the children; and I vowed that at some point in the future I would address this need.

Glenn died in May of 2000. After my youngest child left for college in the fall of 2003, I enlisted people who shared my vision. By January of 2004 we had formed a steering committee that created Glenn's House, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting those in our area affected by cancer. Later that year we discovered The Wellness Community, an international non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones at no cost to participants.

By March of 2005 we had raised $50,000. In May we celebrated the receipt of our charter and Glenn's House became The Wellness Community of Southeast Michigan.

The Wellness Community of Southeast Michigan is very appreciative of all of the support it has received thus far and we are thrilled to be able to open our doors on November 12th, 2007 and offer support, education and hope to those affected by cancer.

Katie Pelz-Davis
Founder and Board President

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Executive Director and Board Of Directors