MISSION GREEN LIGHT, INC.
spreading the rays of hope
ABOUT US Mission Green Light [MGL] is an Illinois based non-profit organization formed by a resident of a nursing home in Glenview, Illinois. Its mission is to help uninsured and underprivileged women in Illinois with free breast cancer screenings and educational programs. MGL was incorporated in the State of Illinois in September 2002. In the year 2005, it has been classified by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt under Internal Revenue Code [IRC] Section 501(c)(3) and as a "Public Charity" under IRC Section 509. Therefore, donations from individuals and corporations, as well as grants from private foundations, qualify for maximum tax benefits allowable by the IRC. All legal paper work to form Mission Green light was volunteered by the Law School of Northwestern University, Illinois.
MEET OUR DIRECTORS Mrs. Robison has lived in the Chicago area throughout her teenage and adult life. For the past 20 years she has been happily employed at a manufacturing company that has allowed her to learn many aspects of the companies operations. Presently she is the export manager and inside sales assistant, both positions keep her very busy dealing with people from all over the globe. At home Kay is happy to be with her husband of 16 yrs. and care for her mother. Her interests are her faith and many of the Right to Life issues of today. She feels happy to be a part of this very worthwhile cause.
Thomas R Murphy
President
As publisher and editor-in-chief of his own small publishing company situated in the northeastern suburbs of Chicago, Mr. Murphy daily benefits from his more than 25 years of experience in the publications field. At various times and in various settings, he has been employed as a professional writer, editor, and manager of production on publications ranging from scientific journals to religious-educational books and pamphlets to training programs for business.
Born and raised in the suburbs of New York City, Mr. Murphy completed his undergraduate studies in the State University of New York system, where he concentrated in English and Literature. Married for 27 years, he is father to a married daughter and grandfather to a very active two-and-a-half-years-old girl.
Kay Robisom
Secretary
Work Accomplished. In spite of meager resources, Mission Green Light has been able to accomplish the following tasks:
In 2007 Mission Green Light, as part of its operation, has been promoting the awareness of Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) that provides free cancer screening for low-income, uninsured women of Illinois. Mission Green Light has designed, printed, and posted over 600 posters (17”x22’) for the awareness of this free cancer screening program. The design of the poster was approved by the Illinois Department Public Health (IDPH). Mission Green Light has provided the funds for the printing and distribution of these posters from its own meager resources. We are grateful to the following organizations and individuals for their support in posting these posters: Chicago Labraries, Chicago Park Districts, Jewel Osco, State Representative Elaine Nekritz and Alderman Lesile Hairston Chicago's 5th Wards etc. We are trying our utmost to raise funds to support our free breast cancer clinics and start free heart screenings for the uninsured and underprivileged women of minorities.
Clinical Breast Examinations for 110 Women
Mission Green Light provided clinical breast examinations and training in self-examinations to 110 women of minorities from 27 suburbs of Chicago in collaboration with Luthern General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois.
Mujeres se capacitan en autoexamen de senos
(Chicago).- El sábado 17 de noviembre la organización sin fines de lucro, mission green light, dirigida por Rafi Munim, celebró la graduación de 110 mujeres sin seguro médico y de bajos recursos, quienes participaron en un programa de capacitación ....
12/17/2007
Mujeres se capacitan en autoexamen de senos
La organización mission green light, con sede en el suburbio de Glenview -al norte de la ciudad- , desarrolló un programa de capacitación para que aquellas mujeres que carecen de seguro médico asuman más responsabilidad sobre su salud, motivándola....
11/21/2007
Poster Project - Over 600 Posters Posted in Illinois
In 2008
Started Let's Beat Cancer by Dancing - Meet-up Group
We started our Meet-up Group "Let's Beat Cancer by Dancing" with the objective to bring the awereness that regular exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer by 20% in women of all ages. There are 110 women-members of this Meet-up. Sinice, its initiation we are organizing various dance classes, shows, and competitions to encourage women to exercise and understand its benefits.
LBCBD Meetup Group
In 2009 and 2010
We have organized Three Breast Cancer Clinics in conjunction with the Mexican Consulate of Chicago to provide Clinical Breast examinations and self-examination trainings to uninsured and poor Hispanic women.
In 2011