One family was so touched by Agentis’ eff orts, she said, that they also brought a home-cooked Spanish meal for hospice members to share.
With some 35 restaurants now off ering to take turns making the hospice lunch- es, Agentis said he hopes to sustain and possibly replicate the program in other communities. In May of 2013, his accoun- tant and a lawyer friend helped him cre- ate the non-profi t Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation.
The foundation provides restaurants with a tax write-off and also collects donations that might help cancer patients pay for tests and treatments they cannot aff ord.
A car wash in Saucon Valley and fundrais- er at Melt restaurant at the Promenade Shops in Center Valley last year each net- ted $3,000 for the endowment, Agentis said. The Apollo Grill contributed money from “Therapeutic Thursday” events and Gail Gray’s Home Furnishings donated a year-end contribution of $700.
“Every little bit helps,” he said, proud that the endowment has already paid for a CT scan for one young woman who did not have insurance coverage or the ability to pay for the test.
Agentis does not know if a CT scan four years ago could have saved his wife’s life, because pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and the fourth most common cause of death in the United States. But, until medical science fi nds a cure or more successful treatment, he hopes his endowment gives others a chance at survival.
“If I could save one life, it is all worth it,” Agentis said. “[Everyone’s] generosity makes it all happen.”
For more information about the Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation and the list of restaurants involved, visit
JAACF.org.
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