About us
Genesis
The Cup With Love Project was founded in a living room, over a cup of tea and amongst good friends. Inspired by simple, but thoughtful acts of kindness bestowed upon her during her cancer treatment, Cup With Love founder, Molly Ximenez was inspired to share that same compassion with newly diagnosed cancer patients. The concept of gifting a tea cup to those on a cancer journey, or those whose lives have been impacted by cancer, grew from these humble beginnings and today has profoundly touched the lives of individuals world-wide.
Molly's vision lead to the formal creation of “the Cup With Love Project” in 2005, as a recognized not-for-profit organization. Since then, the Cup With Love Project has collected cups, wrapped and provided those gifts of love to thousands of cancer survivors undergoing treatment. Thanks both to the continued efforts of Molly and a band of loving volunteers, the same acts of compassion and kindness continue.
Sacramento, California (USA)-based, the Cup With Love Project serves to empower those traveling through their cancer journey with love and hope, by letting them know they are not alone and that they have the inner strength to fight the fight through the Cup With Love Project community.
Gifted by Angels
“The angels heard of your cancer journey and gathered in flight to reach you. In the rustling of their wings they bring you prayers of healing, hope and to give you a source of comfort and inner strength to fight the fight.
The angels embraced you through their acts of kindness, giving unconditionally, sometimes borrowing the faces of family and friends, and at times posing as well-meaning strangers.
As you hold this cup know that it is filled with love, hope and courage, and if you close your eyes and be still you may hear the rustling of angel's wings that surround you as they guard you in all your ways.”
Molly Ximenez, June 7, 2006
President's message
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From Gloria Torres, President of the Cup With Love Project:
I would take this opportunity to thank all of our volunteers and everyone who has supported this remarkable organization.
I thank Molly Ximenez for her vision and for how she has impacted thousands of individuals navigating their cancer journey. Molly's vision for the organization has truly come to fruition.
Further, I would like to take this opportunity to inform our supporters that the organization has been “under construction.” For the last year, the Board has focused almost exclusively on developing infrastructure to support the Cup With Love's future, including an events calendar, volunteer handbook, fundraising strategies, and a new and improved web-site. These tools, to be implemented in 2010, will help the organization to continue the vision for the next 100 years. Our mission and our goals have stayed the same, but we have enhanced how we deliver the services to the community and to those impacted by cancer. With these tools in place, we hope to continue our founder's vision that through our compassion, we can give hope, inspiration and empowerment to those who are battling the fight against cancer. Thank you for your support as we evolve together.
Warm Regards,
Gloria
September 2009 -
Gloria Torres is the director of Buena Vista Child Development Center located in downtown Sacramento that provides culturally appropriate preschool education for Native American children. Gloria is a long time Sacramento Early Childhood educator and has also worked at the Sacramento Montessori Academy and La Petite Academy.
She has directed children's educational programs for over 25 years, with an emphasis on cultural awareness. She possesses a degree in Early Childhood Education. Gloria is well known in the community for her outstanding volunteer services and leadership roles in non-profit organizations including: First 5, National Latina Business Women Association, Festival de la Familia, The Boys and Girls Club of Sacramento, American GI Forum, and the Leukemia Society. Gloria also received the 2008 Volunteer of the Year Award from KVIE.
The need to help others has fed her determination in her fight against Leukemia (CML) that she was diagnosed with in 1997. Gloria believes that being spiritually enriched by her grandmother, family, loved ones, cultural groups and support groups is what helped her through the dark nights and what has allowed her to flourish in her healing. Being spiritually in touch forms the core of her energy which keeps her helping and teaching others and healing through her giving activities. It is for this reason that Gloria's involvement with The Cup With Love Project is so important. Her giving fuels her love for life, giving her resiliency for her cancer journey.
It's truly an honor to be a part of this organization. It is my mission to keep Molly Ximenez's vision alive for the next hundred years.
— Gloria