Lakes Transportation Supports Living Beauty Cancer Foundation
Lakes Transportation was founded by Susan Koehler Gross, a Michigan native, entrepreneur, and two-time breast cancer survivor who built her company on one deeply personal belief: every ride is a chance to lift someone up. Susan knows what it means to face a cancer diagnosis—to sit in a treatment center, to wonder what comes next. She founded Lakes Transportation so that her company would always stand beside people, not just transport them.
This contribution to the Living Beauty Cancer Foundation is made in honor of Sophia Nanos, a woman whose courage and grace have touched everyone around her. Giving in Sophia's name is Lakes Transportation's way of saying: your fight matters, your healing matters, and this community is standing right behind you.
Supporting Women Through Cancer
Hundreds of women across California are navigating a cancer diagnosis right now, and far too many are doing it without the emotional and community support they deserve. The Living Beauty Cancer Foundation was built to change that. As a cancer wellness nonprofit dedicated to educating, uplifting, and empowering women living with cancer, the Foundation gives women something medicine alone cannot always provide: sisterhood, belonging, and hope. Proud to offer the kind of community giving cancer patients can count on, Lakes Transportation is honored to make our Lakes Transportation cancer foundation contribution in Sophia's name. Meaningful cancer support for California women starts with people and businesses choosing to show up.
Who Is Living Beauty Cancer Foundation?
Founded to meet women where they are in their cancer journey, the Living Beauty Cancer Foundation is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that goes far beyond traditional cancer support. Rather than focusing solely on the physical aspects of treatment, Living Beauty addresses the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
At its core, this cancer wellness nonprofit provides three pillars of support:
- Community and Sisterhood: Connecting women with others on the same path so no one faces cancer in isolation
- Resources: Practical tools, guidance, and information to help women navigate every stage of their diagnosis and treatment
- Wellness Programs: Programs designed to help women heal their minds and souls alongside their bodies, because recovery is never just physical
To learn more or to support their mission directly and learn how you can help empower women with cancer, visit livingbeauty.org
"Cancer does not just affect the body. It reshapes everything: relationships, identity, daily life. Living Beauty understands that, and they do something about it. We are honored to support them and to give in Sophia's name."
