Shop HomeGoods in Brandon, Help Support Cancer Care and Research

Now through July 1, Greater Brandon HomeGoods shoppers can support cancer care and research while shopping at the off-price home fashions retailer on Lumsden Road, according to a company release.

Brandon is one of about 200 HomeGoods stores nationwide participating in the 12th annual campaign benefiting the Jimmy Fund, which supports pediatric and adult cancer care and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Here's how it works:

• Shop at the store at 1945 West Lumsden Road. At the register make a $1 $5, or $10 donation to "Help Families Fight Cancer." A full 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Dana-Farber.

• New to this year’s program, customers also have the opportunity to purchase a reusable shopping bag featuring artwork by a Jimmy Fund Clinic pediatric patient for 99 cents. HomeGoods will contribute 50 cents for each bag purchased to the Jimmy Fund.

For more than 10 years, HomeGoods and its customers have raised more than $3 million for Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund, according to the company release.

• Quoted is Suzanne Fountain, director of the Jimmy Fund. "We are so grateful for their continued support in our fight against cancer and helping families facing this disease,” she said.

“We are so pleased to engage HomeGoods associates and customers in our annual campaign to support Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund again this year," according to HomeGoods spokesperson Robyn Arvedon. "We are grateful for our customers’ generosity and confident that our dedicated efforts will go far in helping families around the country who are impacted by this disease."

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (www.dana-farber.org) is a principal teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School and is among the leading cancer research and care centers in the United States. Follow Dana-Farber on Facebook: www.facebook.com/danafarbercancerinstitute and on Twitter: @danafarber.

The Jimmy Fund (www.JimmyFund.org) solely supports Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. Follow the Jimmy Fund on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejimmyfund and on Twitter: @TheJimmyFund.