 McCormack is involved in many Los Angeles and Canadian @-@ based charitable organizations including Project Angel Food . The Wellness Community West Los Angeles Tribute to the Human Spirit Awards dinner presented an award to McCormack for his breast cancer awareness advocacy . He shared with the audience how his comedy helped his mother , Doris McCormack , endure her breast cancer treatments . Doris was honored at the Lifetime 's Breast Cancer Heroes Luncheon in 2004 . He serves as an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation ( MMRF ) and was given the MMRF Spirit of Hope Award in October 2006 . 
