Many of you may already know about the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life If you don’t, Relay for Life a 24-hour overnight event to raise money and awareness about cancer.
We do more than just have meetings, plan the event and raise money. Many of us are passionate in the fight against cancer and have joined the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network, otherwise known as CAN.
ACS CAN is the nation’s leading cancer advocacy organization that is working every day to make cancer a priority. The nonprofit, nonpartisan, advocacy affiliate of ACS supports policy and legislation designed to eliminate cancer. It works at the local, state and federal levels to enact laws and policies to provide for affordable cancer prevention, early detection and treatment for all Americans.
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ACS AN supports funding for research that can develop advanced medical equipment and treatments, plus programs that prevent or detect cancer at its earliest, treatable stage needed to conquer cancer.
ACS CAN campaigns led by volunteers and staff have fought for a smoke-free environment, helped secure U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco products and increased federal funding for National Institutes of Health research.
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Every four years ACS CAN hosts a massive lobbying event in Washington, D.C. called “Celebration on the Hill”. As you can see we don’t just run, walk or skip around the track for 24 hours to celebrate those who have survived cancer and remember those we have lost. We fight back and empower everyone to join the fight against cancer.
We realize not everyone can attend the event an event, but you can help us fight back by becoming an ACS CAN member. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power and lets their voices be heard.
ACS CAN is proud to announce our new online Tributes Program. It’s easy! To make a personal tribute in honor or in memory of a loved one online, go to www.acscan.org/tributegift, enter your personal information. Be sure “is this an honor or memorial gift?” box is checked. Then fill in the information on whom you are honoring. You can send an e-card or letter to your friends and family to let them know what you have done!
To sign up, please go to this link: http://www.acscan.org/relayforlife. Hit the red tab that says JOIN ACS CAN. It’s that easy!
For more information please contact Margot Ferron 949/309-1235 or email gomargotgo@aol.com. Join now. “Thank you” for helping us celebrate more birthdays.
