Walking for a Cure

by Kathi on Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. That’s why I’ve decided to take action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society Relay For LifeĀ® event right here in my community.

Relay For Life is an overnight event that brings our community together to help support the American Cancer Society and its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works hard every day to prevent cancer and save lives by supporting groundbreaking research, affecting public policies that protect us from cancer, and educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. The Society helps people with cancer right here in our own community. And our efforts at Relay For Life can help the American Cancer Society to keep working toward a cancer-free future.

Cancer has touched my life more often then it should of. From losing my mom to cancer, to celebrating the fact that my brother and partner are both cancer survivors. Having lost too many friends to this disease, I commit to Relay For life each year, hoping that maybe this is the year that a cure is found. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you are lead to make a donation to help me fulfill my goal of raising $500, I thank you in advance.

Kathi

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Comment by Elaine

April 8, 2008 @ 5:47 pm

I have my breast cancer fundraiser craft fair this weekend! I am still blessed in that this has touched almost no one in my life (my grandfather died, partially from very advanced lymphoma but he was 80 something with other very serious medical issues) and hopefully, it never has the chance.

Our walk this spring is for my pet projects - Walk for the Kids Help Phone and for the Urban Projects Society and a fundraiser for a Womens Shelter network.

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