Tag Archives: American Cancer Society

Research is key to fighting cancer

Research is the most important aspect of the American Cancer Society. Since 1946, the American Cancer Society has helped to make nearly every major cancer research breakthrough.

Right now in Pittsburgh, the American Cancer Society has provided more than $4.5 million in research grants. So the next cancer breakthrough could happen in the City of Champions!

Help fund research and programs for cancer patients and families by making a donation to my Cherry Pickers team at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township.

Learn more about the American Cancer Society research program.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township is planned for July 22 at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Kickoff is at 10 a.m. Listed below are highlights for when you might want to stop by!

The event is a fundraiser to raise money to support programs and research, including supporting cancer researchers right here in Pittsburgh.

Here are the highlights of the day’s events:

  • Survivor lap and lunch: 12:30 p.m.
  • Eugene and the Nightcrawlers performance: 2:15 p.m.
  • Miss Freddye performance: 4 p.m.
  • Performance painter George Williams: 5 p.m.
  • Food Trucks Dinner Party: 5-8 p.m.
  • Road To Recovery Race: 6 p.m.
  • Survivor and Caregiver Lap: 6:20 p.m.
  • Fight Back ceremony: 7 p.m.
  • Luminaria ceremony: 9 p.m.

See the full schedule of events here.

In addition, I’ll be having fun at the mission tent with games, prizes and so much more through much of the day.

Why am I very passionate about the American Cancer Society? Read my story here.

Thank you for reading this and helping to create a world with less cancer.

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21 years ago …

I realized recently I can’t always remember some events from my childhood. That is, until something jogs my memory — a photo, an ornament, a story, etc.

It’s been 21 years since my grandma’s death, and, unlike other days in my childhood, I’ve never forgotten the day she died. While I’ll never know how long she might have lived had cancer not taken her, I’ll forever blame cancer for cutting short the time I had with her.

She’s the reason I started participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. And it is the research, the programs, the services, the education, the advocacy the American Cancer Society does that has kept me involved more than 20 years later.

Cancer took my gram away far too early, so it’s been my motivation to make sure other children can share more moments and memories with their grandmas (and grandpas) that I was not afforded.

Help fund research and programs for cancer patients and families by making a donation to my Cherry Pickers team at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township.

You can CHANGE the fight against cancer


Please join the fight against cancer by making a donation to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township.

While cancer affects anyone, it does not affect everyone equally. Data shows cancer affects some minority populations and those without adequate health care more than other populations.

Among the initiatives your donations support include the American Cancer Society’s Community Health Advocates implementing Nationwide Grants for Empowerment and Equity (CHANGE) Grant Program. This effort “builds community and system capacity to promote health equity, access and navigation to screening resources within underserved communities,” according to the organization’s website.

In addition to donating, you may consider purchasing a luminaria in honor or memory of a loved one who has faced cancer.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township is planned for July 22 at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Kickoff is at 10 a.m., but listed below are highlights for when you might want to stop by!

The event is a fundraiser to raise money to support programs and research, including supporting cancer researchers right here in Pittsburgh.

Here are the highlights of the day’s events:

  • Survivor lap and lunch: 12:30 p.m.
  • Eugene and the Nightcrawlers performance: 2:15 p.m.
  • Miss Freddye performance: 4 p.m.
  • Performance painter George Williams: 5 p.m.
  • Food Trucks Dinner Party: 5-8 p.m.
  • Road To Recovery Race: 6 p.m.
  • Survivor and Caregiver Lap: 6:20 p.m.
  • Fight Back ceremony: 7 p.m.
  • Luminaria ceremony: 9 p.m.

See the full schedule of events here.

In addition, I’ll be having fun at the mission tent with games, prizes and so much more through much of the day.

Why am I very passionate about the American Cancer Society? Read my story here.

Thank you for reading this and helping to create a world with less cancer.

Giving hope a home with your support

Please join the fight against cancer by making a donation to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township.

Money raised supports American Cancer Society efforts such as Hope Lodge, where cancer patients and caregivers can find comfort during medical treatments.

“American Cancer Society having this Hope Lodge for a family that has to go through something as traumatic as we are — I can’t describe it… They’ve saved us so much money and so much stress.” — Eileen Fauteux & Her Mother

In addition, you may consider purchasing a luminaria in honor or memory of a loved one who has faced cancer.

I’d like to invite you to a great community celebration to help support programs and research in our effort to fight cancer.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township is planned for July 22 at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. Kickoff is at 10 a.m., but listed below are highlights for when you might want to stop by!

The event is a fundraiser to raise money to support programs and research, including supporting cancer researchers right here in Pittsburgh.

Here are the highlights of the day’s events:

  • Survivor lap and lunch: 12:30 p.m.
  • Eugene and the Nightcrawlers performance: 2:15 p.m.
  • Miss Freddye performance: 4 p.m.
  • Performance painter George Williams: 5 p.m.
  • Food Trucks Dinner Party: 5-8 p.m.
  • Road To Recovery Race: 6 p.m.
  • Survivor and Caregiver Lap: 6:20 p.m.
  • Fight Back ceremony: 7 p.m.
  • Luminaria ceremony: 9 p.m.

See the full schedule of events here.

In addition, I’ll be having fun at the mission tent with games, prizes and so much more through much of the day.

Why am I very passionate about the American Cancer Society? Read my story here.

Thank you for reading this and helping to create a world with less cancer.

Food trucks, cancer, 20 years, skipping Sheetz … oh my!

This year marks the 20th year since my grandma died. In fact, it was this past Sunday. A lot has happened in that time, but my devotion to giving another grandma more time with her grandson — time that I didn’t have with my own — continues. And, of course, many other people.

And, in the 20 years since her death, many other friends and loved ones have been diagnosed with cancer, and some have died.

Your support helps to fund research (some of which is happening in Pittsburgh — I talked with two American Cancer Society funded researchers in June who did their work at the University of Pittsburgh) and programs offered to cancer patients and families.

mission_06So, how can you help?

You can make donation of $20 (or whatever you’d like to/are able to give) to fund American Cancer Society cancer research and programs. And I can talk your ear off about the invaluable programs and research.

Relay For Life is my chance to celebrate loved ones who have won and are winning their battle against cancer, remember those no longer with us and fight back against this disease that robs so many of so much.
mission_02More than just walking the track, I’m fundraising! Because of YOUR donations, more people:

  • Have the information and tools they need to help reduce their risk of getting cancer or find the disease early, when it’s easiest to treat
  • Have a place to turn for help 24/7
  • Benefit from the progress being made toward finding cancer’s causes and cures
  • Get access to lifesaving screenings and treatment

Please join me in fighting cancer and consider supporting my fundraising efforts by making a donation.

And what am I doing to help?

Truth be told, I’ve not been as successful this year at fundraising. So, I’ve decided to skip buying anything from Sheetz (unless if I need gas) this week and donating to my Relay For Life efforts the money I’d have spent otherwise.

And, if you know me or follow me on social media, you know I practically live at Sheetz.

So my goal is to not spend any money on food/drink items at Sheetz from July 18 through 8 a.m. July 23.

You’re probably like, “OK, but that’s maybe 10 bucks.” And you’d be wrong. There are days when I’m at Sheetz three or four times per day. Now, it’s not always for lunch, but it all adds up.

So I’ve decided I’m going to take my last seven Sheetz receipts, add them up and donate that money. If my math is correct, I’ll donate about $80.

What about the FOOD TRUCKS, though? YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE FOOD TRUCKS.

So this Saturday (July 23) — during the Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township — is a FOOD TRUCK DINNER PARTY. It’s from 5-8 p.m. at North Boundary Park in Cranberry. SEVEN of the Pittsburgh food trucks will be there! Some of the proceeds benefit the event!

Amission_01nd while you’re there … be sure to check out the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Cranberry Township events going on, too! Here’s a full schedule. There are a lot of events for kids, plus there are bands performing and all sorts of activities.

Can’t make the food truck dinner party or RFLCranberry? Or, can make it and still want to support research efforts and programs? Please consider a making a $15, $20 or whatever you’d like to offer donation. You can do so here.

Thank you so much for your support. Together, we will finish the fight!

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