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I am challenging my family and friends to "Brown Bag It for a Cure" Pack a brown bag lunch and donate what you would normally spend on lunch out and encourage your coworkers to join you! http://main.acsevents.org/goto/akcyndilyn
Thank you,
Cyndilyn
100% of your tax-deductible gift right now will support research that saves lives. In honor of the American Cancer Society’s 100th birthday they are launching a one-week Research Challenge campaign. 100% of your donation today will go straight to cancer research. Will you help ensure that lifesaving science does not go unfunded?
This year the American Cancer Society will review grant applications from some of the best and brightest cancer researchers alive. Among them could be the breakthroughs millions of people are waiting for.
And while many promising studies will be funded this year, some deserving studies will not. Last year more than 100 research grants passed our rigorous review process but couldn't be funded, solely due to a lack of resources.
Together we can change this. In honor of our 100th birthday we're launching a one-week Research Challenge campaign. 100% of your donation today will go straight to cancer research. Will you help ensure that lifesaving science does not go unfunded?
Please don't wait. 100% of your tax-deductible donation today will go straight to cancer research.
The American Cancer Society has played a role in nearly every cancer research breakthrough in recent history:
· 1947: The first successful chemotherapy treatment for cancer was discovered when an American Cancer Society-funded researcher produced remission in leukemia patients.
· 1954: An American Cancer Society study confirmed the link between smoking and lung cancer – helping to launch the tobacco control movement that has contributed to a 50 percent drop in smoking since the 1960s and a drop in overall lung cancer death rates.
· 1973: The American Cancer Society invested in a mammography study that demonstrated it is the best tool for the early detection of breast cancer.
· 2003: American Cancer Society researchers confirmed the link between obesity and many types of cancer.
Breakthroughs like these save lives. Since the early 1990s, we've seen a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the US. That means we've helped save nearly 1.2 million lives since then – but our work is far from done.
Every dollar of your generous donation will fund research – and help make this cancer's last century.
The Luminaria Ceremony occurs as the sun sets near midnight in Alaska. The luminarias lining the track light up the night as hush falls over the crowd. Relay for Life participants, survivors, and caregivers gather to remember loved ones lost to cancer and to honor those whose fight continues. Luminaria’s are dedicated to those who have battled or are currently battling cancer during Relay For Life Luminaria ceremony. Help us illuminate the night. HONOR, SUPPORT OR REMEMBER someone you know who has battled cancer by dedicating a luminaria for a donation and support my personal fundraising efforts.
Relay for Life Benefit Skate "Party with a Purpose"
My Letter to the editor on ADN
In 2005 I attended my first Relay for Life as a team captain. My Aunt Pauline just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and I wanted to walk to support her and bring awareness to this disease striking so unexpectedly. The following year I walked in her memory. In 2007 I started Team Celia supporting a 22-year-old friend just with cancer, and the following year we walked in her memory.
I continued as team captain for Chugiak Eagle River Relay until we relocated back to Florida. After attending my first Florida Relay and meeting the event chair about volunteering, my husband’s grandma was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I instead volunteered my time to take care of her. This came within months of losing my own grandma and uncle.
For our 25th wedding anniversary my husband asked me where I wanted to go. I said that weekend was the Chugiak Eagle River Relay … So Alaska, here we come! I started a team, “We Remember.” Please join us Aug. 2-3 at the Harry J. McDonald Field. cerrfl.com
In 2005 I attended my first Relay for Life as a team captain and personally walked 18 of the 24 hours for my new team. My Aunt Pauline had just been diagnosed with breast cancer and I wanted to walk to support her and bring awareness to this disease that could strike so unexpectedly. The following year I walked in her memory. In 2007 I started Team Celia in support of a 22 year old friend who had just been diagnosed with bone cancer and the following year we walked in her memory.
I joined the committee and continued as a team captain for the Chugiak Eagle River Relay for Life until my family relocated back to our home state of Florida. The week after I attended my first Florida Relay and met with the Event Chair about volunteering I received a call that my Cliff's Grandma had terminal cancer after beating the odds and surviving liver cancer years prior. I instead volunteered my time to be with and take care of Grandma Mae throughout her final months. This came within months of having lost my Grandma Mariam Skinner to Leukemia and my Uncle Clarence to his long battle with a skin cancer that had invaded his jaw bone necessitating him to be on a liquid diet for the last years of his life.
Cliff and I are celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary and he asked me where I wanted to go, Hawaii, the Bahamas? I told him that weekend was Chugiak Eagle River Relay… So we are going to Alaska! I have started a team and joined the committee that I've continued to work with virtually. Relay will take place at the Harry J McDonald Field on Friday August 2nd at 7pm until Saturday August 3rd at 3pm.
At the event we camp out overnight, keeping a member of our team walking around the track at all times representing the fact that Cancer Never Sleeps. I have met many new people all with their own personal stories to share. There is an incredible tribute to cancer survivors and caregivers that starts off the night with a moving ceremony of remembrance honoring those who have fought the disease. Later the night lights up with a beautiful luminaria walk in memory of those we have lost. I can truly say Relay is unlike anything else you’ll ever experience. I will be on the track from 11pm to 7am encouraging walkers throughout the night with theme laps, games and activities. I will be leading my team "We Remember" throughout the entire event so please feel free to come out and cheer us on at anytime.
Please help me in my efforts to fight back against cancer by visiting my personal page at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/akcyndilyn and make a donation to support the American Cancer Society. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask. Your donation is tax deductible.
I sincerely thank you,
Cindy Lynn James
Every dollar counts and helps me reach my goal!
We left Fairbanks this morning and it was bright, sunny and in the 70's. So I decided to wear a sundress for the drive home. By the time we got to the Denali Park area it was COLD raining and in the 30's! I thought for sure it was going to switch over to snow. It did in the higher elevations but not down where we were. It was still a beautiful drive but quite a contrast in weather within just a few hours of driving.
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