I am participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life because I want to make a meaningful difference in the fight against cancer. Apart from the very personal impact that cancer has had on our own club, with our own members and children, my grandfather "Frenchy" died of colon cancer and my father-in-law , Chester, died of brain cancer. My dear friend and hunting partner Kerry Wayne is battling kidney and lung cancer, and my wonderful girlfriend, and Relay For Life Team Captain - Kerry Robinson is fighting against the very serious Inflamatory Breast Cancer.
Cancer has touched so many lives. I put a note out on Facebook, and I sent an email to my family and friends requesting donations. If any of my SCBC family would like to donate, please visit my personal webpage with the American Cancer Society. The minimum donation is only $10. Heck, you can barely get two trokar hooks for that. :)
Here's the link, I hope it works to just click it here, if not, please cut and paste into your browser.
I support your effort and pray for a cure. My best friend is a Breast Cancer Doctor in Dallas and there has been some recent break throughs. Here is a report and Dr. Pippen my friend who is the Doctor in the clip. I grew up with him and he is one great Fisherman too.
Hey DW, there are several ways you can participate. Here's the 'event info' details from the website. If you go to my website, above, you can get to all of this. You can join a team, make a donation or sponsor a luminaire.
Event Details
April 29-30, 2011 @ 7:00PM-7:00AM Conroe High School Moorhead Stadium LSUSue1@comcast.net
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.
Although every Relay For Life is different, there are certain traditions at all Relays, no matter where they are held. These traditions help participants celebrate, remember, and fight back.
Celebrate - The Survivors Lap Relay starts with a Survivors Lap an inspirational time when survivors are invited to circle the track together and help everyone celebrate the victories weve achieved over cancer. The Survivors Lap is an emotional example of how Relay participants are creating a world with more birthdays like those of each individual on the track.
Remember - The Luminaria Ceremony After dark, we honor people who have been touched by cancer and remember loved ones lost to the disease during the Luminaria Ceremony. Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person touched by cancer, and participants often walk a lap in silence.
Fight Back - The Fight Back Ceremony Last, there is a Fight Back Ceremony, where we make a personal commitment to save lives by taking up the fight against cancer.
No matter where you are, theres a place for you at Relay and you can make a difference today by signing up online to start your own team or by simply making a donation.
Thanks to Relay participants, we are creating a world with more birthdays a world where cancer cant claim another year of anyones life.
Super duper thanks to the SCBC folk that are already coming through on this. I mentioned before that the minimum donation was $10, but I have learned that for $5, you can 'order' a luminaria' in memory of someone who has lost a battle with cancer (or in honor of someone who has cancer). You can do that from my website too. All you do is pay the $5, and provide us the name. We will decorate the luminaria bag for that person, and and they will be honored in the Luminaria Ceremony (see above).
You are an angel Gwen. My Mom is a breast cancer survivor and my Grandma died recently from Ovarian cancer(she had a hystorectomy (sp?)and the surgeon left part of her ovaries behind some 50 years ago). Shelly and I give regularly to cancer research and Shelly runs a donation yearly for several types of cancer. We have been touched by this terrible disease many times and hope and pray for a cure soon.