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Posts with tag september
Posted Sep 24th 2006 10:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Childhood Cancers, Cancer events, Research, Events, Fundraisers
Tomorrow -- Monday, September 25 -- is the day when every dollar you spend at Chili's restaurants will be donated to
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. So treat yourself to a meal out tomorrow -- and treat the kids at St. Jude's to some hope for a healthy future.
Donate All Our Profits Day is Chili's way of creatively conquering childhood cancer. This fundraising effort will benefit the development of
Chili's Care Center -- a St. Jude's building dedicated to groundbreaking research on brain tumors. The center is scheduled to open in Fall 2007.
Chili's doors will be open for lunch and dinner tomorrow. So abandon your plans for cooking today and let Chili's cater to your every wish -- while you sit back, relax, and quietly make a difference in the lives of sick children.
Posted Sep 1st 2006 5:30PM by Kristina Collins
Filed under: Childhood Cancers, Prostate Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Cancer events, All Cancers, Uterine Cancer, Fundraisers, Young Adult Cancers
Most of us are aware that October is breast cancer awareness month.
September is also an important awareness month for a few different types of cancer.
- Prostate Awareness: The National Prostate Coalition seeks to increase awareness of prostate cancer by educating the public about the disease, outreach to at-risk communities, and creating an advocacy network during September and throughout the year.
- Childhood Cancer Awareness: The purpose of Childhood Cancer Awareness month is to bring attention to childhood cancer and survivorship issues across the continent.
- Thyroid Awareness: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc encourages people to as for a neck check the next time they visit their doctor.
- Gynecological Awareness: This includes cervical cancer, endometrial, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar cancers.
So, whether you wear a light blue ribbon for prostate cancer awareness, gold for childhood cancer, purple for thyroid cancer or teal for gynecological awareness we want this month of September to bring awareness to them all!
Let me know if I missed any!
Posted Aug 26th 2006 12:00PM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Celebrity cancer diagnosis, Throat Cancer, Daily news, Celebrity news, Radiation
Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton announced on Thursday -- via his publicist -- that he will miss the beginning of the band's upcoming tour and will rejoin the band in mid-October once he has fully recovered from radiation treatment for throat cancer.
Hamilton, 55, just completed seven weeks of radiation and plans to rest and heal in the company of family. In his absence, David Hull -- a longtime friend and former member of the Joe Perry Project -- will fill in as bassist. The Aerosmith tour --
Route of All Evil -- will begin on September 5 in Columbus, Ohio.
Posted Jul 22nd 2006 10:30AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Breast Cancer, Cancer events, Fundraisers, Exercise
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There is still time to register, volunteer or donate for the
Avon Walk For Breast Cancer which will take place in several cities across the United States -- Los Angeles, New York, Charlotte, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco. This weekend walk that extends over two days and 39 miles will take place as soon as September 2006 in Los Angeles and as late as July 2007 in Denver. This walk, designed to benefit medically underserved women and men -- allowing them treatment they otherwise would not receive -- also funds research teams as they continue their quest for a cure. With Prevention magazine as the national sponsor and other official sponsors such as Reebok, the Avon Walk For Breast Cancer has made quite a mark already. This year's Chicago walk raised a record-breaking $8.2 million and tracked the steps of more than 3,500 participants. There is no better proof than this -- in my opinion -- that walking can make quite a difference.
