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Relay For Life is a community-based walkathon fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. [1] Each year, more than 5,000 Relay For Life events take place in over twenty countries. [ 2 ] Events are held in local communities, university campuses and as virtual campaigns. [ 3 ]
Gordon Klatt, M.D. (1942-2014) was a practicing surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, and the founder of the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. He had special expertise in two areas, including colorectal cancer and colorectal surgery. [1] He was credited as the founder of the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. [2]
Aug. 31—The Lake County Relay for Life is scheduled to take place on Sept. 16 and this year's theme is celebrating birthdays. It will take place from 2 to 9 p.m. in Wes Point Park in downtown ...
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Established in 1913, the society is organized into six geographical regions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than 250 Regional offices throughout the United States. [ 1 ]
Dec. 27—RIVER FALLS — This time of year is the season of giving, and University of Wisconsin-River Falls Marketing Communications program students have not fallen short of that tradition.
The Little Princess Trust is a U.K.-based charity organization that provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young adults who have lost their own hair due to cancer.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.It was founded in September 2001 to directly lobby the goals of the American Cancer Society, which is subject to restrictions on advocacy activities because of its tax classification.
It's unfortunate, because the organizers (especially the volunteers) behind the Relay For Life, are legitimately tasked with confronting ignorance and dissent about the subject of cancer in society. So we don't want that survival-oriented defiance to become an instrument against an encyclopedia.