For every $10 you give to ACS:
$1.40 goes to cancer research
$2.00 will help teach people about a healthy lifestyle and cancer prevention
$2.00 will go to support a cancer patient and help him/her pay for medical bills
$1.60 will help diagnose people earlier and help fund treatment of cancer patients
$3.00 will help ACS with administration costs and also with running events such as the RELAY FOR LIFE
This summer, Molly, Danielle, Joe, Jason, and I, decided to participate in RELAY FOR LIFE, a 24 hour walk to raise money for the American Cancer Society. We have less than two weeks to put our group together and raise money for the ACS ($1000 as a group is our goal).
Therefore, I have decided to write a note every day about cancer and our group, so that all of my friends would be informed about cancer and also about our group and why we are doing this.
After reading these, I would like to ask you to consider doing one of the following (or all three):
1. Pray for our team (The Cancer Avengers) that we would find more people to join us and that we would be able to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
2. Make a donation to the American Cancer Society here ( even if you can give only $5, you will make a difference):
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/ellierepk
3. Join our team and walk with us on July 24th and 25th at Fairview High School!!! (feel free to e-mail me with any questions). Our team page is here: http://main.acsevents.org/
4. Post a this link on your Facebook profile:
http://main.acsevents.org/
Today, I would like you to get to know the American Cancer Society better so that you know what you are supporting (or missing on).
The American Cancer Society was founded in 1913!!! That is almost 100 years ago!
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service."
The ACS is organized into thirtee geographical divisions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than 3,400 offices throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.[4] The National Home Office is located in the American Cancer Society Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Society was originally founded in 1913 by 15 physicians and businessmen in New York City under the name American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC).
The sword symbol, adopted by the American Cancer Society in 1928, was designed by George E. Durant of Brooklyn, New York.
ACS's activities:
providing grants to researchers
running public health advertising campaigns
organizing projects such as the Relay For Life, Great American Smokeout, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and Daffodil Days
operating a series of thrift stores to raise money for its operations
A 1994 study showed that the American Cancer Society was ranked as the 10th "most popular charity/non-profit in America" of over 100 charities researched with 38% of Americans over the age of 12 choosing Love and Like A lot for the American Cancer Society.
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