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Join Your Community in the Fight Against Cancer by Participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Team recruitment is now in progress! The event is scheduled for October 7-8, from 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Woodland High School Stadium.Relay for Life is a fun and unique 24-hour event to increase Cancer awareness [...]
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LA JOLLA – About $300,000 was raised for the Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center at its 13th annual luau and longboard invitational, attended by about 1,000 people Sunday. Organizers were still counting receipts from raffles, auctions and merchandise sales, and were hoping to beat last year’s record of almost $300,000, said the event’s Jason [...]
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Vancouver: Blisters and sore muscles were the reward for courage and persistence for more than 2,100 walkers who spent the weekend trekking 60 kilometres around the city. United in a single cause, the walkers set a record by raising more than $5.5 million for The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. “This event is unlike anything [...]
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Derek Heasman, 74, a former head teacher of Bedmond School, will cycle non-stop from St James’ Palace in London to Holyrood House, Edinburgh, taking him up to six weeks to complete. And he is attempting this feat despite having undergone major cancer surgery, in November 2004 and again in February this year, which resulted in [...]
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Vancouver, Canada: The 3rd Annual Walk to End Breast Cancer kicks off this weekend at the Plaza of Nations. Expect to see thousands of men and women decked out in pink as they walk all over Vancouver raising money for the BC Cancer Foundation. For Lisa Hansen who lost all 4 of her grandparents to [...]
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CRICKET legend Ian Botham is set to pound the streets of Edinburgh to raise £1 million for teenagers with cancer. The sports personality, whose nickname is Beefy, is renowned for his tireless fundraising and the event will be his 11th walk for charity. The Beefy Bowls Out Teenage Cancer event is part of a tour [...]
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The odds of coincidental and similar cancer diagnosis are astronomical, but Laura Daly is convinced her brother and his best friend will triumph. Ms Daly’s 27-year-old sibling, Ryan, was diagnosed with leukemia last April. His best friend, also 27, who asked to remain anonymous, received the same news one year ago. Both Markham men are [...]
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When Melissa Barnes found out a friend’s baby was diagnosed with a deadly cancer, she e-mailed her other friends and asked for prayers. They did better than just pray. They started a full-fledged campaign to cure 16-month-old Keyonna Stephenson and help support her mother, Christine, 28. “The outpouring of generosity was overwhelming,” Barnes said. One [...]
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Hundreds of people packed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday, not to see a race, but cyclists riding their bikes around the famous oval. Cyclists laced up their shoes for a one-lap race around the famous track with cyclist Lance Armstrong all while raising money for cancer research. Hundreds of people filled the stands at the [...]
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Nearly 2,000 people walked their way toward a cure for breast cancer yesterday, raising $4.5 million for research into the deadly disease. “We will find a cure,” breast cancer survivor Sheila Handley, 58, said on a break from the 60 km walk yesterday, which is held over two days. “We’re leaping strides ahead already.” She [...]
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ROCKLAND (Aug 12): Plans are underway for the 13th Annual Paul Devine Greater Gator Open golf tournament to be held on Saturday, September 9 at the Rockland Golf Club. Proceeds will benefit the Bob Gagnon Cancer Care Fund. The families and friends of the late Bob Gagnon and Paul Devine have worked together on this [...]
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When can someone shaving her head or staying up all night bring in money? When they are supporting the American Cancer Society (ACS) at the Relay for Life. The Phelps County Relay for Life begins at 6:00 p.m. this Saturday at the Lions Club Park. Teams will walk laps all night, ending at 6:00 a.m. [...]
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