ATLANTA (December 2011) — The American Cancer Society has announced the presentation of awards to metro Atlanta corporations that provided strong support for the Society’s cancer-fighting programs and events throughout 2011. Companies honored at the Society’s Annual Atlanta Corporate Leadership Awards program at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Buckhead on December 6 represent a veritable “who’s [...]
American Cancer Society Presents 2011 Corporate Awards To Atlanta Top Companies for Outstanding Support
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4th Annual Winter White Party at Georgian Terrace Set for December 19, Will Benefit American Cancer Society
December 12, 2011 By
ATLANTA (December 12, 2011) – The Georgian Terrace will host its 4th Annual Winter White Party on Monday, December 19 at 8 p.m., with proceeds from the glamorous event benefiting the Atlanta-based American Cancer Society. Last year’s Winter White Party attracted more than 500 people, including celebrity guests such as Atlanta Falcons running back Ovie Mughelli [...]
American Cancer Society Awards $347,000 Grant to D.C. Researcher
November 21, 2011 By
ATLANTA (November 21, 2011) – The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, recently awarded a $347,000 research scholar grant to Michael T. Halpern, M.D., Ph.D. at the Department of Health Services and Social Policy Research, Research Triangle Institute, in Washington, D.C. The grant, which goes [...]
American Cancer Society Awards $720,000 Grant to Georgia State University Researcher
November 21, 2011 By
ATLANTA (November 21, 2011) – The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, recently awarded a $720,000 research scholar grant to Ritu Aneja in the Department of Biology at Georgia State University in Atlanta. The grant, which goes into effect on January 1, 2012, is among [...]
Neither Rain Nor Snow Nor High Winds Can Keep Dedicated Walkers from Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Nation’s Capital
November 4, 2011 By
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 4, 2011) – Neither rain nor snow nor gloom of day could discourage dedicated walkers from participating in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer on Saturday, October 29. More than 1,500 people turned out for the walk on the National Mall, braving pouring rain, chilly temperatures and high winds to raise [...]
15,000+ Walkers Pack Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park for American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Raise $1.2 Million
October 31, 2011 By
ATLANTA (October 31, 2011) – More than 15,000 people, dressed in their best pink finery, packed downtown Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park on Saturday, October 29 for the American Cancer Society’s 13th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. When the three-mile walk was finished, participants had raised $1.2 million for the fight against breast cancer. [...]
Meghan Wilson of Fayette Is Winner of American Cancer Society’s Outstanding Student Award in Georgia for Relay For Life Leadership
October 25, 2011 By
ATLANTA (October 25, 2011) – The American Cancer Society today announced that Meghan Wilson, a senior at Starrs Mill High School in Fayetteville, Georgia, is the winner of the Society’s Outstanding Student Leadership Award in Georgia. Meghan, a survivor of childhood leukemia, will be honored at the Fayette County Relay For Life kickoff at the [...]
DC Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team Is ‘Rolling’ For A Cure
October 25, 2011 By
Lisa Morton has combined her 20-year love of roller skating with a passion for raising funds and awareness to fight breast cancer. Lisa, an 11-year breast cancer survivor, and her team, Roller Skate for The Cure, will participate in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk inWashington,D.C.on Saturday, October 29. They’ll be [...]
Bethesda Cancer Survivor Endures And Triumphs over Seven Bouts of Cancer; Now Her Son Volunteers with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Her Honor
October 24, 2011 By
It’s been 35 years since Anne Muir was diagnosed with breast cancer – the first of seven bouts of cancer she would endure and survive. In three decades, Anne, now 70, has battled – and survived – two rounds of breast cancer, two bouts of lung cancer, uterine cancer, thyroid cancer, and axillary sarcoma. This [...]
Primerica Is Presenting Sponsor of American Cancer Society’s 2012 Relay For Life in Gwinnett County
October 18, 2011 By
DULUTH, GA (October 18, 2011) – The American Cancer Society and Duluth-based Primerica (NYSE: PRI), the largest independent financial services marketing organization in North America, today announced that Primerica will be the presenting sponsor of the Society’s Relay For Life in Gwinnett County in 2012. The Gwinnett Relay event, held in May every year at [...]
Barwood Taxi Supports Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in DC with ‘Pink Ride’
October 11, 2011 By
(Kensington, Maryland) — You can stand up against breast cancer simply by sitting down—in a specially designated “TLPA Pink Ride to benefit the American Cancer Society” vehicle operated by Barwood Taxi. The pink taxi will be parked on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Saturday, [...]
American Cancer Society’s John Daniel Receives Top Staff Award For Work to Make Cancer A National Priority
October 5, 2011 By
ATLANTA, GA (October 5, 2011) – John Daniel, the American Cancer Society’s Vice President for Federal, Georgia and Emerging Issues in the South Atlantic Division, is the recipient of the prestigious national Alan Mills Award. Daniel was honored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) inWashington,D.C. for his tireless work to help [...]