Approximately 1,700 cancer survivors, caregivers, family members and other community residents in Calvert County will dedicate themselves to fighting cancer by going around the clock at Relay For Life at Hallowing Point Park in Prince Frederick, Calvert County. These devoted American Cancer Society volunteers have spent months fundraising for this very successful event. Calvert County’s [...]
Relay For Life of North Baltimore County and Darrell Barrett Salon Offer 100 Free Styling/Makeovers and Glamour Photos for Cancer Patients/Survivors to Celebrate 100th Birthday of the American Cancer Society
May 10, 2013 by
The stylists of Darrell Barrett Salon will be offering 100 complimentary haircuts and styles to men and women of any age who are in active cancer treatment or who have completed treatment. The 100 honors the 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society, founded in 1913. The haircut will be provided for either a wig [...]
Baltimore’s Hope Lodge Receives $10,000 Exelon Employee Volunteer Award Gift Thanks to BGE Employee Who is a Breast Cancer Survivor and ACS Volunteer
April 30, 2013 by
Thanks to American Cancer Society volunteer and breast cancer survivor Barbara Palmer, Baltimore’s Hope Lodge is receiving a $10,000 gift from Exelon as part of the company’s Employee Volunteer Awards program. Barbara is an employee of BGE, an Exelon company. Annually, Exelon selects 18 employees who perform outstanding volunteer work and honors their commitment with [...]
APRIL IS CANCER CONTROL MONTH: Relay For Life Season Begins in Maryland during April with College Relays
April 8, 2013 by
College Relays range from Towson University , April 6 to UMBC, April 26 – with Luminaria Ceremonies honoring loved ones lost or battling cancer President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring April Cancer Control Month, stating, “For more than a decade, Americans have watched the overall cancer death rate drop lower and lower with [...]
Howard Co. Executive Ken Ulman to Help Kick Off American Cancer Society National Prevention Study Enrollment Drive, Calls on Howard Co. to Set a Record and Enroll 1,000 Participants “The Ulman 1,000″ www.CPS3HowardCounty.org
April 4, 2013 by
WHAT: Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), a national study of the American Cancer Society, has been travelling to various regions in Maryland and hopes to reach record enrollment numbers in Howard County during the week of June 9 – 15, 2013. Maryland’s goal is 4,900 enrollees, with more than 2,000 participants enrolled thus far. In Howard [...]
Alpa Patel, PhD, Principal Investigator of ACS Cancer Prevention Study-3 Comes to Mount Airy, Carroll County
March 8, 2013 by
Will enroll Mount Airy Mayor Rockinberg, March 12 at 3 p.m. “Cancer Prevention Day” declared in Mount Airy, www.CPS3CarrollCounty.org WHAT: CPS-3 takes center stage in Mount Airy on Tuesday, March 12, which Mayor Patrick Rockinberg has declared “Cancer Prevention Day.” At 3 p.m. that day, Mayor Rockinberg will be enrolled into the study by prestigious [...]
Cancer Doesn’t Take a Holiday, but Baltimore’s Hope Lodge Brings Comfort, Joy and Savings to Patients Who Cannot Miss Treatments Anytime
January 8, 2013 by
By Karen Seaberry, Manager of Baltimore Hope Lodge of the American Cancer Society This past holiday season, Juliana Walker and her fiancé didn’t get to sit down to celebrations at home in Northern Virginia. But instead, they were surrounded by the warmth and hospitality of the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Baltimore and its [...]
American Cancer Society’s Baltimore Hope Lodge Provides Comfort and Joy
December 20, 2012 by
By Karen Seaberry, Manager of Baltimore Hope Lodge of the American Cancer Society This holiday season, Juliana Walker and her fiancé aren’t sitting down to celebrations at home in Northern Virginia. Instead, they’re at the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Baltimore. Juliana, who is only 44 years old, is being treated for breast cancer [...]
KICKING OFF RAVENS SEASON WITH MAMMOGRAMS IN MIND $50,000 NFL “A Crucial Catch” Grant in support of the American Cancer Society Provides Free Mammograms for Underserved Harford County Women in partnership with Upper Chesapeake Health System
December 13, 2012 by
WHAT: Three hundred women, ages 40 and older, who live in Harford County and are either uninsured or medically underserved, will be able to receive mammograms, breast screenings and breast health education thanks to a generous $50,000 Crucial Catch grant made by the National Football League and the Baltimore Ravens to the American Cancer Society. [...]
HOLIDAY DINNERS PREPARED BY BALTIMORE GROUPS FOR HOPE LODGE -
December 10, 2012 by
WHAT: During December, the residents of Hope Lodge – who come from all over the country and the world to stay at the lodge during their complex cancer treatments – will be enjoying holiday cheer thanks to the generosity of many Baltimore area charitable groups. Local companies, school groups, hospital departments and American Cancer Society [...]
How to Quit Smoking During the Great American Smokeout on November 15 or Anytime
November 12, 2012 by
It’s hard to quit smoking, but smokers can do it, especially with the help of the American Cancer Society. More than 48 million people in the U.S. have quit smoking for good. However, more than 45 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. Tobacco use remains the single, largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in [...]
HOPE LODGE BALTIMORE 25TH ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER 10, has served more than 6,000 patients and caregivers
November 5, 2012 by
WHAT: The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge will have an afternoon celebration of refreshments, camaraderie and entertainment to celebrate its 25th anniversary of providing free lodging with a home-like atmosphere for cancer patients, along with their caregivers, giving them convenient access to Baltimore’s prestigious cancer facilities. In addition, they receive free transportation to and from [...]