Raleigh/Durham, N.C. — May 16, 2013 – The American Cancer Society and Saks Fifth Avenue are joining together to create a spring fashion show featuring local breast cancer survivors. The event, to be held June 1 from 3-5 p.m., at Saks Fifth Avenue Triangle Town Center, will include a pink tea party. Advanced tickets [...]
American Cancer Society, Saks Fifth Avenue Partner for Spring Fashion Show Featuring Local Cancer Survivors
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American Cancer Society Reach To Recovery Program Available to Help Women with Breast Cancer
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IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. – May 10, 2013—Receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer can be overwhelming. The American Cancer Society wants to inform Iredell County residents about an important free program available to newly diagnosed women. Through the Society’s Reach to Recovery program, breast cancer survivors volunteer as role models to new breast cancer patients. The [...]
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 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital to Sponsor American Cancer Society Pink Ribbon Tea to Celebrate Cancer Survivors
April 22, 2013 by
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – April 22, 2013 – The American Cancer Society today announced that Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital has been named the presenting sponsor of the Society’s Pink Ribbon Tea scheduled for Sunday, April 28, 2013. The mid-afternoon event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (555 E. Canal St., Richmond) celebrates breast cancer survivors and [...]
Road to Recovery Program a Lifeline for Local Woman
April 19, 2013 by
CHARLOTTE, N. C. – April 19, 2013— “I have a terrible family history of cancer,” said Carol Fleming of Huntersville, N.C. “Not just breast cancer, but other types besides.” In June 2008, while performing a self exam, Fleming found a lump in her breast. A mammogram showed that while the lump was not cancerous, she [...]
American Cancer Society to Host Annual Pink Ribbon Tea to Celebrate Cancer Survivors, Sunday, April 28th
March 20, 2013 by
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – March 20, 2013 – The American Cancer Society will host its annual Pink Ribbon Tea on Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (555 E. Canal St., Richmond) to celebrate breast cancer survivors and remember those lost to the disease. The mid-afternoon tea event [...]
Greenville to Host Inaugural Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
March 14, 2013 by
Greenville, N. C. – March 14, 2013 — The American Cancer Society is excited to announce that Greenville, N.C., will hold its inaugural Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Saturday, October 26, at the Greenville Town Common. The noncompetitive event is designed to bring the entire community together to celebrate breast cancer survivors, educate [...]
Siuprem Donates $52,670 to American Cancer Society To Benefit Breast Cancer Programs And Research
February 11, 2013 by
ATLANTA – Siuprem Inc., a full-service independently owned insurance premium finance company, has presented the Atlanta-based American Cancer Society with a check for $52,670 for breast cancer programs and research and the fight against breast cancer. Siuprem presented the check to the Society on February 1 during a ceremony at Siuprem’s Alpharetta offices, where employees and [...]
Commissioners Support CPS-3 with First Proclamation of 2013 Session
February 4, 2013 by
Charles County Maryland officials are taking the cancer fight to a new level. Charles County is the first site in the National Capital Region to host enrollment in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study 3 (CPS-3). And County Commissioners, in their first proclamation of 2013, have declared February 2013 as “Cancer Prevention Month,” and [...]
American Cancer Society Renews Grant to El Pueblo, Partners with Mexican Consulate to Promote Cancer Education within Latino Community
December 18, 2012 by
RALEIGH, N.C. – December 18, 2012 – The American Cancer Society recently renewed its partnership with El Pueblo, Inc., and the Mexican Consulate to continue efforts to educate the Latino community about cancer prevention and detection. Through the partnership, the American Cancer Society trains community health workers (promotores de salud) on cancer education, screenings and [...]
Suffolk Business Delivering More Than Just Propane; Fueling Cancer Awareness and Funding American Cancer Society Programs
December 17, 2012 by
SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA – December 17, 2012 – As winter approaches and temperatures dip lower, residents across Hampton Roads turn up their thermostats to keep their homes warm. What they might be surprised to learn is that for every gallon of propane delivered to their home from local provider, Griffin Oil & Propane, a donation of [...]