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
May 16, 2013 by
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, DC Volunteers Raise More than $300,000 to Fight Breast Cancer
October 30, 2012 by
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As National Breast Cancer Awareness wraps up this October, American Cancer Society volunteers and participants have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight breast cancer. On October 20, 3,000 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walkers on the National Mall raised more than $330,000. And on October 28, the Prince William Hockey Club Panthers [...]
2,000 Walkers and Runners ‘Make Strides Against Breast Cancer’ in Marietta
October 29, 2012 by
More than 2,000 walkers and runners packed Glover Park in Marietta, Georgia’s historic square on Saturday, October 27 for the city’s 1st Annual American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk/run. And when they had finished the 3.1-mile course, they had raised $103,000 and counting for the fight against breast cancer. The small town square was [...]
Breast Cancer Survivor Surrounded by Friends to ‘Laugh, Play Music And Eat Chocolate’ through Breast Cancer Experience
October 25, 2012 by
Five-year breast cancer survivor Susan Pearson knows first-hand that a diagnosis of breast cancer is “breathtakingly frightening.” She also knows that being surrounded by friends and family is so important to getting through the cancer experience. Those are just two of the reasons Susan is participating in the American Cancer Society’s 1st Annual Making Strides [...]
Pink-Clad High School Hockey Players Tell Breast Cancer: The Puck Stops Here!
October 25, 2012 by
On October 28th a group of young men from Prince William County will put on pink jerseys, and get into a fight. This is the 4th year for Hockey Fights Cancer. “Since I coach older kids—15 to 17 year olds—I thought it would be a great way for them to expand their minds beyond the [...]
Kellie Pickler and Athena® Bottled Water Present $35,000 To American Cancer Society To Help End Breast Cancer
October 25, 2012 by
ATLANTA (October 25, 2012) – Country singer Kellie Pickler and Athena bottled water recently presented a check for $35,000 to the American Cancer Society at a PinkTober event hosted by the Hard Rock Café, Nashville, Tennessee. The funds, dedicated in honor of Summer Miller Holt, Pickler’s life-long close friend whom she calls her sister, will [...]