FAIRFAX, VA (January 26, 2012) – Last October during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department donned pink shirts to help the American Cancer Society increase awareness of breast cancer. They also sold the pink t-shirts to raise money to fight breast cancer. On Monday, January 30, members [...]
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue to Present Check to American Cancer Society to Fight Breast Cancer
January 26, 2012 By
Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Breakfast Set for Jan. 20, Benefits American Cancer Society
January 12, 2012 By
Washington, DC – January 20, 2012 – Seats are available for a suggested donation of $100 to the national capital area’s Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Breakfast, to be held Friday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 a.m. at The Verizon Center, entrance on 7th and G Street. Area college basketball coaches will be on hand to kick-off [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Two Nobel Prize Winners Received American Cancer Society Funding
October 6, 2011 By
ATLANTA – October 3, 2011—Two of the three scientists receiving the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology are former American Cancer Society research grantees, bringing the number of Nobel Laureates among the Society’s funded researchers to 46. Dr. Bruce A Beutler, professor of genetics and immunology at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, [...]
Running For A Reason: Katy Meagher Is Competing in Marine Corps Marathon And Fighting Cancer through American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation™
September 26, 2011 By
Katy Meagher has a lot of good reasons to run in the 36th Annual Marine Corps Marathon on October 30. First, she’s a runner who has competed in two marathons and numerous half marathons. Second, she’s running in memory of her mother,Regina, who lost her battle with cancer in 2002, and in honor of her [...]
Eddie Creamer to Be Honored As Top Fundraiser For American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation™ Team in Marine Corps Marathon
September 16, 2011 By
WASHINGTON, DC (September 16, 2011) – Prosperity Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Eddie Creamer, who will participate in the 36th Annual Marine Corp Marathon on October 30 in Washington, D.C., will be honored by the American Cancer Society as the top fundraiser in its DetermiNation™ program. The DetermiNation National Pacesetters Program recognizes athletes who [...]
TV Reporter Running In Marine Corps Marathon Motivated by Honoring Family Members Who Have Had Cancer, Raising Funds for the Fight Against Cancer
September 15, 2011 By
When Lindsey Mastis laces up her shoes to participate in the 36th Annual Marine Corps Marathon on October 30, she’ll be doing more than competing in a world-class endurance event. She’ll be running her first marathon in honor of some important people in her life and raising awareness and funds to fight cancer through the [...]
American Cancer Society Awards $10,000 Sponsorship to Nueva Vida’s First Annual Zumbathon® Fundraiser and Expo
August 25, 2011 By
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 25, 2011) – Nueva Vida, a support network for Latinas with cancer, has announced that the American Cancer Society (ACS) will serve as the Title Sponsor for Nueva Vida’s First Annual Zumbathon® Fundraiser and Expo at the Maret School on September 17. ACS has joined Nueva Vida in its efforts to create [...]