Running For A Reason: Katy Meagher Is Competing in Marine Corps Marathon And Fighting Cancer through American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation™

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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

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

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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

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 [...]

American Cancer Society Schedules African American Men’s Health Conference at University of Maryland on Saturday, October 8

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 15, 2011) – The American Cancer Society will hold its first African American Men’s Health Conference in the Washington, D.C. area on Saturday, October 8, at the Marriott Inn and Conference Centers at the University of Maryland in Hyattsville, Maryland. The free event will feature health screenings, education sessions on a variety [...]

Maryland Retiree Helping Cancer Patients by Driving Them to Treatment Through American Cancer Society’s Road To Recovery Program

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Delores Browder wanted to do something to help others when she retired from her federal government job. So when she heard a plea at her church, Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., for volunteer drivers for the American Cancer Society’s Road To Recovery, she knew she wanted to get involved. “I learned about Road [...]

Two Volunteers Have Been Helping Women Cancer Patients ‘Look Good…Feel Better’ for 20 Years

After two decades, Alma Kasulaitus still clearly recalls when she decided to volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Look Good…Feel Better program at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia. A breast cancer survivor, she was attending a Look Good…Feel Better session and was sitting across the table from a 14-year-old girl who had lost [...]

AOL Hosts American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at Its Corporate Campus

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ASHBURN, VA (June 27, 2011) – June 11, 2011 marked a historic “first” for the American Cancer Society in the National Capital Area : It was the date of the first corporate/community Relay For Life event held at a corporate location –  the AOL campus in Ashburn, Virginia. The event was the Society’s Eastern Loudoun [...]

National Capital Golf Classic Scheduled June 20 at Trump National Golf Course

WASHINGTON (June 13, 2011) – The National Capital Golf Classic is coming up on Monday, June 20, at the Trump National Golf Course, and once again, the tournament is a sellout. This year, golfers will be playing on both courses at the renowned Trump course and will enjoy a newly renovated course and clubhouse. Last [...]

Porsche Cancer Survivor Doing More Than Making A Fashion Statement At American Cancer Society’s Cure By Design: He’s Celebrating Survivorship

WASHINGTON (June 8, 2011) – When Tom Walsh of Porsche Cars North America walks the runway in the American Cancer Society’s Cure By Design on Saturday, June 18, he will be doing more than making a fashion statement in his designer apparel. He will be taking steps to create awareness and raise funds to fight [...]

American Cancer Society Honors Lombardi Cancer Center’s Christina Tafe with Lane Adams Award

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Christina M. Tafe, M.S.N., A.C.N.P.-B.C., C.C.R.N., A.C.H.P.N., nurse practitioner at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. is one of 11 outstanding cancer care providers honored with the 2011 American Cancer Society Lane Adams Quality of Life Award.  The Lane Adams Quality of Life Award, a prestigious national award for cancer caring, recognizes [...]

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Is Corporate Sponsor Of American Cancer Society’s Cure By Design in D.C.

WASHINGTON (May 23, 2011) – The American Cancer Society today announced that Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (formerly Kilpatrick Stockton LLP), a top law firm serving clients around the world, is a corporate sponsor of the Society’s Inaugural Cure By Design in Washington, D.C.  The high-level event which brings together the world of high fashion [...]