Relay For Life: where the money goes
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Relay For Life: where the money goes
- 1. Each Lap Gets Us Closer To A World With More Birthdays! Team Captain University West Middle 2011
- 2. COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Karen Woldahl Mid-South Relay Advisory Team Chair Kathy Farley Volunteer Mid-South Division Training Team
- 3. WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
- 4. WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY MISSION : The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
- 8. Helping People Stay Well Society confirmed the link between smoking and lung cancer and has been working ever since to educate people about the dangers of tobacco de-normalizing its use with increased taxes and smoke-free
- 9. Helping People Stay Well Lifesaving cancer screenings like the mammogram and the Pap test are common practice today due to the Society’s promotion. As a result, cervical cancer moved from the second leading cause of cancer death in women to the 13 th and death rates from breast cancer are declining.
- 10. Helping People Stay Well The Society builds public awareness about preventing cancer and detecting it early. Take the Health check, a five-minute online test, to find out which cancer screening tests are right for you based on your age, gender and family history
- 12. HOPE LODGES
- 13. CAMP HORIZON
- 22. QUESTIONS
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- RELAY IS A COMMUNITY EVENT AND, AS THE SIGNATURE FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, IT IS NATURAL THAT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT WE DO WITH THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY DONATED TO THE FIGHT. STUDIES ALSO SHOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE DECIDING WHICH AMONG MANY WORTHY CHARITIES TO DONATE TO THAT ONE OF THE DETERMINING FACTORS IS HOW THEIR DOLLARS ARE SPENT IN AND AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITY.
- SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE MONEY GOES AND HOW RELAY DOLLARS ARE AN INVESTMENT IN TENNESSEE AND THE Nashville area
- SO, WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service IN THE BROADEST SENSE, ALL THE MONEY RAISED BY RELAY FOR LIFE GOES TO SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S MISSION OF ELIMINATING CANCER AS A MAJOR HEALTH CONCERN AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE BATTLING CANCER. We help to celebrate more birthdays by helping people stay well, get well, finding cures and fighting back against cancer! A WORTHY CAUSE AND DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE DONATIONS.
- TRUE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOES NOT REALLY ANSWER THE QUESTION. A MORE INFORMATIVE WAY OF EXPLAINING WHERE THE MONEY GOES IS TO LOOK AT THE 4 MAIN AREAS OF HOW THE ACS GOES ABOUT ACCOMPLISHING ITS MISSION: CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THOSE 4 AREAS ARE?
- STAY WELL - GET WELL- FINDING CURES - AND - FIGHTING BACK LET’S LOOK AT EACH OF THESE 4 AREAS AND SEE HOW RELAY DOLLARS ARE INVESTED IN OUR STATE AND COMMUNITY.
- (1) THE ACS IS THE NATION’S LARGEST PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT SOURCE OF CANCER RESEARCH FUNDS. THE ACS HAS AWARDED NEARLY $4.7B TO CANCER RESEARCH SINCE ITS PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1946. IN 2011, ABOUT 1/3 OF THE MONEY TAKEN IN BY RELAYS IN THE MID-SOUTH WAS RE-INVESTED IN GRANTS AWARDED TO RESEARCHERS IN THE MID-SOUTH. OF COURSE, RESEARCH, NO MATTER WHERE IT IS DONE – WHETHER IN TENNESSEE OR NEW YORK – BENEFITS THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY FIGHTING CANCER. AS YOU CAN SEE, CANCER RESEARCH ALSO HELPS TENNESSEE’S ECONOMY. IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO MENTION ACS’S PROVEN LONG HISTORY OF SUCCESS ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL: THE ACS HAS FUNDED 46 RESEARCHES WHO HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME NOBEL LAUREATES. ACS RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ALMOST EVERY CANCER INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY Stand up and remain standing if you know……………. A child cured of Leukemia? A man who has had a PSA? A woman who has had a mammogram a pap smear? A person taking Gleevec (one of the many drugs to treat breast cancer? A person who has tried to quit smoking? Look around the room, we all know someone who has benefited from researched funded by the American Cancer Society. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND ITS RESEARCH PROGRAM, GO TO CANCER.ORG/RESEARCH.
- We educate people on the dangers of tobacco!
- We help educate people on what cancer screening tests are right for them. The American Cancer Society develops guidelines for recommended cancer screenings and nutrition and physical activity, so people know what tests they need to find cancer early and how to help prevent the disease.
- We help you take steps to prevent cancer or detect it at it’s earliest, most treatable stage. The best prevention is early detection! Take the health check by going to cancer.org/healthcheck Programs to help you stay well include: Healthy Living Newsletter Breast Cancer Update Active For Life Meeting Well Generation Fit School Health Check out cancer.org on additional ways to stay well!
- THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PROVIDES CANCER SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THOSE IN NEED; WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN TREATED FOR CANCER; HOW CANCER AFFECTS PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES; QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR; INFORMATION ON HOW TO AVOID PREVENTABLE CANCERS. The American Cancer Society’s phone lines are open every minute of every day and night to help connect people with the answers they need. Each year, they provide information, help, and support to the nearly one million individuals who call 1-800-227-2345. In addition, the American Cancer Society’s website, cancer.org, offers access to the latest information and news on cancer and helps people locate programs and services in their area. Each year, more than 23 million individuals visit this trusted resource. The American Cancer Society offers an online support community for cancer survivors and caregivers to share stories and find support. Since 2000, more than 93,000 survivors and caregivers have been brought together for comfort and support through the Cancer Survivors Network. THE SOCIETY EMPLOYS A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT AVENUES OR WAYS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE IN NEED AND THE PUBLIC RECEIVE CANCER INFORMATION – INCLUDING: PUBLISHING AND FURNISHING FREE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER WRITTEN MATERIAL AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO CANCER CENTERS, DOCTOR OFFICES, PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER OUTLETS AS NEEDED. SUPPORTING SEMINARS, FORUMS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. USE OF THE MEDIA
- THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS LODGING AT HOPE LODGES INCLUDING TWO IN TENNESSEE – IN NASHVILLE AND MEMPHIS. Hope Lodges are also located in Birmingham, Lexington KY and New Orleans. HOPE LODGES ARE FREE AND ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO GIVE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT TO FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WHO MUST TRAVEL AWAY FROM HOME TO RECEIVE TREATMENT. The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge has helped more than 30,000 cancer patients and their families save tens of millions of dollars in lodging coasts each year by providing a free place to stay while they undergo treatment far from home. Last year, more than 1,400 patients stayed at one of four Hope Lodge facilities in the Division.
- CAMP HORIZON IS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS, LOCATED IN KINGSTON SPRINGS AT BETHANY HILLS CAMPGROUND. CAMP HORIZON IS A 2 WEEK CAMP: THE FIRST WEEK, CALLED ONCOLOGY WEEK, IS FOR KIDS WHO ARE CANCER SURVIVORS THE SECOND WEEK, WHICH I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS A COUNSELOR THIS PAST SUMMER, IS FOR SIBLINGS OF CANCER SURVIVOR. THE CAMP GIVES KIDS A WEEK TO GET AWAY FROM CANCER AND JUST BE KIDS – AND, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE MIDDLE BOTTOM PICTURE, THE COUNSELORS ALSO ENJOY JUST BEING KIDS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW MONEY RAISED THROUGH RELAY MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF KIDS AFFECTED BY CANCER, VISIT CAMP HORIZON NEXT YEAR, OR BETTER YET, VOLUNTEER - YOU WILL HAVE A BLAST AND AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME.
- Last year alone, more than 6,200 patients received transportation assistance through our Road to Recovery program, transportation grants etc. Of those 6,200 patients we were able to provide over 128,000 one way trips to treatment.
- THE LAST WAY THAT DONATIONS TO RELAY FOR LIFE BENEFITS YOUR COMMUNITY IS THROUGH THE MANY COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE: LOOK GOOD … FEEL BETTER SESSIONS-Look Good…Feel Better is a FREE service to women with cancer that teaches beauty techniques to help enhance appearance and self-image during treatment. The Mid-South had over 4,500 women that were helped through Look Good…Feel Better program. REACH TO RECOVERY VISITS –. GIFT ITEMS FROM CANCER RESOURCE CENTERS – ITEMS INCLUDE WIGS, TURBANS, HATS, ETC. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE SUPPORT GROUPS RESOURCE CENTERS
- THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ALSO OFFERS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS. 27 TENNESSEANS, INCLUDING 7 FROM THE Nashville AREA, RECEIVED $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS EACH FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
- THE CANCER ACTION NETWORK IS THE SISTER ORGANIZATION TO THE ACS WITH THE SAME GOALS AND MISSION; THE CANCER ACTION NETWORK JUST TAKES A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO MEET THE MISSION. THROUGH THE CANCER ACTION NETWORK, CANCER PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, FAMILIES AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN UNITED VOICE IN CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES THROUGHOUT THE NATION. OF COURSE ADVOCACY ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN LOBBYING, IT INCLUDES EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, LAWMAKERS, CANDIDATES, AND THE MEDIA ABOUT CANCER ISSUES AND CHANGING PUBLIC POLICY WITH REGARD TO CANCER. INCLUDES USE OF THE MEDIA LEGISLATIVE BREAKFASTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THE FIGHT BACK EXPRESS
- LET’S LOOK AT HOW CANCER ADVOCACY BENEFITS THE West Tennessee COMMUNITY. ASK IF ATTENDEES ENJOY GOING OUT TO EAT WITHOUT HAVING TO BREATHE SOMEONE ELSE’S CIGARETTE SMOKE? ASK IF ATTENDEES HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN AND ARE GLAD THAT THE FDA NOW HAS THE AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT PREDATORY PRACTICES OF TOBACCO COMPANIES TRYING TO GET KIDS TO START SMOKING? ASK IF ATTENDEES HAVE HAD A MAMMOGRAM AND ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED THE PROCEDURE? AGAIN, BY THE RAISE OF HANDS IT IS CLEAR THAT ADVOCACY EFFORTS OF THE ACS CAN BENEFITS Middle Tennesseeans. CAN’S ADVOCACY EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE FIGHTING FOR MONEY TO FUND TENNESSEE’S BCCEDP WHICH HELPS UNINSURED WOMEN, THROUGHOUT THE STATE, RECEIVE LIVE-SAVING MAMMOGRAPHY'S. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER , THE CANCER ACTION NETWORK HAS FOR YEARS LEAD THE FIGHT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING OF CANCER RESEARCH – WHICH OUR #1 PRIORITY LAST YEAR.
- More than 31,700 cancer survivors,14,400 teams, and 160,640 participants in Mid-South took up the fight against cancer through Relay For Life last year. 2011 in Nashville we had 816 teams 8600 participants and over 1100 cancer survivors!
- Countless Americans who have never had cancer, and the approximately 11 million who have, will celebrate a birthday this year thanks to our focus on saving lives!
- We have helped avoid more than 650,000 cancer deaths and have created the potential for more birthday celebrations.
- TIME PERMITTING – QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OBSERVATIONS.