Countdown: 3 Days Until Relay!!!

There are only 3 days until Relay? Where did all that time go?!

In commemoration of the statistic that 1 in every 3 people will get cancer in their lifetime (and in our efforts to change that statistic), here are 3 services that the American Cancer Society provides, thanks to your fundraising dollars:

1. Cancer Research Grants: last year the ACS gave a $2.1 million grant to two researchers at Teacher’s College for their work dealing with colon cancer (colorectal cancer) in low-income communities and increasing the use of cancer screening. It’s the biggest grant the ACS has given to date, and to one of the communities that needs it the most.

2. Patient Services: here in New York City, the ACS recently opened up the Herald Square Hope Lodge, a free temporary housing facility for cancer patients and their caretakers. People who are extremely burdened by paying for cancer treatments now have a place to stay to alleviate some of that burden.

3. Educational Materials: the ACS puts out hundreds of informational brochures on healthy living and how to minimize your own cancer risk. At Relay every year, we have a table set up dedicated to “Mission”–improving awareness of risky behaviors and providing information on how to live a more safe, wholesome life. These will be available to you, as always, on the day of Relay.

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