Stand Up To Cancer

Today's blog is a reminder to 'Stand Up to Cancer':

from LIVESTRONG.ORG

We Can All Make a Difference If We Just Stand Up

Please join me by tuning in this Friday, September 5, at 8 p.m. (EST) to catch Stand Up to Cancer on ABC, CBS and NBC. This first of its kind one-hour telecast will feature celebrities from film, television, sports, journalism and music coming together to raise money for cancer research. The Lance Armstrong Foundation supports this effort to raise awareness and funds for the cancer fight and Lance Armstrong will participate in the telecast.

Inspired to act by their own personal experiences with cancer, the Stand Up to Cancer team recognizes that we can no longer rely on the current system alone to give us the breakthroughs we need. They are calling on the public to help take matters into our own hands, investing in a revolution that will change the way scientists and clinicians work to understand and treat cancer.

Stand Up To Cancer is more than a rallying cry. It is a galvanizing force created to urgently move cancer research forward.The money raised during this event will go toward building "Dream Teams" made up of scientists, clinicians, technicians and other experts who will focus on a specific cancer problem. Funds will be administered by the American Association for Cancer Research, the largest scientific organization in the world focusing on high-quality, innovative cancer research.


If you want to know more, please check this link: http://su2c.standup2cancer.org/


Also, our oldest son Derek has joined the Lymphoma Team In Training and will be training this Fall to run a half-marathon in November to raise money for Lymphoma research in my honor! We are very excited about his dedication and willingness to particiapate in this great organization. I'll post more info about it as we get closer.

Today's Glass Half-Full: "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." ~Andrew Carnegie