American Cancer Society: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of New Haven Kickoff Reception

The American Cancer Society invites all community members interested in making strides to end breast cancer to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of New Haven Kickoff Celebration, set for Tuesday, August 23, 2011, beginning at 6:30pm at the New Haven Lawn Club in New Haven, CT.  Guests will hear from several speakers, including Carmen Mendez, a local Breast Cancer Survivor, and learn more about how the American Cancer Society is making strides toward a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays.  Complimentary refreshments will be served. Please register today by calling Heather Stocking at 203.379.4873 or email strides_newhaven@cancer.org. 

The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of New Haven, is set for Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Lighthouse Point Park.  Making Strides is an inspiring event unites the entire community to honor and celebrate breast cancer survivors, and supports the Society’s unique mission to fight cancer on all fronts and save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or finding it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking research and by fighting back by encouraging lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.  Since its inception in 1993, nearly 7 million walkers nationwide have raised more than $400 million through Making Strides.  In 2010 alone, more than 800,000 walkers across the country collected more than $60 million to save lives from breast cancer.   

To sign up, or for more information, visit cancer.org/stridesonline, call 1-800-227-2345. Together we can make strides to end breast cancer.

About the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing more than $3.5 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.