Letter: Relay for Life is next month (Printed May 4, 2007)
Posted by Sentry Editor at 5/14/2007 2:14 PM 
Categories: Fundraisers, Happenings, Opinion, So Po News, Letters to the editor
Categories: Fundraisers, Happenings, Opinion, So Po News, Letters to the editor
Editor:
The American Cancer Society has been an active member of Greater Portland for many years offering a number of patient and family services, cancer support groups, tobacco control programs, and lifesaving research. We continue our mission thanks to the help of generous volunteers and dedicated staff.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a community event in every sense of the word. It is a chance for the community to come together for one common cause. Being a part of Relay For Life means I’m a part of a national grassroots movement to fight cancer. Being a Relay For Life volunteer means I’m making life better for cancer survivors, patients, and their families.
With the challenges of our day-to-day demands, time has become a premium and many people are finding it more difficult to participate in community service. It is because of the volunteers who preceded us, however, that certain types of cancer are now highly treatable or even curable. With more help, we will continue to win the fight.
Plans are under way for the annual fundraiser Relay For Life of Greater Portland, held in Falmouth on June 1 and 2, and in South Portland on June 15 and 16 to support cutting-edge cancer research, help provide free transportation to hospitals, help prevent youth smoking, publish lifesaving literature, and develop a new generation of weapons to fight cancer.
Now is the time for individuals, families, organizations, schools, religious groups, corporations, and small businesses to build a team and join our fight to reduce the burden of cancer across America. Relay For Life can be the site of a company picnic or family gathering while supporting a great cause.
To sign up to participate or learn how you can volunteer in other ways, call Melissa Farris (Falmouth Relay) at 729-3425 or cindermay94@yahoo.com, or Jon Wojciechowski (South Portland Relay) at 899-2428 or jwojo@maine.rr.com.
Or visit us on the Web at www.greaterportlandrelayforlife.org.
Melissa Farris
Relay For Life – Falmouth
Jon Wojciechowski
Relay For Life – South Portland
The American Cancer Society has been an active member of Greater Portland for many years offering a number of patient and family services, cancer support groups, tobacco control programs, and lifesaving research. We continue our mission thanks to the help of generous volunteers and dedicated staff.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a community event in every sense of the word. It is a chance for the community to come together for one common cause. Being a part of Relay For Life means I’m a part of a national grassroots movement to fight cancer. Being a Relay For Life volunteer means I’m making life better for cancer survivors, patients, and their families.
With the challenges of our day-to-day demands, time has become a premium and many people are finding it more difficult to participate in community service. It is because of the volunteers who preceded us, however, that certain types of cancer are now highly treatable or even curable. With more help, we will continue to win the fight.
Plans are under way for the annual fundraiser Relay For Life of Greater Portland, held in Falmouth on June 1 and 2, and in South Portland on June 15 and 16 to support cutting-edge cancer research, help provide free transportation to hospitals, help prevent youth smoking, publish lifesaving literature, and develop a new generation of weapons to fight cancer.
Now is the time for individuals, families, organizations, schools, religious groups, corporations, and small businesses to build a team and join our fight to reduce the burden of cancer across America. Relay For Life can be the site of a company picnic or family gathering while supporting a great cause.
To sign up to participate or learn how you can volunteer in other ways, call Melissa Farris (Falmouth Relay) at 729-3425 or cindermay94@yahoo.com, or Jon Wojciechowski (South Portland Relay) at 899-2428 or jwojo@maine.rr.com.
Or visit us on the Web at www.greaterportlandrelayforlife.org.
Melissa Farris
Relay For Life – Falmouth
Jon Wojciechowski
Relay For Life – South Portland
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