Relay for Life
 Relay
for Life is the American Cancer Society's (ACS) largest
fundraising and community awareness event. It is an
overnight community celebration of life . . . dedicated
to present and former cancer patients, their families,
and friends.
Danville Regional Health System has been a proud corporate
sponsor of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
since the event was first held in the Danville-Pittsylvania
County area in 1997. Since it's beginning, the Danville-Pittsylvania
County Relay for Life has raised more than $500,000!
The money raised from this event not only goes toward
cancer research, but it returns to the community in
the form of patient education, patient services, and
cancer detection and prevention programs. Prevention
programs provide the public and health professionals
with information and education to prevent cancer occurrence
or to reduce the risk of developing cancer. Patient
Service programs assist cancer patients and their families
with resources to fight cancer. Detection and prevention
programs are directed at finding cancer before it is
clinically apparent, and provides information and education
about cancer treatments for cure, recurrence symptom
management, and pain control.
The funds are broken down with 42 percent going for
mission-based activities (this money returns to the
community), 36.2 percent for research, 17.8 percent
toward fundraising activities, and only 4 percent for
management. Locally, the ACS provides patient services
that may otherwise be unavailable to our community.
One in three Americans will develop cancer in his or
her lifetime. That is too many lives impacted by cancer.
We need your help. The American Cancer Society has announced
that the date for the 2004 Relay for Life will be May
20th & 21st. If you would like more information
on the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life call
the American Cancer Society at 276-638-8944.
The Relay creates a unique sense of a community of
people fighting for a common cause…a cure for
cancer.
The American Cancer Society is the largest voluntary
health agency in the world.
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