UPCOMING EVENTS

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER

The American Cancer Society hopes that you can make a difference by participating in different programs such as:

Reach to Recovery - pairs trained breast cancer survivors with newly diagnosed patients

Look Good...Feel Better - helps patients cope with the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment

Cooperative programs with Healthy Women Partnerships and the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Program - provide free mammograms to women who don't have health insurance

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER is your opportunity to honor breast cancer survivors, remember those we have lost, and raise funds to help end this disease.

*Sign up to walk in Making Strides at www.cancer.org/stridesonline.

*Invite others to walk with you. Contact us for a team leader kit.

*Challenge yourself by setting your fundraising goal at $2,500 to become a Pacesetter.

*E-mail family, friends, and co-workers to ask for donations.  At www.cancer.org/stridesonline, you'll find e-mails you can send to hundreds of people in just a few moments.

*Double your fundraising dollars through matching gifts program at work. Ask your human resources department for details.

*Speak out to help women who can't afford mammograms and lifesaving treatment. Visit www.acscan.org/makingstridesto learn more.

*Protect yourself and your loved onves by signing up for a free e-mail mammogram reminder at www.cancer.org/stridesonline.

For more information, call 1-800-ACS-2345 (available anytime, day or night) or go online at www.cancer.org/stridesonline.