GIVING BACK - COTTAGE GROVE AREA NON-PROFITS - MARCH 28, 2018 - 11
Oregon and the American Cancer Society
• We work with 10 researchers and $5.5 million in grants just in
Oregon alone.
• We provide over 830 nights of free or reduced lodging to patients
and caregivers recovering from treatment away from their
community.
• Oregon is responsible for 31,240 visits to our website at cancer.org
each month.
• We have invested more than $4.0Billion in cancer research and in
your future.
• The wonders of progress. Overall improvement in cancer survival
rates refl ect both progress in diagnosing at an earlier stage and
improvements in treatment.
• Seventy-two percent of all money spent goes toward research,
support, prevention, and treatment. The mission has not and will
not change.
• Sixty-two percent of all money received comes from people like you.
Light the Way to a Cure
Give a gift to the American Cancer Society and keep the
recognition of someone who beat the disease.
Please complete and return this form to the address below.
(To order more than one Luminaria, please photocopy this form)
Your American Cancer Society
We are the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit, non-government
source of funds for scientists studying cancer. The American Cancer
Society focuses the majority of its funding on investigator-initiated,
peer review proposals. This process ensures that researchers propose
innovative and cutting-edge projects. This intellectual freedom
Luminaria Ceremony Saturday, June 23, 2018
Noon to Noon at Bohemia Park
Enclosed is my gift of $5 for each Luminaria Bag
encourages discoveries in areas that researchers believe are most
likely to solve the problem of cancer.
In Honor of: ______________________________________
Major scientific breakthroughs have changed how we think about
In Memory of: _____________________________________
cancer. Today, 68 percent of people diagnosed with cancer survive the
In Support of: _____________________________________
disease, compared to 50 percent from 1975 to 1997.
We can personalize the Luminaria for you.
List some of your loved ones likes and hobbies.
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Your name: __________________________________
Phone number: _______________________________
Email: _____________________________________
Please make checks payable to
American Cancer Society and mail to:
Thank You for Making a Difference!
Every Dollar raised in South Lane
County stays in Oregon.
American Cancer Society
2350 Oakmont Way, Suite 200
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Att: Relay For Life of South Lane County
www.RelayForLife.org/cottagegroveor