In loving memory of Patty Chan and those who lost their lives to cancer.

ACS Mission Statement: The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service.

Relay For Life is the largest (highest fundraising) non-governmental, non-profit fundraising event in the world!

136,875 new cancer diagnoses are expected in CA in 2006

54,300 cancer deaths are expected in CA in 2006

635 new cancer diagnoses are expected in Yolo County in 2006

255 cancer deaths are expected in Yolo County in 2006

½ of all men and 1/3 of all women are expected to develop cancer at some point during their lives.

Cancer is the 2^nd leading cause of death in CA.

2/3 of all cancers are preventable by avoiding tobacco products and leading a healthy lifestyle.

The UCD RFL is the Top College Relay in CA and has raised over $197,000 for ACS in the last two years.

History of Relay For Life at UC Davis:

• UC Davis Colleges Against Cancer Chapter – established in 2001
• 1^st Annual RFL – April 2004 – 35 teams and $64,000!
• 2^nd Annual RFL – April 2005 – 88 teams and $133,000!

• Individual Event Excellence: Top College Relay in CA – 2005
• Circle of Excellence – 2005 (Top 15 of all Relays in CA; CA has over 215 Relays)
• Individual Event Excellence: Mission Delivery – Advocacy – 2005 (of all Relays in CA)

Event Goals: 2006

110 Teams, 75 Survivors, $200,000!!!

ACS / Relay Quotes:

“It’s about being a COLLEGE that takes up the fight!”

“There is no finish line until we find a cure!”

“Everyone has the potential to get cancer. And the potential to cure it.”

24-hour nationwide support line: 1-800-ACS-2345

American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org

Please go to the link to support us fight cancer!  Any amount is GREATLY appreciated.

http://www.acsevents.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=146916&u=146916-117457496

Help us fight cancer by supporting Relay For Life!

This year, cancer will strike more than 1.3 million Americans and take more than half a million lives. As friends and family, we can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. That’s why I’m taking action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life® of in Davis.

Relay is an overnight event that unites our community in a common effort to support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works every day to prevent cancer and save lives by supporting groundbreaking research, affecting public policies that protect us from cancer, and educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. The Society helps people in our community who have cancer through its many programs and services. Together, we can help the American Cancer Society accelerate the progress toward a cancer-free future.

I hope you’ll be able to join us for this year’s event. Please click on the link below for more information, including details on the inspirational Survivors’ Lap and the moving Luminaria Ceremony. If you can’t join us, will you please visit the site and make a donation to support our efforts? Either way, you will make a real difference in the lives of people facing cancer – and in the lives of the people who love them. Thank you!

For state fundraising notices and the American Cancer Society’s privacy policy, please paste this link into your browser: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SU/su_0.asp

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