Help support a good cause.

My son was in the accelerated learning program at his elementary school from the fourth grade through the sixth grade. He was fortunate to have an incredible teacher who taught him math and language for gifted children. His teacher participates every year in the American Cancer Relay for Life.

Due to her own experience in dealing with cancer in a loved one, this cause is very dear to her. This year, the Patterson Elementary school team will again participate in the relay to raise money for research and hopefully cures and better treatments for cancer. I have invited her to use my blog to reach as many people as I can, and I hope some of you will post it on your blogs so we can spread the word about this wonderful cause. This is what Sandy said I could post for her:

Hi Molly,

Thanks for the donation. You can put the information on the blog. Here is a letter I copied from the website:

Help us fight cancer by supporting Relay For Life!

Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. That's why I've decided to take action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event right here in my community.

Relay For Life is an overnight event that brings our community together to help support the American Cancer Society and its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works hard 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 with cancer right here in our own community. And our efforts at Relay For Life can help the American Cancer Society to keep working toward a cancer-free future.

I want to invite you to show your support in the ongoing fight against cancer by joining 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. We hope to see you there! 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

Click here to visit my personal page.
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatWestDivision?px=3978781&pg=personal&fr_id=5672&s_tafId=100413

Click here to view the team page for Patterson
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatWestDivision?team_id=181251&pg=team&fr_id=5672&s_tafId=100413

Thanks again for your help!

Sincerely,

Sandy Hausman

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