March 2011

April is Daffodil Month! Are you wearing a pin for someone?

To some the daffodil is just a flower.

To us it is a symbol of strength and courage. It says we will fight back. It says we will beat cancer. This April, during Daffodil Month, you can make a difference in the fight against cancer by making a donation and wearing our new daffodil pin. By wearing the iconic yellow flower throughout the month of April, youre showing people on a cancer journey that they are not alone. You will find our volunteers throughout SDG & Prescott Russell in April, watch for them and wear a pin for someone special. Thanks to the work of our volunteers and staff, and the generosity of our donors, the Canadian Cancer Society is leading the fight against cancer. We fight back by: Doing everything we can to prevent cancer from ever happening in the first place Funding research to outsmart cancer Empowering, informing, supporting and improving the lives of Canadians living with cancer Rallying Canadians to make cancer history

The months are flying by, and we know that you are thinking about Relay. We hope that the following newsletter will provide you with some ideas, and inspiration to get you and your team started and moving in the right direction! Dont forget that there is a fabulous team of volunteers and their staff partners just waiting to hear from you, answer your questions and ensure that we Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back in style this June. Give us a call at the office or get in touch with one of your Relay chairs or organizing committee members, we are all here to help you! Your Organizing Committee Chairs: RFL, Maxville: Co-Chairs: Diane Dupuis Brad Leclair RFL, Farran Park: Co-Chairs: Sandra Donnelly Jim Duck Staff Partner: Sharyn Duffey, Fundraising Coordinator, (613) 932-1283 or sduffey@ontario.cancer.ca

2011 Relay For Life Organizing Committee Members Always room for new ideas and members, give us a call! Maxville Farran Park Survivor Chairs Monique Yelle Janice Sanderson Estelle Levac Luminaries Mary Stewart Gloria Waldroff Logistics Steve Bernier George Hillis Matthew Michaud Andre Cayer Registration Diane Dupuis Sue Page Accounting Roland Bissonnette Dan Roy Mission delivery Jane Craig Secretary Evelyn Bernique Diana Murray Food & Beverage Charla Burtenshaw Linda Vickers Food Service Ruth Hughes Mary Ross Linda McCune Joan Lapointe Volunteers Lori Ann Hay George Gowsell Photography Pete Levac Pete Levac Francois Desjardins Health & safety Bill Woodside Entertainment John Earle Members David Brodie Daniel Beauregard Cindy & Paul Hauk Jeremy Goswell Ron & Linda Viau Kevin Amelotte Jean Ouellette Dan Pilon Joan Stewart Rachel Lalonde Mavis Robertson Laurie Archambault Gary Newman George Christoph Theresa Gabor Larry Sharron Chad Fenton Derrick Cayer Gail Wereley Rachel Lalonde

Dates to remember:

Team registration Luminary Champion Bank Night Survivor Registration Event Day

Maxville May 13 May 13 May 25 May 27 June 3

Farran Park May 27 May 27 June 7 June 10 June 17

This year, new at Bank Night, pick up your team captain gift, participant t-shirts, and meal tokens, avoid registration at the event altogether!

Personalize your fundraising page and watch the thermometer grow!

Personal story + photo = Stronger Connection & more pledges to fight cancer! People are more likely to support your fight against cancer if they know why you Relay, and your personal fundraising page is the best place to tell your story. Remember, you can include YouTube videos and add your offline fundraising totals! Now your thermometer will show your total fundraising dollars, not just funds raised online! Top 10 easy ways to raise money for Relay For Life:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Online, use our online fundraising tools and send an email out to your entire address book, so easy and the money comes rolling in! Dress down days at work (dont forget to ask the boss!) Bottle drive in your neighbourhood Group garage sale, the more the merrier! Pot-luck lunch at work, think prevention and make it a healthy lunch! Like to read? Bring in those paperbacks, and set up a used book store at the office Baking your thing? Perhaps a bake sale would work, at church, work or even the gym; everyone needs a treat now and then. Pick a warm Saturday in May and host a car wash Host a neighbourhood potluck BBQ, good food, good friends, and dollars raised! Quarter Jar - Place a jar on your desk for a month, and ask your colleagues to throw in their quarters, not much to them individually and will certainly add up for you and your Relay team!

New in S.D.G. & Prescott-Russell: Living Well Beyond Cancer A self-management program for survivors and
caregivers. Based on the chronic disease self-management program developed by Stanford University, this program is designed to help participants gain self confidence in their ability to control their symptoms and live the best possible life. This program is conducted as a 2.5 hour workshop held weekly for six weeks, and is led by two trained Stanford-licensed peer leaders with a cancer or caregiver experience. Participants will learn how to: Manage symptoms, treatment side effects and medications Work with their healthcare team Set goals and make plans to achieve goals Solve problems and handle difficult emotions A new session begins April 26, and is limited to 15 participants. For further information give Peggy a call at (613) 932-1283 or 1800 669-4181

Prevention tip of the month:

Many of you may be preparing for a March vacation, and whether it be shushing down the ski slopes or walking the golf links in a warmer location we urge you to protect yourself from the suns harmful rays. Enjoy the outdoors. Use Sunsense Guidelines. Reduce sun exposure between 11 am and 4 pm Seek shade Slip on clothing to cover arms and legs Cover your head, face, neck and ears Slop on sunscreen (SPF 15 or more) Wear sunglasses Keep babies out of the direct sun Avoid tanning equipment (UV rays emitted from tanning equipment can be up to 5 times more powerful that the mid-day sun!) Remember a base-tan from artificial or natural sources will not protect you against cancer. A tan is a sign of injury to the skin. Damage is cumulative over time and causes skin cancer and wrinkling.

Our top fundraising teams in 2010, congratulations to these teams, and thank you to everyone who participated in 2010! We look forward to our 2011 Relay For Life events!

Maxville The GI Janes - raised $24,563

Farran Park Flush away cancer raised $17,607

Fighting for life - Cancer Research:

The Canadian Cancer Society is the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada and in 2010 the Society spent $41 million to fund leading edge research projects, yet the majority of cancer research projects are left unfunded. Each year the Canadian Cancer Society receives hundreds of peer-reviewed grant applications from leading research teams across Canada, but we are able to fund only 15% of them due to lack of funds!
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Award-winning researcher bravely battles cancer No one is immune from cancer, not even cancer researchers. Since starting his Toronto-based lab in 1973, Dr.Richard Hill, 68, has received Society funding that supports his research into the spread of cancer and radiation therapy. In 2007 Dr. Hills research achievements were honoured with the Societys prestigious Robert L Noble Prize. Only a year later Dr. Hill was diagnosed with multiple myeloma-an incurable cancer in which blood cells in the bone marrow become abnormal and divide uncontrollably. After undergoing chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant, he was given thalidomide until he began to lose feeling in his fingers. Presently in remission he says, Im getting on with my life and continuing to conduct research. There is about a 50% chance of recurrence within 3 years, but I am very hopeful that if my myeloma recurs, new drugs will be able to put it back in remission. Research saves lives: When Stephanie Hermsen was 9 months old in 1976, her mother suddenly noticed a white spot in one of her eyes. Two days later Stephanie was diagnosed with retinoblastoma- a rare form of eye cancer. Stephanie underwent nine months of radiation, chemotherapy, and cryotherapy. Although treatment was successful in her left eye, in the end her right eye could not be saved. With advances in understanding retinoblastoma genetics and work by Canadian Cancer Society funded researchers- Dr. Brenda Gallie and Dr. Helen Chan- a test that indicates the presence of the retinoblastoma causing gene was developed. Stephanie was tested and told she carried the hereditary mutation with a 50/50 chance of passing the gene to her children. After she and her husband married in 2007 and decided to have a child, an amniocentesis confirmed that her growing baby carried the same mutation. Baby Liam was delivered a month early to test for retinoblastoma, conducted by Dr. Gallie. At four months, his first tumour appeared, but was eliminated with four rounds of laser surgery- a far cry from the lengthy treatment Stephanie had endured. A second tumour six months later in the other eye was also eradicated. Liam now has 20/20 vision and both he and Stephanie are monitored to confirm they remain cancer free. A few reasons why we Relay. Thank you for your continued support as we Fight Back!

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