Stand Up 2 Cancer Day – this Friday!!
It’s official! This morning, at a press conference on the steps of city hall, city officials declared September 10th Stand Up 2 Cancer day!
Coleen and I got to be there for the big announcement, because Coleeen is interning with Stand Up 2 Cancer. We got to see Laura Ziskin, the producer of the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon, give a very moving speech. She is urging everyone to watch the big show on Friday and donate. No matter if it’s a couple dollars or a lot. As she said this morning, we don’t know who’s dollar it’s going to be that makes the difference and funds the ultimate cure.
On the SU2C website it says,
“The primary goal of SU2C is to raise funds for groundbreaking translational research to accelerate the delivery of new therapies to patients, getting them from the “bench to the bedside” as quickly as possible. SU2C brings together scientists from different disciplines across various institutions to work collaboratively — rather than competitively — at a critical time in the field of cancer research.
“Every day, cancer kills 1,500 Americans – one person every minute,” said executive producer Laura Ziskin. “This year, more than 560,000 Americans and eight million people worldwide will succumb to the disease. One in three women and one in two men will be diagnosed in their lifetimes. This is simply unacceptable. Our goal with this telecast is to not only continue to raise funds to accelerate promising research, but also show viewers how their money and individual action will make — and have already made — a difference. The scientists and our nation are poised to break through the final barriers to truly make this the beginning of the end of cancer.”
The show will air live simultaneously on ABC, CBS AND NBC 8 PM EST & PST / 7PM CT
To read more, check out SU2C’s website.
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