Wish I Were There! Washington, DC - C.O.H.

I wish I could be there! (See my previous posts below)

CELEBRATION ON THE HILL – Today! September 20, 2006 – 10 am – 10pm
WASHINGTON, DC - On the Mall - Capitol Hill

Go to www.acscan.org to see the LIVE WEBCAST today 10 am - 10 pm

· Number of luminaria sold to date – 7,369
· Number of total attendees registered – 6,049
· Number of Ambassadors (including staff Ambassadors) – 3,504
· Number of Guests, Supporters and other staff – 2,545
· Number of banners within the Wall of Hope – 4,200


Excerpt from our CEO’s message regarding the celebration:
Dr. John Seffrin, American Cancer Society CEO
“While we will all enjoy this opportunity to celebrate survivors in a unique forum, we also will have a specific legislative agenda to promote – one we feel certain will ensure equal access to lifesaving prevention, early detection and treatment advances for all people. We have three specific asks that ambassadors will encourage their Congressional representatives to endorse:
· Increased funding for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, a CDC program that provides breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income and uninsured women.
· Increased funding for the National Cancer Institute, which the current budget proposal would cut for the first time in more than a decade.
· The Congressional Cancer Promise, a written commitment to actively support legislation that will help the nation achieve its 2015 cancer goals.

We are confident that the resounding voices of more than 10,000 Americans who care passionately about the cancer cause will make a lasting impression on our nation’s lawmakers and will inspire them to support lifesaving cancer legislation.