| Title: | Weight Loss and Maintenance |
| Notice: | **PLEASE** enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)! |
| Moderator: | ASICS::LESLIE |
| Created: | Mon Jul 09 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 933 |
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does anybody know anything about a wak sponsored by the American Cancer Society or something to do with the Jimmy Fund (i.e. a walk to benefit cancer research)? I thought I remembered hearing something about this last year but couldn't find any info on it in here. I am aware of the walk for hunger and the super cities walk for m.s. but I'd rather devote my energy to cancer research (cancer has hit my family quite hard). Thanks for any info anyone might have. I'm also going to contact our site nurse who has organized walking programs in the past and see if she has any info. Guess I could also give the ACS a call too. Oh, by the way I'm talking about the Boston area. Thanks, Barb
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| 657.1 | got the info | WONDER::YOUNG | Beware of Greeks bearing gifts... | Mon Mar 25 1991 14:52 | 16 |
WEll, I answered my own question...i called the ACS in Boston. There is the MAking Strides Walk in Sept. It's an annual event and is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 22 this year. It's 5 miles aroudn the Charles RIver. YOu can pretty much do what you like - walk, run, ride a bike, etc. You don't get pledges per mile but just a lump sum contribution. I believe there is also a long bicycle ride across Mass and down to the Cape. That is not sponsored by the ACS but I think benefits the Jimmy Fund. Last year it was sometime in August. For those not from Boston, the Jimmy Fund is a fund created by and handled by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The money goes towards research on cancer in children. I don't know the details but there was a boy, Jimmy ?, who was treated at the Farber and died. While he was sick with the cancer he rode across country (or Mass?) to raise money for cancer. His ride spawned the Making Strides walk and, I'm guessing, spawned the longer bicycle ride as well. Barb | |||||
| 657.2 | Some times reading helps | SALEM::ALLEN_D | Fri May 17 1991 12:44 | 5 | |
There is a great book out that explains cancer treatments that have
been used and I found it quite intresting Name of book "What your
doctor won't tell you" by Jane Heimlich in the book store.You might
find out some things as I did and have a better understanding of the
whole thing. D.A.
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