Thursday, August 28, 2008

Does anyone know anything I can do for Colon Cancer Fundraising

Does anyone know anything I can do for Colon Cancer Fundraising?
My dad was diagnosed a couple of months ago with Stage 4 colon cancer. I have been reading everything I can on it, but one of the things this oh-so-preventable-cancer is missing is the type of fundraising I only seem to find for breast cancer. I want to do everything I can to do my part to raise awareness and raise money if I can. Please let me know if you know how to do so. Anything local to the PA, NJ, DE, MD aread would be even better!
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Your desire to help with this important health issue is wonderful. You may want to start by contacting your local chapter of the American Cancer Society (ACS). You should find them in the phone book. The ACS may have fund-raising programs you can assist with. You may also be able to work with them to start a special program specifically for colon cancer if they do not already have one. There are plenty of ways to raise funds for cancer awareness. Here are a few ideas: 1) a walk for colon cancer (walkers get friends and family to 'sponsor' their walk with a donation for each mile the person walks) 2) a raffle/drawing (donated artwork, cruise or vacation tickets, a 50/50 drawing, etc.) 3) sell tee-shirts, mugs, hats, etc. with a logo about supporting colon cancer awareness 4) a community auction - get local people and businesses to donate items to the auction 5) sell ribbons, pins, etc. to show support for colon cancer awareness. Best wishes and good luck.
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Yes, it's a shame that more fundraising attention is not devoted to colon cancer. My recommendation is to borrow success. So many other types of cancers have what I call "fundraising machines". There is no reason you can't take what some of those organizations have done and customize it to be what you want it to be. Look into what other organizations are doing like "Relay for Life", the American Heart Association, Leukemia fundraisers and so on. If it's working for them, it will work for you too. If those organizations do these fundraisers year after year, it's because they are raising a lot of money! You can find more fundraising ideas: http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/fundraiser-ideas.htm Good Luck!
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You might want to consider running a charity race night the sites below have some free useful advice. http://www.globalracenight.com http://www.racenight.me.uk

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

What could i have done to my dog when he had colon cancer

What could i have done to my dog when he had colon cancer.?
-My dog Sable has just recently passed away of colon cancer. We noticed that he started to swell and bleed from his butt. The cancer was so aggresive and rapid that it had stopped him from using any type of restroom in 4 days. It went from the size of a dime to the size of the tubes in his colon. We love sable very much and I was just wondering, what could've been some symptoms and how could we of caught it?
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regular trips to the vet for checkups often catches cancers in pets early enough for treatment.
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With a cancer that is very fast growing, I don't think you could have done much more. I am sorry that you lost your dog. I had a dog who got bone cancer. It was in her elbow joint. I could actually see it growing while the vet waited for the tests to come back! In two weeks, it had really grown. She had her shoulder blade and leg removed and she lived a few more years. When the cancer is an internal type, unless the dog loses its appetite, how would you know until it is bad? I give my dogs fish oil supplement every day now. I did lose my cocker spaniel at age 16 to colon cancer too, in 2006. He had symptoms like your dog. There isn't much to do but let go. Dogs get extremely aggressive cancers sometimes.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

What is the color ribbon for colon cancer

What is the color ribbon for colon cancer?
My dad has colon cancer and i would like to make ribbons to sell at our next school event to donate to the cancer awareness foundation. he also had a tumor on his long, liver, and colon. but his cancer counts have been went way down and he is gaining weight again. the tumor on his lung went away and the one on his liver has also and the one on his colon is almost gone.
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Brown Ribbon
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brown or red i think.. chek it on internet to be exact:) and hope the last tumor goes away and your daddy gets well soon ^.^ xxx
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i looked it up & blue is typically used....brown is an alternate

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