Relay for Life

Jana and I are going to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life here in East Lansing on June 10-11. The American Cancer Society provides many important services in the fight against cancer such as support for those with cancer, funding for cancer research, lobbying government for increased cancer research spending, and education for the public about cancer.

The Relay for Life is a 24 hour long event that involves a relay of individuals from many teams walking the entire 24 hours to raise money. As many of you know, I am working in a laboratory doing breast cancer research. Doing as much as possible to cure cancer is very important to me. Jana and I have participated several times in the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, but this is our first Relay for Life. We are planning on taking a turn walking for several hours pushing Drew in his stroller (we'll walk together as a family).

Each team has a captain, and in the photos below you can see that we're grooming Drew to get involved as well :) If you are interested in learning more about the American Cancer Society, the Relay for Life, or in giving a donation to help out, here is a link to our team donation page for the Relay for Life. You can click on Jana's name or my name to make a donation.

http://www.acsevents.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=133357&lis=1&kntae133357=4BCE3AA0C1A84049A8601441E4AA5378&team=1225264