Tuesday, October 30, 2012

American Cancer Charity Lazarex

There are thousands of nonprofit cancer charities in America that offer support to patients going through cancer treatments, but the one worthy of support American cancer charity is Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Lazarex supports patients and works with patients who have used their insurance benefits but still want to live. The mission on Lazarex.org says, “Lazarex Cancer Foundation believes the quality of your healthcare shouldn’t be determined by the size of your wallet.” Our cancer charity organization has an excellent team and is making use of every fund raising opportunity available. You've heard the saying, "God helps those who help themselves." If this is the case, Lazarex deserves God's help as well as yours. 

American cancer charity Lazarex uses funds raised through their Team For Life to fund treatments involving clinical trials. Funding clinical trials furthers cancer research. This means when someone you love is stricken with cancer answers for cures will be within closer reach. American cancer charity Lazarex.org accepts donations and has multiple fundraising opportunities going at one time but their main fund raising is done through half marathons events. Runners and those in training to be runners sign up to raise funds for Lazarex Cancer Foundation.

Fees will be paid for any race, Including SOLD OUT, Tinker Bell, Big Sur, Walnut creek, California marathon, Bibs for Marine, Disney, Bank of America, San Jose, Tar Heel, Seattle Rock n Roll etc. once you commit to raise a minimum amount of money for Team For Life. After marathon registration is complete, you can ask for donations from friends online, co-workers, fellow members of your place of worship and many, many others. The minimum donation is reasonable.

Now that you are ready to help Team For Life raise funds for cancer research, please check out the list of upcoming marathons and half marathons events:
You know you have always wanted to run in a marathon for a cancer charity. Now you can run or walk to help cancer patients live! If any of these events interest you, sign up at www.teamforlifelcf.org or www.lazarex.org

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Lazarex Cancer Foundation Stats

Cancer Donation

You may be directly or indirectly affected by cancer. You might really want to do your part, but you are not the richest person on Earth. So what can you do to help cancer research?
There are many ways you could help cancer foundations like Lazarex Cancer Foundation gain enough resources to continue their work to help cancer patients from all corners. If you do not have the resources to directly make a donation to the organization, or feel like you would want to do more, you should consider organizing a donation event in honor of the organization and the cause.
You could organize donation drives that aim at collecting cancer research donations from a large group of people. When doing so, remember that every small contribution counts. You are the person collecting these small donations and presenting them to the organization, who can do wonders with the large amount collected. These cancer research donations could help foundations like Lazarex continue changing lives and helping more survive their cancer and live a fruitful life.
You can also create more opportunities for others to do their part by making cancer research donations. You could organize fundraising events like a carwash or yard sale and highlight the fact that the proceeds would go as donations towards cancer research.
When you are putting together a fundraising event, do remember to ensure that the timing and location is appropriate for your community. You should maximize the opportunity and try gathering as much funds that could work as cancer research donations.
You should also be sure to have a reliable team by your side as you plan and implement the fundraising event. This way, you would appear successful and reliable and people would be more confident in making their cancer research donation through your efforts.
The athletes out there might consider taking part in our Team for Life Athletic Events to do their part to help cancer research. Team for life is also a great platform to use if you would want to organize your own athletic fundraising event.
When trying to gather donations to do your part to help cancer research, be sure to remember that no cancer research donation is too small. Every little drop would help in saving lives and changing it for the better. Organizations like Lazarex are doing their best to understand and eradicate cancer. With your help, they will get the resources they need to succeed in their endeavors.
Find out more about Lazarex Cancer Foundation at www.lazarex.org or Team for Life at www.teamforlifelcf.org

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

From Cars To Causes - Lazarex Cancer Foundation

Fourteen years ago, Steve Haworth got roped into being a charity auctioneer for his daughter's school fundraiser. He told them, "you've got the wrong guy." They weren't wrong, though, Steve was.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

'Unbroken' POW describes dramatic life story on USS Hornet - Lazarex Cancer Foundation

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Mighty forces arrive in large and small packages, a truth never more profoundly evident than at the Lazarex Cancer Foundation's "Battle for a Lifetime" gala.
Making his way on Saturday across the vast expanse of the USS Hornet's hangar bay, Louis Zamperini, the 95-year-old World War II prisoner of war survivor whose life became the subject of author Laura Hillenbrand's New York Times bestseller, "Unbroken," appeared tiny.

But his dramatic story, told by "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon in a 30-minute video played before his introduction as the headline speaker, formed a towering example of fortitude and forgiveness.

After 47 days in a scarcely supplied raft on the South Pacific, two years of unimaginable torture at the hands of prison guards in Japanese prisoner of war camps and a recovery that included wrestling his inner demons with alcohol as his primary tool, Zamperini emerged: small in stature, but majestic in manner.

The evening reminded the estimated 430 guests that victory in war can be attributed to imposing military machines like the Hornet but more often life's hardest battles are won by courageous, individual men and women.

Cancer, the pernicious opponent of the foundation's patients, also presents itself in microscopic proportions. Left unchecked, its capacity to obliterate human life increases. The foundation positions itself as the victor in the war on cancer. President Dana Dornsife founded Lazarex in 2006 to assist cancer patients who have been told no viable treatment options remain. By providing resources to cover travel, lodging, unreimbursed X-rays and lab work, the nonprofit organization helps patients to participate in FDA clinical trials. A Diversity Impact Program reaches underserved communities and populations traditionally reluctant to participate in clinical trials.

"It started with Dana, me, Susan (Sappington, director of development) and two oncologists," said Halle Hart, Rockridge resident and board member. "We're all passionate about the cause, but without Dana, there'd be no Lazarex."

Hart added: "We're not just giving hope, we're giving real time."
Still, winning the battle is more than treatment, and Dornsife brought Zamperini from his home in Hollywood to highlight the need for continued warfare.

"Turn your head, look at the person on your left, then look at the person on your right," she said after Zamperini's brief question-and-answer session with the audience. "Cancer will take one of you. Cancer doesn't give a patient a choice, but Lazarex does."

Zamperini began his talk in the usual fashion, inviting military veterans to stand for applause. Skipping the terrain covered by the video, he dove into recollections of repatriation and repairing his postwar, tormented soul.

Refreshingly, the stories were full of humor and Zamporini's incorrigible love of food. Once, stopped for an interview by a Time magazine reporter with the power to get him quickly out of Yokohama, Zamperini could only think of one thing.

"Not escape," he said, laughing at the memory. "All I could think of was how much I wanted those doughnuts."

Eventually reunited with his family at home, he learned he was entitled to travel pay for the time he was lost at sea. He sent the military a bill for 47 days at the $7.60 per day rate.

"My request was denied," he recalled. "The reply said, 'Travel unauthorized.'"

Aside from the night's highlights - Zamperini's heroic life story, a full harvest moon, music, fine food and airplanes, there were the lyrics of a song and a final missive from Zamperini.

"It takes courage to fight another man's war," Dornsife said, quoting a World War II standard.
"Have a cheerful countenance at all times," Zamperini said. "When you do, your white blood cells go up. If you're angry, they go down. So be cheerful."

Find out more about Lazarex Cancer Foundation at www.lazarex.org or Team for Life at www.teamforlifelcf.org