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Join The Galen Foundation for the

Fourth Annual

Talk-the-Talk, Walk-the-Walkathon

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Details to be Announced

TOGETHER WE CAN BEAT CANCER! 

 

Enjoy a fun filled day of walking, jogging, or running if you choose, around a 400 meter, state-of-the-art, all weather track and join friends and family raise money for the Galen Foundation programs.   There will be an assortment of activites for all age groups.  Proceeds are used to benefit individuals and families who are touched by cancer by providing an interactive health communication portal where they can learn to live longer, better lives. 

Ultimate Frisbee Returns!  Gather together your friends, classmates and famiy to build a team and compete in the Ultimate Frisbee Competition. 

 

Register today and invite your friends, family, neighbors and classmates to help a good cause!

 

On-line registration for the walkathon:

  1. Click the Get Started button
  2. Choose the "Talk-the-Talk, Walk-the-Walkathon" link
  3. If you like, personalize the text and photo on your online fundraising page
  4. Send the link out to your friends, family, colleagues - anyone you think will help you reach your goal

 

FOOD - FUN - PRIZES

 

THE GALEN FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BATTLING CANCER MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND LIVE BETTER, LONGER LIVES. 

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More about PeopleBeatingCancer.org

 

On May 1, 2010 The Galen Foundation plans to launch it's new interactive web site at PeopleBeatingCancer.org providing more information, education and support for the more than 10 million cancer survivors who are striving to live longer, healthier lives. 

 

What is the Galen Foundation and PeopleBeatingCancer.org?

The Galen Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by multiple myeloma survivor David Emerson to empower individuals who battle cancer and other chronic diseases to mangage their health and improve their lives. PeopleBeatingCancer.org, an interactive website that provides information, advice, and networking opporunities to those managing any type cancer, is the flagship program of the Galen Foundation.

What is Multiple Myeloma?

Multiple Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells that affects over 60,000 people in the United States alone.  The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2007 there were 19,900 new cases of myeloma in the United States and 10,790 deaths.

 

Want to know more?

Visit us on the web at http://PeopleBeatingCancer.org