Diane Dunton Bruni Honorary Survivor Chairwoman for the 2010 Relay For Life of Androscoggin County Diane sums it up in one sentence: “I hate cancer.”  “Cancer has taken so many close to me… friends, my mother, in-laws, my sister and my husband.”  In 1996, Diane participated in her first Relay For Life, eight months after […]

Track Schedule Relay For Life of Androscoggin County June 11-12, 2010 5:00 p.m. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Relay Store Opens* Opening Ceremony/Survivor Lap/Team Banner Lap 7:00-8:00 p.m. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Kids Care Activities & Scavenger Hunt Pantene Beautiful Lengths under tent 8:00 -9:00 p.m. Zumba Demonstration Las Vegas showstoppers Lap Relay Store Closes* 9:30-11:00 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony 11:00 […]

In Maine More than 3,000 people were helped with American Cancer Society information and services, including one out of four newly diagnosed cancer patients. Cancer patients have a Patient Navigator at Maine Medical Center and MaineGeneral’s Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, thanks to funding from the American Cancer Society. More than 40 Maine residents […]

How donations make a difference Thanks in part to the generous contributions to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, the Society is saving lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. These are just a few examples of how contributions make a difference in the Society’s […]

Two major announcements down, one to go, and a host of other activity getting under way this week as the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s busiest week arrives in Drummondville. I’ve been to a pair of drafts, one each in Chicoutimi and in Charlottetown, and sadly I will not be able to get to this […]

Hope Lodge Home Away from Home at Hope Lodge The American Cancer Society understands that quality care includes more than just excellent medicine. Cancer patients need answers direction and hope. The Society’s Hope Lodges in Burlington, Vermont, and Worcester, Massachusetts, provide free temporary lodging and other vital services for cancer patients who must travel far […]

Friday, June 4, 2010 4:00 pm Survivor’s Reception Registration 4:30pm Survivor’s Reception- 5:00pm Presentation of the Shirley Comeau & Courage Award 6:00pm Opening Ceremony Prayer: National Anthem sung by Survivors Lap Area fire fighters & Knights of Columbus will escort the survivors on the first lap. Teams line the track in honor of the survivors […]

Relay For Life Location of Teams at Hosmer Field 1. Franklin Savings Bank/Rumford Firefighters 2. Driven Women 3. Jon’s Caped Crusaders 4.  N/A 5. Beacon House Brigade 6.  N/A 7. Rumford Hospital 8.  N/A 9.  N/A 10.  N/A 11.  N/A 12.  N/A 13. Abbie’s Avengers 14.  N/A 15.  N/A 16. Cancer Crusaders 17. Memier’s Misfitz […]

Profiles of courage, caring, and commitment Profile of courage Allen Lariviere As part of the inaugural Dempsey Challenge in October, 2009, Allen Lariviere was recognized as Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer Survivor award winner. The award honors individuals who demonstrate a passion for survivorship by helping others diagnosed with cancer. Mr. Lariviere is a lung cancer […]

Where I’m Now It has been a year now since I wrote my article for the Relay for Life. I’ve referred to the last 18 months as a marathon. Handling one hurdle at a time. On June 1st my PET scan showed no signs of cancer. Remission didn’t last long by August a third tumor […]