American Cancer Society - Relay For Life in Braintree

Relay For Life in Braintree - Facts, Figures & More...

Relay For Life in Braintree had:

539 participants
334 participants were Braintree residents ( 62% )
Total event income - $99,203
Total event expenses - $5,028
Event net income - $94,175
Percentage of expenses in Braintree - about 5%
The national average is about 10%

For the American Cancer Society as a whole 82 cents of each dollar goes directly towards research, advocacy, education and local patient services.

18 cents of each dollar goes towards supporting services including New England's contribution to national supporting services.

Money raised by the American Cancer Society Relay For Life helps to provides services to cancer patients in Braintree and
surrounding areas such as Road to Recovery, Reach to Recovery, Look Good...Feel Better, I Can Cope, etc, etc.

Cancer touches more than just the person diagnosed. It impacts everyone around them. That's why the American Cancer Society strives to assist those fighting the disease from all angles: research, advocacy, education, and services. And the American Cancer Society Relay For Life helps make this possible.

Relay For Life brings together millions of people to raise money to help prevent cancer, save lives, and diminish suffering from the disease. The American Cancer Society has made great progress against cancer thanks in large part to the fundraising power of Relay For Life.

• Research - Investing $2.5 billion to cancer research since 1946, the Society has played a role in almost all the scientific milestones in cancer research including the bone marrow transplant, the Pap test, and drugs like Gleevec and Tamoxifen.

• Education - By providing up-to-date cancer information, the
Society has empowered people to take control of their health. Specialists answered more than 1.3 million calls this year at 1-800-ACS-2345, and nearly 33,000 emails at www.cancer.org.

• Advocacy - The Society's volunteer advocates work to ensure that responsible cancer policies are put in place at the local, state, and federal levels. By writing letters, sending emails, and making phone calls, volunteers help guide the actions of our elected leaders.

• Services - The Society offers cancer patients and their families a variety of programs to help make the cancer experience a little easier. For example, people log onto Cancer Survivors Network to share experiences with other survivors and caregivers.

Relay For Life contributors like you fuel this progress.

By 2015, the American Cancer Society aims to prevent almost five million additional deaths from cancer, avoid six million new cancer diagnoses, and measurably improve the quality of life for those with the disease. Your support is bringing us closer to realizing these challenging goals.

Once again, Relay For Life, all along has been described as a community event where friends and neighbors, students and civic groups come together to celebrate survivorship. Survivorship of those living among us – friends and loved ones. It’s also a time to remember loved ones lost.