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Welcome to CAGNO's E-Newsletter: Ed. 2, No. 1 January 2007 |
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Happy 2007! The new year brings Louisianans the opportunity to breathe easier! Let's give three cheers for Louisiana, one of only 22 states to go Smoke Free! Making a New Year's Resolution to quit smoking? CAGNO offers free smoking cessation classes. For more information about the Louisiana Smokefree Air Act, please visit Tobacco Free Living. Secondhand Smoke by Kim Hauer, spring 2006 intern When most people choose not to smoke, they feel that they are making a conscious decision to not poison their body with over 4,000 chemicals found in cigarettes. What they may not know is that although they are not directly inhaling smoke from a cigarette of their own, they could possibly be inhaling the smoke from the cigarette of a friend that is standing right next to them. According to the Committee on Environmental Hazards, because secondhand smoke burns at a lower temperature than inhaled smoke, it contains two times more tar and five times more carbon monoxide. Read more .GRANT AWARDS LBCTF and CAGNO are "Embracing Prevention, Supporting Treatment" The Louisiana Breast Cancer Task Force (LBCTF) has awarded CAGNO a $6,514 grant to support cancer treatment and to provide educational seminars and materials to community members in 13 parishes of Southeast Louisiana. Because of LBCTF's generosity, breast cancer patients who need to purchase lymphedema sleeves, pumps, breast prostheses, bras or other medical supplies and equipment can contact CAGNO to receive financial assistance. Schools, businesses, and organizations wishing to embrace prevention and help raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection can contact Tammy, health educator, to schedule a seminar about general breast health or how to perform breast self-examinations. LBCTF's grant will also enable CAGNO to purchase shower cards and bookmarks to distribute at health fairs and presentations. CAGNO thanks LBCTF for their generous partnership. PAST EVENTS Smoothie King Raises $235 for Breast Cancer Awareness At the end of 2006, one special Smoothie King franchise in Kenner adopted CAGNO during the month of October. To help CAGNO further its mission of cancer prevention, the Smoothie King on Williams Boulevard decided to donate 10 percent of all their profits on Sundays throughout October to CAGNO for Breast Cancer awareness. CAGNO thanks Troy Gleason and the rest of the staff at Smoothie King for their efforts and generosity .New Ways you can help CAGNO and eBay have joined forces to bring you a unique way to help find a cure for cancer and support local cancer patients in need. Now you can sell an item on eBay and donate from 10 to 100 percent of the net proceeds to benefit CAGNO. Or purchase an item up-for-bid that has been earmarked to benefit CAGNO. Your donation is tax deductible and you'll get that great feeling that comes from knowing you're making a difference in the fight against cancer. Your chance to help is just one click away. The Pink Ribbon Shop A portion of every Pink Ribbon Shop sale will be donated to CAGNO and other cancer organizations to work toward finding a cure, assisting cancer patients and education to reduce cancer deaths. Another way you can shop online, while
earning money for CAGNO is through CareClicks. Just visit CAGNO's
Online Mall
(featuring stores like Wal-Mart, Overstock.com,
Toys R Us, Barnes & Nobles, hotels.com, Expedia and thousands of other
sites) and start shopping and earning.
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Mission Statement: To fight cancer through research, education and service to patients and their families. CAGNO is a United Way community impact partner To Donate: 824 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Ste. 240 NOLA 70123 504.733.5539 504.733.0252 (fax) Staff: Phyllis Embrey: Executive Dir. Tammy Swindle, MA, CHES: Health Educator Trisha Entrekin: Patient Services Coordinator Jill Starling: Office Manager Uyen Phan: Communications & Development. Dir. Save the Date! Sunday, June 3: Cancer Survivors Day from 2-4:30 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library
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