Welcome to CAGNO's E-Newsletter: Ed.
2, No. 1 January 2007
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.
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
carries a unique line of
breast cancer awareness pink ribbon products.
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. Save the Date! Sunday, June 3: Cancer Survivors Day from 2-4:30 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library