Fort Wayne, Indiana, fights back by promoting healthy eating and activity at their inaugural Fort-4-Fitness Festival! Read more in this month’s local area spotlight.

OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

The Campaign for Smokefree Air is coordinating a rally for advocates to exert pressure on the Michigan House of Representatives, and Speaker Dillon, to hold and support a concurrence vote on HB 4163 and make ALL Michigan workplaces smokefree including restaurants, bars, and casinos.

We need your help! Please join us in Lansing, Michigan at The Capitol at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16.

We need hundreds of supporters present in order for this event to be effective and get the attention of the House. If you need information about the legislation or talking points, please visit MakeMIAirSmokfree.

Many patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers, have unanswered questions about what to expect during these last months of life. The American Cancer Society web site offers ample information and advice on how to deal with this tough time. Read more in this month’s resource highlight.

community focus and volunteerism

Grand Rapids Cattle Baron’s Ball raises more than $430,000 for fight against cancer

Cancer survivors strut their stuff at Fashion A Cure, raising money for the ACS mission

Researchers support the Fight Back Express

Prostate cancer: Risks, prevention, and early detection

The Fight Back Express wraps up its Great Lakes tour