CANCER SOCIETY EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION

The American Cancer Society Cape Girardeau Unit has earned national recognition by qualifying for a priority activities in Cancer Education (PACE) Award.

Area adults were reached with cancer prevention and early detection programs through the work of 80 Cape Girardeau Unit volunteer speakers. In addition, 36 Cape Girardeau school coordinator volunteers reached Cape Girardeau youth at the preschool, elementary, intermediate and high school levels.

"Cancer prevention and early detection can mean the difference between life and death for Cape Girardeau County residents," said Trish Volp, public education chairperson for the Cape Girardeau Unit.

"It is rewarding to receive this recognition, but it is even more satisfying to know we are using our local donations to the American Cancer Society to benefit our own community," Volp said. "The American Cancer Society effectively allocates funds to be used for research, to be used locally to detect and prevent cancer and to help serve area cancer patients."

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives from cancer and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education and service.