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The "Our Initiatives" column provides an update on some of the ongoing projects of the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative. In this issue:
The 2008 Team Sarcoma Initiative is now in the planning stages The 2008 Team Sarcoma Initiative is an internationally coordinated set of events to raise awareness of sarcoma and raise funds for sarcoma research, clinical trials, and patient and family services. It is currently being planned to take place during July 2008, just as the 2007 Team Sarcoma Initiative took place in July 2007. We welcome anyone who is interested in being a part of this "International Sarcoma Awareness Week" and planning a Team Sarcoma event to contact us as soon as possible. It's never too early to begin brainstorming about the type of activity that you might plan. Please check out the 2007 Team Sarcoma Initiative events to see the range and scope of the various events that took place this year. Over 3,300 people worldwide took part in various Team Sarcoma events that took place in 13 countries and included 15 sarcoma centers/programs and 15 sarcoma advocacy groups as well as over 20 events planned by patients, caregivers, survivors and those who have lost a loved one to sarcoma.
The "Sarcoma Knows No Borders" Bracelet We have received such an incredible response to the "Sarcoma Knows No Borders" bracelets, that we thought we should mention them again. We have received requests from all over the world for them.
The background color of the bracelet is a swirl of a pathology slide of a sarcoma patient. The bracelet is reversible. "Sarcoma Knows No Borders" is printed on one side and the word "sarcoma" is printed in 13 of the world's languages on the other side. We use the phrase "Sarcoma Knows No Borders" because sarcomas can occur anywhere in the body and they don't discriminate on age, gender, race or nationality. Each bracelet is individually packaged and comes with a brief "Sarcoma Facts" sheet. Many boys and girls and teenagers wear them as an ankle bracelets. If you are interested in obtaining some of these bracelets, please send us a note by clicking here. You might also want to read about our "Sarcoma Knows No Borders" ribbon by clicking here.
Music CD, The Circle, Benefits Sarcoma Research Singer songwriter Ron Martin is a multi-instrumentalist from North Carolina. He is sharing the proceeds from the sale of his CD, The Circle, with the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative to help fund sarcoma awareness and research. The CD makes a very nice holiday, birthday, anniversary or graduation gift. Click here to find out more details.
If you haven't read the entries in our Guest Book recently, you may want to do so (please click here). We also invite you to make an entry (please click here).
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