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About Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation

Location:

1525 Rollins Road, Suite B, BURLINGAME, CA 94010, US

Mission Statement

The Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation mission is the prevention and early detection of colon cancer. This mission is accomplished through a variety of educational programs directed at increasing awareness of colon cancer among both healthcare providers and the general population. Included are programs of public education, wide scale screening initiatives and risk reduction strategies directed toward populations at risk.

Description

Strides for Life is an organization founded in 2004.

The Strides for Life organization is funded entirely through contributions from individuals, corporations, and grants from public and private agencies. It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of people with a variety of experiences and expertise.

The organization is an outcome of the death of Dylan Cappel. Dylan Cappel died of colon cancer at the age of 23 while training for a berth on the 2004 United States Olympic Rowing Team. Dylan was a 1992 graduate of St. Dunstan School in Millbrae , CA and a 1996 graduate of Serra High School in San Mateo, CA. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000 and at the time of his death he was the assistant men’s varsity rowing coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The organization is dedicated to his memory and committed to decreasing the amount of pain and suffering this hideous disease wrecks on society.