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Volunteers Needed for Team Competition & Family Fun Day in Quakertown, PA
ORGANIZATION: LUNGevity Foundation
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3 people are interested
LUNGevity Foundation is seeking organized, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals to volunteer their time at Breathe For Kathy, a team competition and family fun day for Wawa employees that benefits LUNGevity, the leading national lung cancer-focused nonprofit. Breathe for Kathy will take place on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Quakertown Midget Football Field ( 221 S. California Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951).
Volunteer activities include:
- Event set-up and breakdown
- Registration and check-in
- Managing donations (cash, check, and credit card transactions)
Volunteers are needed from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. To sign up as a volunteer, please contact Manager of Grassroots Events Katie Ginda at kginda@lungevity.org.
About LUNGevity Foundation: LUNGevity Foundation is firmly committed to making an immediate impact on increasing quality of life and survivorship of people with lung cancer by accelerating research into early detection and more effective treatments, as well as providing community, support, and education for all those affected by the disease. Our vision is a world where no one dies of lung cancer. For more information about our organization, visit www.lungevity.org.
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About LUNGevity Foundation
Location:
228 S WABASH AVE STE 700, CHICAGO, IL 60604, US
Mission Statement
LUNGevity Foundation is firmly committed to making an immediate impact on increasing quality of life and survivorship of people with lung cancer by accelerating research into early detection and more effective treatments, as well as providing community, support, and education for all those affected by the disease.
Description
We focus on research because the link between research spending and improved survival is clear. Survival rates have dramatically improved for colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers over the last several decades in step with the exponential growth in their research spending. Our goal is to accelerate progress for lung cancer in the same way, in order to dramatically improve on the current 17% five-year survival rate.
To date, LUNGevity has funded 115 research projects at 58 institutions in 23 states. LUNGevity research investments focus on early detection, because survival rates rise when lung cancer is detected while still localized. We also focus on more effective treatment approaches-getting the right treatment to the right patient at the right time to help people with lung cancer live longer and better.
LUNGevity also provides a community of empowerment, support, and hope for everyone affected by lung cancer through our extensive educational resources, online peer-to-peer support, and in-person survivorship programs, as well as more than 80 grassroots awareness and fundraising events held from coast to coast each year.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Quakertown Midget Football Field221 S. California Rd.Quakertown, PA 18951
DATE POSTED
April 19, 2017
SKILLS
- Organization
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Multi-Tasking
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 15
- 4+ hours
- Brief volunteer training on event day