American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® Kicks Off with a “Cold Turkey”

(Dallas, TX – November 16, 2009) – The American Cancer Society is kicking off its 34th  annual “Smoke Out” by joining with Methodist Health System, Dallas, in a “Let’s go cold turkey,” awareness event. The Great American Smokeout® (GASO) will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2009, from 10 am – 2 pm, at the [...]

Kansans Go Cold Turkey during this year’s Great American Smokeout!

  Kansans Go Cold Turkey during this year’s Great American Smokeout!               Wichita, Kansas, November 5, 2009 – The American Cancer Society marks the 34th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 19 by offering smoking cessation information and cold turkey sandwiches to smokers in exchange for their cigarettes.             Smokers can drop off [...]

8th Graders at Washburn Rural Middle School to Hear Smokout Messages on Thursday

  Great American Smokeout®, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009   Approximately 400 eighth graders at Washburn Rural Middle School, 5620 S.W. 61st St., Topeka, Kan., will learn why they should avoid using tobacco products, in celebration of the Great American Smokeout this Thursday morning, Nov. 19. The American Cancer Society is hosting this education event from [...]

American Cancer Society Announces Completion of Funding for Construction of Hope Lodge Lubbock

Yesterday, the American Cancer Society announced it has secured the funds needed to complete construction of Hope Lodge Lubbock. The Society has raised $11 million of the $15 million capital campaign.    “Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of individuals, foundations, corporations, and many of Lubbock’s medical institutions and providers, we are now less than a [...]

American Cancer Society Recognizes Media Award Winners

           The American Cancer Society, High Plains Division, Inc., recognized winners at its annual media awards program for excellence in cancer journalism on Nov. 11, according to vice-president of the Division Communications Department, Jackie Bayly-Bryant. The virtual awards ceremony took place at the University of Texas, Austin campus and was streamed live for viewers. The [...]