Advocacy Request from the American Cancer Society

 

	We just got a little more time, Cathy. Congress delayed their vote on a COVID relief package to next week. That means we have one more chance to convince them to include funding to restart cancer clinical trials. Without funding, potentially promising breakthroughs in cancer treatment will remain halted. Send a message to your members of Congress now while negotiations are still happening. It takes less than a minute using our easy action form. Thanks. Brian To: cmsimone1@gmail.com From: Brian Rubenstein, ACS CAN Date: December 4, 2020 Cathy, Will it ever end? The news about a coronavirus vaccine has given Americans and the world a glimmer of hope that we will be able to overcome this pandemic sometime late next year. But cancer patients can’t wait. They need access to lifesaving clinical trials and breakthrough treatments, and they need it now. For many, late next year could be too late. Over the next few days, Congress will be negotiating a potential final COVID-19 relief package for the year. We need them to include funding to immediately restart the cancer clinical trials that had been halted and the innovative cancer research that has been delayed. Please send a message to your U.S. Representative and Senators and ask them to push for these provisions during this weekend’s negotiations. It takes less than a minute using our easy action form. Cancer patients need that next cure. They need that next breakthrough treatment. Organizations like the American Cancer Society are doing all they can to help cancer patients and their families during these challenging times. That’s why we’re also asking Congress to support organizations that provide critical services to patients. This is our last chance before Congress goes home for the year to extend greater help to people diagnosed with cancer. Let’s be sure your members of Congress know that fighting cancer needs to be a priority in this final bill of the year. Thank you for your quick action. Brian Rubenstein Senior Director, Digital Campaigns

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Advocacy Request from the American Cancer Society

	Cathy, This is so important. Late yesterday, I heard that in their debate on a new coronavirus package, U.S. Senators are still deciding whether or not to include support for the community-based charitable organizations on the front lines supporting cancer patients and survivors. We now expect this vote to happen on Monday, so we have just a little more time to help your senators understand the critical services cancer patients will need not only during this pandemic, but also during the economic downturn that many expect to follow. Please send a message to your U.S. Senators now and help convince them to definitely support the organizations that are directly assisting the patients who rely on their lifesaving services. It takes less than a minute using our easy action form. Feel free to scroll down a bit to see our email from Thursday if you need more information. Thank you so much for taking quick action. Brian Rubenstein Senior Director, Digital Strategy --------------- To: Cathy From: Brian Rubenstein, ACS CAN Date: March 19, 2020 Cathy, We are in your community. And that can’t stop. I’m not asking you for a donation. I’m asking you to take a simple, 30-second action. As you know, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is a community-driven organization. Its foundation is built upon things like kids collecting change at their school. The neighborhood pizza parlor hosting a fundraiser on a Tuesday night. Friends and family rallying together at their local Relay For Life. But, for good reason, schools have been shuttered, restaurants closed, and community gatherings prohibited. And the impact on ACS’s ability to raise the money needed to fulfill its mission serving cancer patients, survivors and caregivers is at risk. What could that mean? Having to decline a cancer patient’s need for a free ride to treatment. Not being able to provide free lodging when a patient’s treatment takes them far from home. Less research to advance our understanding of how to prevent and treat this disease. And not being that 24/7/365 resource that millions of cancer patients, caregivers and their loved ones depend on for trusted cancer information at the moment they need it. Right now – literally – the U.S. Senate is discussing the next coronavirus relief package. We need to make sure your senators know that community-based charitable organizations should be part of that package. Please send a message to your U.S. Senators asking them to provide support for the organizations whose mission is to serve the people in their community. It takes less than a minute using our easy action form. As you are likely home in front of your computer anyway, why not send a quick message that could help millions of cancer patients and survivors continue getting the support they need. The vote could happen as soon as tomorrow morning. So please do act now. Thank you, Brian Rubenstein Senior Director, Digital Strategy

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