Updates matching "Maryland"

On November 10, 2010, health advocates rallied in front of the State House to show their power as part of a Power of the Purse Rally. During the rally Advocates urged the Governor and the members of the Maryland General Assembly to restore funding for important life-saving cancer and tobacco control programs because they hold the purse strings.

Our first Maryland Cancer Research Breakfast hosted by ACS CAN was held on October 19, 2010 to celebrate advancements in breast cancer research and survivorship at the Westminster Hall in Baltimore, MD. It was amazing to be in a room filled with survivors, researchers, advocates, and corporate sponsors all there

Wow! what a beautiful site. On October 24, the Baltimore Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event was filled with a sea of pink. Over 600 Power of the Purse petitions were collected to urge the Governor not to cut funding for the Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. Even though

Thank you to our Ambassadors who attended the ACS CAN Federal Lobby Day in DC on September 28. A huge thank you to Karen McNeill Boonstoppel, Anna Renault, Chanell Benn, Ed Delaney, Elaine Koogler, Pat Pickett, Peggy Kidwell and Georgette B. Gaskin for visiting the

The Maryland General Assembly Session ended April 12, 2010. More so than in past years, the session was dominated by the downturn in the state economic climate. Many state run programs fell victim of balancing the state budget without raising taxes or fees by making deep and permanent reductions to

Our first American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's (ACS CAN) "Put a Cork in Cancer" Wine Tasting Event in Maryland was held on July 11, 2010 at Guenther's Fine Wine and Spirits. The event raised S1000.00 which will help us make a difference in the fight against cancer. These valuable

During the month of August for the Congressional Recess, Ambassadors are urging their Members of Congress to "Put the Power of the Purse behind Research" by delivering "Power of the Purse" bags to their Members. Because Congress holds the "purse strings" to cancer research funding, we are urging Congress to

MD General Assembly Session ends on April 12. Budget- Funding for Cancer and Tobacco Control Programs: ACS lobbied House members of the budget conference committee to accept the senate CRF Tobacco Control Program language in the Senate Budget Reconciliation Finance Act (BRFA), and the Senate members of the budget

On December 21, 2009, the Baltimore county Council passed Council Bill 92-09, which will allow enforcement for underage tobacco sales. It will require merchants to require identification of persons purchasing tobacco products if they appear to be under 26 years of age. This is a HUGE success and is a