Updates matching "South Carolina"

"Can you imagine a time when smoking was allowed on airplanes? For those of us who remember, the dreams of a smoke-free flight were far from being realized in the ‘60s and ‘70s. It took hard work and a lot of education and awareness to make smoking in planes a

Welcome to 2015 and Happy New Year Advocates! Thank you for being an advocate and following our state page. Please check back often for updates and events. Here is just a glimpse of what we are working on at the state and federal level for 2015. State

The 2014 Quality of Life Forum was a great event held at the University of South Carolina Upstate in November 10th. Guest speakers included Dr. Brian Bell, Gibbs Cancer Center; Dr. Mark O'Rourke, Greenville Hospital System; Dr. Julie Moss, USC Upstate, and Professor Diane Parker, USC Upstate. Improving Quality of

Welcome to ACS CAN South Carolina weekly update for the week of June 2-6, 2014. It was a busy week as the South Carolina General Assembly came to a close. There were bills that passed, bills that died and work on new legislation for 2015 already starting.

ACS CAN SC will host a Lights of Hope ceremony on the north steps of the South Carolina State House on Tuesday, March 25th. The event is designed to rally advocates and legislators around the need for funding for breast, cervica, and colorectal cancer screenings.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will be hosting a Pink Tea Advocacy Event to honor and recognize breast cancer survivors across the state, and to recognize providers for the Best Chance Network. This event will be held at the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library in Florence in

2013 was an exciting year at the State House. ACS CAN appreciates the support of our advocates around the state and look forward to working with you again on state issues starting in January as the South Carolina General Assembly starts the second year of a two year session. Please

The South Carolina General Assembly approved $1.5 million dollars for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings last week. This was a huge success for the people of South Carolina. Nancy Cheney, Director of Government Relations for South Carolina has been working with South Carolina lawmakers since January to provide funding

The General Assembly completed it's regular session last week without finalizing the budget for 2014. Take a look at the Weekly Legislative Update to read more about what happened last week and how the budget is looking for Best Chance Network funding.