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grams at the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute
• Invest in the National Breast and Cervical CancerEarly Detection Program (NBCCEDP), which provides low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women hccess to lifesaving breast and cervical cancer screening tests
Celebration on the Hill also features the Relay For Life Wall of Hope, a national monument to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. It is constructed from 5,000 banners that originated at Relay events across the country - including approximately 45 banners from West Virginia - and includes several hundred thousand signatures and messages of support from volunteers nationwide. If laid end-toend, the banners would rise to a height 85 times that of the Washington Monument. The Wall serves to personalize the fight against cancer while expressing volunteer support for ACS CAN’s advocacy efforts at all levels of government.
Throughout the day, Celebration participants will walk laps around the Capitol Reflecting Pool as part of the American Cancer Society’s signature activity, Relay For Life.
Relay for Life events are held annually in more than 4,700 communities throughout the country, celebrating survivorship and raising crucial funds for the fight against cancer.
At dusk, the Capitol Reflecting Pool will be lit up by an estimated 20,000 luminaria memorializing those who have lost their battle with cancer and honoring cancer survivors.
First held in 2002, Celebration on the Hill raised the awareness of cancer issues among policymakers everywhere.
The goals of Celebration on the Hill 2006, the second such event, are ttoward meeting the national challenge
For more information, visit www.acscan.org.
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