Purple With A Purpose

Y'all please wear purple on Friday, November 16! You can turn yourself purple, your office purple, your school purple... your family and friends purple. Then up load your photo here http://www.causes.com/causes/3234-pancreatic-cancer-action-network/actions/1696640

You can also add a purple ribbon to your Facebook and Twitter profile picture, click here: https://twibbon.com/Support/PanCAN-2
 

By raising awareness of this devastating disease, we can and will bring hope to the families across this country facing a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Nearly 44,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. The Vision of Progress is a commitment to doubling the survival rate by 2020. Join the fight, click here to learn more: www.pancanvision.org.

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Thank you to our Tennessee leaders in Arlington, Bartlett, the City of Memphis, Collierville, Germantown and Shelby County for recognizing November as National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month! I am also so very proud of my hometown Ridgeland, MS, and the State of Mississippi for recognizing this special month!

The November Volunteers Meeting will be TOMORROW at 7PM at Panera Bread Cordova.

 

And thank you to the Memphis Flyer for publishing my Letter to the Editor!

 

 

PANCAN Volunteers Meeting TONIGHT!

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Memphis will host a volunteers meeting tonight at 7PM at the Panera Bread in Cordova! We'll discuss the Vision of Progress 2020 initiative. Wear purple!

Find us on Facebook: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Memphis and follow us on Twitter: PANCANMemphis

Purple Power!!

PANCAN Volunteers Meeting TONIGHT!

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Memphis will host a volunteers meeting tonight at 7PM at the Panera Bread in Cordova! We'll discuss the Vision of Progress 2020 initiative. Wear purple!

Find us on Facebook: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Memphis. Follow us on Twitter: PANCANMemphis

Purple Power!!

I'm Making Strides Tomorrow, Y'all!

The American Cancer Society will host its 12th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K TOMORROW (Oct. 13) at Laurelwood Shopping Center at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Perkins Extended. Registration starts at 6:45am, and the walk will start at 8am.

I'll be staffing the media tent!! Love that! Registration is free to this non-competitive walk to honor our breast cancer survivors!! Pink power ROCKS, y'all!

Battle of the Bras

Please gather your friends and come to the Oct. 25 Battle of the Bras at Harrah's Casino Tunica! Casino employees will spend the next few weeks decorating bras, donated by Macy's, and ten lucky felllas will strut their stuff during the event. 

Get your tickets through Ticketmaster and a portion of sales go straight to the American Cancer Society. All money raised from the bra battle will benefit the American Cancer Society with the Caesars Foundation matching up to $25,000.

Oh, and I hear local radio personality Steve Conley will emcee the event, which starts at 7:30pm! How fun! 

New Name, Same Purple Power

Great news! An amended version of the Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act was marked-up and reported out of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee of Congress on Tuesday. The House version is now called Recalcitrant Cancers Research Act (the bill number, H.R. 733, remains the same). Some terminology may be different, and some items have been omitted from the current version, most importantly, the bill still accomplishes our goal to create a long-term, comprehensive plan, or scientific framework, for pancreatic cancer.

You can take action now. Let your Members of Congress know how important this bill is in the fight against pancreatic cancer and that you want to see this legislation passed this year. To write to your member of Congress, go to www.pancan.org/takeaction.

Purple Power works, y'all!

Pancreatic Cancer on the Rise

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network release a report Tuesday called The Alarming Rise of Pancreatic Cancer Deaths in the United States: Why We Need to Stem the Tide Today. The alarming findings presented in the report include that pancreatic cancer is anticipated to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States by 2020, and possibly as early as 2015.

Both the pancreatic cancer incidence rate and death rate are increasing, and are expected to double between 2010 and 2030. Congress must pass the Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act so that a long-term, comprehensive plan is created to ensure that our limited federal resources target the areas of greatest need and potential for patient benefit and combat the increasing pancreatic cancer rates.

Please learn more at www.pancan.org/report

I'm Purple. Are You?

Find out at our Memphis Area Volunteers Meeting Tuesday, October 16 at 7pm at the Panera Bread meeting room in Cordova! Email me at sbynum@pancanvolunteer.org with your RSVP. Looking forward to seeing you in PURPLE.

Stride On, Friends

On the off chance you own a pair of PURPLE cowboy boots, boot-scoot-and-boogie on down to Nashville's first-ever PurpleStride Sept. 15! This day of inspiration and hope is sponsored by Aetna and will take place at Country Music Hall of Fame Park.

Bootless? Any ol' walkin' shoe will do. Bring the whole family and walk with others who are just as passionate about finding a cure for pancreatic cancer.

Register at www.purplestride.org/nashville by Aug. 24 to guarantee your tee.

Outa-towners: Find a Stride near you!

Show Off Your PURPLE Power!

Now through August 9, show your support for those who are fighting pancreatic cancer or honor those who have lost their battle. Upload a picture of yourself today showing your purple spirit and include a written description about what purple means to you in the fight against pancreatic cancer.

You will be entered to win a queen size TEMPUR-Cloud® Supreme bed and other prizes from Tempur-Pedic!

Know It, Fight It, End It Memphis!!

Pancreatic cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer death in the United States. This year, nearly 44,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and more than 37,000 will die from it. This number is expected to increase 55% between 2010 and 2030.
 
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a nationwide network of people dedicated to working together to advance research, support patients and create hope for those affected by pancreatic cancer.

Living in Memphis and want to make a difference now? Get involved with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Memphis! "Like" us on Facebook or email me at sbynum@pancanvolunteer.org.  

You can help "Know it, Fight it, End it!" Purple is power, y'all!

650+ Attended Annual Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Day in DC!

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network held its Sixth Annual National Advocacy Day June 26. Nearly 650 people traveled to Washington, D.C. to tell their Senators and Congressmen to pass the Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act (S. 362/H.R. 733). 

12 advocates represented Tennessee! Pictured left to right (back row) Dane Estok (Nashville Advocacy Coordinator) and Charlie Steinhice (Chattanooga). (Middle row): Matthew Lewis (Chattanooga); Gale Irons (Chattanooga); Edith Snider (Chattanooga Affiliate Coordinator); Teresa Warren (Chattanooga Media Coordinator); and Russell Farley (Memphis). (Front row): Emily Lewis (Chattanooga); Betty Malone (Chattanooga); Julie Fleshman, president and chief executive officer of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; Erin Daniels (Chattanooga); and Sarah Bynum, Memphis Community Representative.

Make A Difference, Kentucky

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Western Kentucky is putting together a collection of personal stories and photos to carry with them to Advocacy Day June 26 on Capitol Hill. By sharing this collection, our members of Congress will be better able to put a face with this deadly disease. This is our opportunity to Make A Difference, Kentucky! Please help us Know It, Fight It and End It!

To submit your story, email cforeman@pancanvolunteer.org by May 27.

TGIF Paducah Goes Purple March 1

Y'all, this is so nice!! TGI Friday's is hosting a PurpleNight Out for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network all day March 1. Print this coupon and bring it with you so that TGI Friday's can give up to 20% to the organization.

Wear purple! Join the local efforts to know it, fight it and end it!!

Shop Purple This Valentine's Day

This year, you'll find the perfect gift for your Valentine's Day sweetie at Shoppurple.com! From ball caps to fleece jackets, you can you can help 'know it, fight it, end it!'

Connect with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Western Kentucky to get involved.

Cheers for St. Nicholas and Pasta House!

Raise a glass or two with Bob Hoppmann and friends during The Pasta House's weekly wine tasting from 5-8pm tomorrow. $5 buys you five tickets, one for each glass of wine you choose to sample. Tasting benefits iList Paducah sponsor St. Nicholas Family Clinic.

And, who better to celebrity bartend than Brandi Harless, the new executive director at St. Nicholas Family Free Clinic!

Loves it!

Good Morning, Baltimore!!

Calling all Tracy Turnblad and Corny Collins fans! Market House Theatre needs a large cast of teens and adults for this summer's production of Hairspray. Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the MHT classroom. Michael Cochran directs!

Paducah's Purple Pals

Join the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Western Kentucky Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Lourdes-Marshall Nemer Pavilion, Borders Community Room for the Jan. Volunteers Meeting.

In honor of Clinical Trials Awareness Month, they'll talk about Clinical Trials, Education and Outreach and how to deliver PALS packets to Healthcare professionals. They'll also plan Paducah's "Purple Night Out."

Wear purple, spread the word and invite a friend. Together we can Know it, Fight it and End it! For questions or to RSVP, email Carol @cforeman@pancanvolunteer.org.

All Good Things Come To Those Who Shoot Straight

You don’t have to be a yooper or a michigander to laugh out loud at Market House Theatre's Escanaba in da Moonlight. This comedy, written by Jeff Daniels, follows five guys on the eve of deer season's opening day.

Play runs January 12-15 and 19-22. Tix are $18 for adults and $15 for those 21 and under. Secure your tix by calling the Box Office at 270-444-6828, visiting the Box Office at 132 Market House Square (Noon-5:00 p.m. Tues-Fri) or ordering online at http://mhtplay.com/.

AND get this: $8 student walk-up tix available 10 minutes before each show (as space allows). College students should bring an I.D.

See YOU at the Theatre.

In there, it's ALWAYS Friday!

From football games to first dates, you'll want to be at Paducah's T.G.I. Friday's for daily drink and app specials. You'll love the casual atmosphere and imaginative American food, not to mention the charismatic bartenders!

For more TGIF flair and fun, follow 'em on FB and Twitter or visit fridays.com.

American As Apple Pie and Baseball

Celebrate our great country with antique quilts from the Christ Collection during Paducah Rotary's 24th Annual Antique Quilt Show, to be held April 24 through April 28 at the Cherry Civic Center. The antique quilts feature eagles, stars and bars from 1830 to 1940 and are American as apple pie and baseball.

As an official sanctioned event of the AQS Quilt Show, the Rotary Quilt Show offers up not only antique quilts on display, but a merchant mall of vendors specializing in various quilting necessities.

Proceeds from the Rotary Quilt Show benefit the Rotary Education Assistance Program (REAP), which provides educational scholarships to Paducah/McCracken County students who otherwise would be unable to attend college.

$5 admits one to the Rotary Show all week. For tix, call the Rotary Office, 270.442.3418, or purchase at the door.

Don't be tied up in stitches... Follow us on FB and Twitter for all details leading up to the show!

Polish Your Star Power with MHT Acting Classes!

Market House Theatre now offers adult acting classes! Whether a stage newbie or an on-hiatus actor, these classes will have you backstage or on stage in no time!

*Acting 101 - A basic beginner acting class for adults ages 40+. January 16, 23, 30 and February 13, 5:30-6:20 p.m. $40

*Acting 102 - A basic beginner acting class for adults ages 18-40. January 16, 23, 30 and February 13, 6:30-7:20 p.m. $40

*Technical Theatre 101 - Lights, Sets and Sound! An intro in basic lighting, scene construction, sound design and show special effects. January 17-18 and 24-25, 6:30-8:00 p.m. $60

To register, call the Box Office at 270-444-6828 Tuesday-Friday 12:00-5:00 p.m.