Cancer Knows no Borders 2017 by Gannett Wisconsin Media

Cancer Knows No Borders 2017 We Are More Than Cancer

Chicago World Champion, Anthony Rizzo together with Milwaukee starting pitcher, Chase Anderson are teaming up together for the second season of the Cancer Knows No Borders series. The series was created and produced by USA TODAY NETWORK – Wisconsin in partnership with Aurora Health Care and Pick n’ Save. Cancer doesn’t care what age you are, what state you live in, or what baseball team you root for. It knows no boundaries, no compassion, no rules. It throws the perfect curve ball every time. Read on to learn how you too can set your rivalries aside and join the fight by raising awareness and funds for cancer research across state lines this summer.

charity. Milwaukee pitcher Chase Anderson will raise money on behalf of the Aurora Health Care Foundation. Supporting the players’ efforts, donations made at Mariano’s stores in Illinois will benefit the Anthony Rizzo Family foundation while donations at Pick ’n Save, Copps and Metro Market locations in Wisconsin will benefit the Aurora Health Care Foundation.

In year two of the Cancer Knows No Borders® campaign, Roundy’s Supermarkets will be again collecting donations at their registers that will be used to fight cancer from July 16th through August 1st at select Wisconsin grocery stores – Pick ’n Save, Copps and Metro Market locations. Point of sale donations will also be collected at Mariano’s in Illinois between August 6th and August 12th.

“Everyone knows someone impacted by cancer,” said James Weese, MD, FACS, Vice President of Aurora Cancer Care. “As the largest provider of cancer care services in Wisconsin, programs like Cancer Knows No Borders® can go a long way in bringing hope to patients and their families. Through the collaborative efforts of this initiative, we’re able to advance research and treatment options to help people across the state. We’re thrilled to be a part of the campaign.”

Cancer Knows No Borders®, brings this unique, bi-state effort to life to raise funds that will benefit non-profit organizations funding cancer research and helping families battling the disease. The campaign will tell the stories of our friends, neighbors and family members to demonstrate that those affected by this disease are more than cancer. By sharing their stories they hope to raise awareness and promote healthy lifestyles. Each week for 16 weeks we will tell the stories of two individuals that were faced with a cancer diagnoses, one from Wisconsin and one from Illinois. While the details in diagnosis and treatment may be different, the determination and will to strike out cancer exists in each of the participants you will meet. Cancer doesn’t stop at national, state or local boundaries. Fortunately, neither does cancer research, outreach, nor volunteer funding. Anthony Rizzo, Chicago’s first baseman and cancer survivor, will raise funds on behalf of his Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation cancer

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Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care provider in Wisconsin and northern Illinois and is a national leader in efforts to improve health care quality. Aurora offers services at sites in more than 90 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Aurora is the area’s most comprehensive health care provider and the state’s largest private employer. Aurora serves more than 1.2 million patients every year via a comprehensive network of facilities, services and providers, including 15 hospitals, more than 150 clinics, 70 pharmacies and 33,000 amazing Caregivers. As evidenced by more than 400 active clinical trials, Aurora is dedicated to delivering innovations to provide the best possible care today, and to define the best care for tomorrow. Get helpful health and wellness information via the Aurora MyHealth blog, our Facebook page, our Twitter account and our Pinterest account.

“When I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, I knew I had to stay strong for everyone around me. I still feel that way. Our family started the Anthony Rizzo Family foundation so we could lend support to other families on their own difficult cancer journeys. The Cancer Knows No Borders initiative aligns well with what we are trying to accomplish and the dollars raised help fuel our work. Your donations allow us to do the behind-the-scenes work so families affected by cancer can focus on what’s important during treatment, staying strong and keeping the faith. Please consider making a donation today.”

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Chicago World Champion and Cancer Survivor “Cancer has affected our family. My grandmother fought it, and we lost my wives’ cousin to Sarcoma at a young age. Cancer is so rampant these days, anybody can get it, anytime. When I learned about the opportunity to join the Cancer Knows No Borders team, I was honored to help promote this cause because creating awareness and raising money will help a lot of people.”

An estimated 1.7 million Americans

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will be diagnosed with cancer in

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2017, according to the American Cancer Society. That estimate includes 32,990 people in Wisconsin and 64,720 people in Illinois; a combined total of nearly 100,000 cases in both states.

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“Cancer Knows No Borders® is a campaign, as a family, we at USA TODAY NETWORK – Wisconsin can say we are truly proud to have created.” said Pamela Henson, Regional President and two-time cancer survivor. “At the heart of all of the moving pieces, raising awareness and dollars to help further cancer research weighs heavily on us all. It’s one thing to kick cancer’s butt personally, but the thought of a day where cancer could be banished from our great planet once and for all, well, that’s what this program is all about. And through Cancer Knows No Borders® and thanks to our great partners, Roundy’s and Aurora Health Care, our readers now have a real opportunity to take this fight into their own hands. We hope you’ll consider donating today.”

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Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., (Roundy’s) is a leading grocer in the Midwest. Roundy’s is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in Milwaukee in 1872, Roundy’s operates over 150 retail grocery stores under the Pick ’n Save, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano’s retail banners in Wisconsin and Illinois. The two largest banners are Pick ‘n Save, with over 100 locations throughout the State of Wisconsin, and Mariano’s, with over 40 locations throughout the Chicagoland area. Pick ‘n Save offers customers fresh products, restaurant quality prepared foods, meal ideas and food and beverage pairings at everyday low prices. Mariano’s offers a highly differentiated food shopping experience incorporating Chicagoland’s distinctive neighborhood culture into its signature grocery merchandising.

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Aurora Health Care Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and the charitable arm of Aurora Health Care, a not-for-profit Wisconsinarea health care provider and a national leader in efforts to improve health care quality. Gifts help to support our remarkable network of care, consisting of some of America’s premium health care facilities, services and professionals. Charitable gifts also help reduce costs, provide access to care for those who cannot afford it, and improve the quality of care for patients across our system. We believe, through working together, we can transform health care to create a stronger community where we can all live well. www.AuroraHealthCareFoundation.orgwww.aurora.org/noborders

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The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Chicago Cubs First Baseman Anthony Rizzo. Anthony realized during his own battle with cancer that no matter how difficult fighting cancer was for him, it was even more difficult for his family. Anthony believes that an individual does not battle cancer alone, but that the whole family battles it together. The Mission of the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation is to raise money for cancer research and to provide support to children and their families battling the disease. All of us at the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation believe that every family deserves a fighting chance. www.rizzo44.com

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