Hector Molina 12. Lindsey Kellogg

See a club member or the RAFFLE table in the lobby for tickets or purchase online (point your phone’s camera at the QR code) until the cutoff is announced during the show! The drawings for ALL OF THESE will be held on the stage at the end of the show. We take cash, check, and charge!

Our family has been touched by cancer in so many ways– but it has also found a way to fight back, as well.

Clifford C. Lowery was the grandfather of Reed and Remy Charleston, father-in-law to Rob, and my father and hero. He became a supporter of the Beat Out Cancer Club in 2016 after the death of my mother. When our son Reed was young, he also looked for a way to help funnel his grief and make a difference in the fight against cancer. Reed lost two of his grandparents in less than five months to cancer– his paternal grandfather Alex Charleston, and maternal grandmother Barbara Lowery. He found the Beat Out Cancer Club but it also found us. Our whole family discovered that the club is therapeutic for the grieving people left behind by this destructive disease. Together with his grandfather, Reed jumped on board; excited to do something to help ease the pain of others- a pain he knew all too well. And my dad relished the chance to bond with his grandson and perhaps ease some of the pain he was feeling. This past September, my father started to feel puny and had difficulty breathing. What seemed like forever, but also seemed like mere seconds, turned into a diagnosis of metastatic cancer that took his life in just three weeks. Three weeks is not enough time to make more memories for the grandchildren, and it’s too much time to watch someone suffer. This disease was something my father battled until his last words, which were “I’m sorry I couldn’t beat this.” My dad taught me that one person absolutely DOES make a difference, and to take that first leap of faith towards something that you feel passionate about. For our family, being touched by cancer meant losing three people in five years, and that tremendous loss propelled us into doing something to help stop this disease. My father loved helping others and he loved everything about the CHS Beat Out Cancer Club, from the Georgia has Talent Show, to selling hot chocolate at the Downtown Canton events. He especially loved the fundraising nights; going to Panda Express (his fave) and other places that donate a portion of their sales back to BOC. He was spellbound by the sense of community we have here in Canton. Together we can all move mountains to help fund cancer research. It won’t bring my parents back, but I can feel their presence and it’s like I am working alongside both of them. Please take a moment to consider how you can help make an impact on cancer research. It may be through volunteering, eating out on a fundraiser night, participating in the activities, or even donating or buying something in the silent auction. Anything is an impact! You can make a difference; you really can. On behalf of my father, thank you to the CHS Beat Out Cancer Club, from the bottom of our hearts. Jay Huller and the students in this club don’t even realize the full impact they are making here in Canton and the surrounding community… and that my friends, is the undeniable beauty inside their hearts. Kind Regards,