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Mark Your Calendar FEBRUARY
National Cancer Prevention Month | February 4th -World Cancer Day
APRIL
Spring Family Cancer Retreat *FREE* (Cancer Services of NM) | April 22-24 Marriott Pyramid North Hotel, Albuquerque | 505-239-4239 | www.CancerServiesNM.org Provides a weekend of education, reflection, and rejuvenation for adult cancer patients/ survivors, their family members and primary caregivers in a relaxing environment
MAY
Black & White Ball (American Cancer Society) Fundraiser| May 14 | Santa Fe | www.sfbwb.org Fundraiser/Gala to support American Cancer Society programs & research (food, dancing, live and silent auctions)
JUNE
Polly’s Run | June 4 - Albuquerque | Albuquerque | www.pollysrun.com Annual 5K and Kids’ K road race honoring Polly Rogers and all the loved ones we have lost to pancreatic cancer. The purpose of the race is to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer research.
JULY
Relay for Life (American Cancer Society) | July 22nd | Santa Fe
SEPTEMBER
Spring Family Cancer Retreat *FREE* (Cancer Services of NM) | September 9-11 Marriott Pyramid North Hotel, Albuquerque | 505-239-4239 | www.CancerServiesNM.org Casting for Recovery | September 23-25 | 802-362-9181 | www.castingforrecovery.com Opportunity for women who have been affected by breast cancer (at any stage) to spend time in a natural setting and learn fly-fishing/Counseling and medical information available over the weekend. *Apply by July 15, 2016
OCTOBER
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society) October 8th | Santa Fe | MakingStridesWalk.org/SantaFe Celebrates and commemorates lives touched by breast cancer Purple Light (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network) | October 30 |Albuquerque www.purplelight.org
NOVEMBER
Light The Night (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) |November 5th | Albuquerque www.lightthenight.org/nm/ Celebrates and commemorates lives touched by blood cancer
COMING: FEBRUARY 2017 – Sweetheart Auction (Cancer Foundation for NM)
Santa Fe | cffnm.org/sweetheart-auction/ Fundraiser/Gala to support Cancer Foundation for NM’s programs & services for local families (food, live and silent auctions) 2016 C.A.R.E.
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