Cancer League installs 2021 board

SUBMITTED BY GLORY WEISBERG

Cancer League of Colorado installed its new 2020-2021 board virtually last week, doing so without a glitch, as Gary Reece, President for Life asked the newbies to raise their right hands and were sworn in via Zoom.

Also keeping his board position was Dave Weisberg, Acting President-Elect, who also has other duties on the Executive Board.

Some other board positions are being taken by new leaders that include Darin Brown, Suzanne Alliano-Rossick, Michelle Rea-Meredith, Hector Heredia, Kathy Papaedimitropolous, Monica Mercedes, Rosalina Decodie, Tina Ye and many others.

An exciting update on cancer research at The Anschutz Cancer Center, was given by given by Dr. Rajeev Vibhakar in detail which helps members feel motivated to open their wallets and get others

to support the research activities Cancer League funds. Dr. Vibhakar’s full title is Rajeev Vibhakar MD, PhD.

Amongst his accomplishments are:

Cancer League of Colorado Chair; Dr. Nicholas Foreman Chair in Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Research; Professor of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery, Morgan Adams Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program; Program Leader, Pediatric NeuroOncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital Colorado.

The next Cancer League event is the Over the Edge event, Sept. 10-12 in which volunteers pay or raise $1,500 to safely rapelle down a downtown Denver skyscraper. It’s a fun and exciting benefit as downtown onlookers cast their eyes upward, watching one after

Rajeev Vibhakar MD, PhD Cancer League of Colorado Research Chairman another rapeller coming down safe and sound with applause and cell phone photos capture each moment!

Several longtime benefits have had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 virus, including the gala, now planned for May 8, 2021.

For information log onto cancer league.org.