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 Erik Armes is a 13 year old nationally ranked triathlete who has just been asked to join the Monterey Bay Multisport Youth High Performance Triathlon Team. The team is made up of a small group of elite youth from the Southwest Region of the United States. He has had the support and encouragement from many people throughout the years who have helped him both physically and mentally to get him where he is today and he wants to give back. Erik has known Cancer for College Founder Craig Pollard and his family since the age of 3 and admires and respects the motivation and enthusiasm that Craig has shown through his own battles with cancer. Erik will be riding the 56 mile route of the Tour de Palm Springs on Saturday, February 13th, 2010 to raise money to benefit Cancer for College. Go Erik Go! Make a Donation Reference Erik Armes Tour de Palm Springs |
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The Cancer for College Story Cancer for College (CFC) was founded in 1993 by Craig Pollard, a two-time cancer survivor. Craig fought back from Hodgkin's disease when he was just 15. He won his second battle at age 19, after a bone marrow transplant at the City of Hope Medical Center. "Knowing that I would ultimately return to college after my bone marrow transplant gave me the strength to keep fighting. It gave me a reason to live," said Pollard. To help provide others with this inspiration, he created Cancer for College. Learn More about Cancer for College |
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ABC Family Program GREEK Pledges Support to Cancer for College The fictional Kappa Tau fraternity from the hit ABC Family program GREEK is pledging its real life support to Cancer for College. In a rare moment of seriousness, Cappie , the Beaver, Wade, Ben, and the other KTs (including Rusty )
joined forces to support a worthy cause as part of the "Greek" Pledge
Yourself to Do Something drive. The Kappa Tau house is pledged to help
Cancer for College.. Actors Scott Michael Foster, Jacob Zachar (pictured) attended the 16th Annual Cancer for College Golf Classic and auctioned off a set visit!. |
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Will Ferrell Leads the Charge as Cancer for College Raises $200K for Cancer Survivors The 16th Annual Cancer for College Golf Classic hosted by our good friend Will Ferrell raised over $200,000 for the scholarship fund. Nearly 250 golfers and 500 dinner guests came together to raise funds for cancer survivors. Attendees were treated to a great day of golf and entertainment while the scholarship recipients were treated to a few surprises of their own. Hewlett Packard provided lap top computers for the new scholarship recipients who were on hand for the event. |
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A Great Night Filled with Hope, Inspiration and Triumph Sponsors such as Golf Magazine, Hewlett Packard, K-Swiss, 10 News, Monster Energy and a cavalcade of corporate captains worked together to help make a college education a reality for numerous survivors. A special live auction helped raise an additional $25,000 for five one-time scholarship recipients to assist them beyond this year! Scholarship recipients and their families were treated to a special meet-and-greet with our host Will Ferrell and the Pollard family |
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Thank You!!! Our Silent and Live Auctions brought in some serious dollars for the scholarship fund. We had some special in attendance too as actors from the ABC Family program GREEK auctioned off a set visit, San Diego State Basketball coach Steve Fisher and Kelvin Davis provided an Aztec Basketball package. K-Swiss provided a package to spend a weekend in La Quinta for the Desert Smash celebrity pro-am tennis event and concert while the highlight was a meet-and-greet event and field passes provided by USC Football coach Pete Carroll. Thanks to everyone who could be with us and we look forward to seeing you at a future Cancer for College fundraiser! |
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2010 Taste to Educate Coming to Nell's Restaurant Cancer for College Pacific Northwest fund raiser "Taste to Educate" will take on a new look for 2010 as the event will move to Nell's Restaurant in Seattle. It will be a decidedly more intimate evening with only 60 guest tickets available. Tickets go on sale in November for the event which is scheduled for January 24, 2010. |
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2009 Cancer for College Scholarship Recipients Announced Cancer for College announced our 2009 scholarship recipients on July 15, 2009. There were four perpetual scholarship recipients, Allison Burgos who is Pre-Med at Azusa Pacific, Brooks PaulChristine PecheraAndrew Sternlight who is at Yale Law School. Each will receive $4k per year for four years. who is studying medicine at UCLA, who is studying film at Pepperdine University and |
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Read All About Us! Cancer for College has turned our story into a beautiful magazine that chronicles how we were formed, our own struggles with cancer and the great things our scholarship recipients are doing with the help of our program. Please take the time to read through it. Download it here or request a hard copy via email at info@cancerforcollege.org |
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