Author Archives: Lisa Meyers

FutureACS.org?

The AP is running a story today about Futureme.org — a new site that lets people send emails to themselves and others years in the future (as little as three I think and thirty at most).  It’s a sort of technological time capsule and there are a host of similar "future" email sites popping up (lastwishes.org, Forbes.com ‘s email time ...

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ACS Staff Blog About Quitting

I know it’s the day after the Great American Smokeout, but our efforts around this area really do have to continue each and every day. Check out the American Cancer Society’s Eastern Division staff blogs (current ACS staff that used to smoke) as they blog about their experiences quitting.  Our staff know firsthand just how hard trying to quit can ...

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Smokeout Bloggers in Eastern

Visit www.cancer.org/livefreesmokefree to celebrate the Great American Smokeout. On the site, you can vote for America’s Next Smokesperson, read blogs of those who have quit and/or are trying to quit smoking, find cessation resources and much more.  Check out a few of our bloggers below: Dying to Live — Janet Lee Tiberio’s blog about starting to smoke at age 13 ...

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Russ Porfilio Coming to A City Near You

On September 11, Russ Porfilio began an 80-day trek across country on his mountain bike. Why?  To honor the memory of his mother who succumbed to pancreatic cancer this past July.  He’s blogging about his trip (via his blog, Was It All A Dream) and fundraising on Team ACS. He’ll be making his way through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, ...

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