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The Hummingbird Times
The Official Newsletter of The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation

Volume 3, Issue 1                            Happy New Year!                            January 2010

All of us at The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation thank you for your support in 2009

and wish you a very happy and healthy 2010!


Tickets on Sale Now!
Our third annual Dancing for Joan event is fast approaching! 
 
Saturday, February 20th, 2010.  7:00pm.
Dinner.  Dancing.  Silent Auction.
 
Tickets and sponsorship packages
are on sale here.
 
We are very excited to have TV’s Nancy Grace back once again as our emcee, joining our Honorary Chairman, Dr. Paul Scheinberg (Chief of Staff, Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta).
 
This year, we are honoring Mr. Jeff Wigbels with our annual Hummingbird Award.
 
50% of our net proceeds will be donated to the The Wigbels/Herbst Cancer Research Fund.  You can learn more about Jeff and his efforts at takeaimatcancer.org.
 
The remaining funds will be used to continue awareness campaigns in the metro Atlanta area.
 
So, please join us for our annual cornerstone fund raiser that honors Joan’s love of dancing.  It is a festive evening of cocktails, dinner, great music, dancing, silent auction, and a “call to action” in the fight against lung cancer.
 
It is a fun and exciting way to remember Joan, to honor important contributors in the crusade, and to raise the funds needed for awareness campaigns, advocacy, and research.
 
If you or your company would like to become a sponsor, we have very economical packages available here.
 
We are also accepting donations for our silent auction here.
 
If you have any questions, please call us at (404) 939-3507 or send us an e-mail.
 
Spread the word!  Tell your friends!

 
LungCAN
The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation is proud to be a charter member of The Lung Cancer Action Network (LungCAN)LungCAN is a collaborative group of 28 lung cancer advocacy organizations who have come together to raise awareness in the general population of the realities of lung cancer with the intention of increasing funding for detecting, treating and curing the disease.
 

Our goal is to increase the five year survival rate and decrease the morbidity of lung cancer worldwide.  www.lungcan.org


 
Become a Fan
You can become a fan of our foundation on Facebook and help us raise awareness via social networking.  If  you hae a Facebook account, simply click here and select "Become a Fan"....and then share it with your friends!
Fact of the Month
60% of new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in former smokers and those who have never touched a cigarette in their lives and this number is rising!

 
Lung Cancer News
Remember, you can stay up-to-date with the very latest lung cancer news of the day with our Delicious bookmarks here.
 
Make it a frequent on-line destination, or subscribe to the feed via a newsreader today!

 
Amazon.com Associates Program
The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation is part of the Amazon.com Associates Program

 

For every purchase you make on Amazon.com, they will give us a percentage of the sale price at no extra cost to you!  It's a great way to support our cause by making many of the same purchases you would already.

 

However you must access Amazon.com from one of the banners or "widgets" anywhere on our site....like the banner at the bottom of this page.


 

GoodShop
Would you like to help pur cause in a big way?  Buy something for yourselfBetter yet, buy a lot of somethings for yourself! 
 
But, when you do, head to your favorite on-line store via GoodShop for Joan!  When you buy your everyday necessities (and not-so-necessities) at many of the the places that you already shop, a percentage of each purchase is donated to The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation at no cost to you!  Simply access these stores via GoodShop.com.
 
Save this link in your "Favorites" or "Bookmarks" on your web browser and go here first whenever you are shopping online!
 
You must access your favorite store via the link above in order
for the purchase to benefit our foundation.
 
GoodShop is a free service, and their online mall features hundreds brand-name stores like Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Staples, Land's End, The Home Depot, and more!  They all offer super savings and deals every day…and free donations to our foundation!
 
Head on over to GoodShop for Joan and then shop till you drop!

 

Tax Receipts

If you have donated to our foundation in 2009 and need a copy of a receipt for tax filing purposes, please e-mail us at gaetafoundation@gmail.com.  

 

We thank you for your support.