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Through Relay For Life, we mobilize the world’s largest movement to to defeat cancer once and for all. We’re fighting for every birthday, threatened by every cancer, in every community. The monetary support you provide is invested wisely. 75% of funds raised in CA was spent on national and California based research, prevention, early detection, treatment, and patient support services.
| Research |
$147 million |
15% |
| Prevention |
$177 million |
18% |
| Patient Support |
$218 million |
22% |
| Detection/Treatment |
$158 million |
16% |
| Total Program Services |
$700 million |
71% |
| Management/General |
$91 million |
9% |
| Fundraising |
$198 million |
20% |
| Total Supporting Services |
$289 million |
29% |
| Total |
$989 million |
100% |
 Road To Recovery: Volunteer drivers shuttle cancer patients to and from their treatments. The value of 8 roundtrips is $128.00.
Callback Program: The Call Back Initiative ensures that those who contact us receive the assistance they need. In 2008, 40,625 Californians called the Society for information and assistance.
Look Good. . .Feel Better: This beauty counseling session conducted by ACS volunteers involve professional training and makeup. The value of consultations for 4 women = $500.00.
Reach To Recovery: This program introduces breast cancer patients to select survivors trained by the ACS, who answer questions and offer emotional support. The value of visits to 5 women is $430.00.
Lodging: The Society works with hotels to provide lodging for patients. A donation of $65 provides a night of lodging.
Volunteers are needed for these programs. If you are a hotel operator and would like to donate a room, please call 1-800-ACS-2345.Your involvement with the American Cancer Society Relay For Life is essential to supporting our mission to eliminate cancer as a major health concern.
In 2007-2008, our California community raised $67 million statewide in contributions for the fight against cancer.
- In turn, the Society's California Division reached more than 81,114 individual cancer patients and survivors with information, direct services, and attendance at survivorship events.
- The California Division employs one staff member for every 300 volunteers. We organize our volunteers and staff members to deliver our mission in specific communities in the most effective way. Mobilizing volunteers is vital to how we prevent cancer, save lives, and diminish suffering from this disease.
- On the research front, the Society had 143 research grants in effect in California during 2007-2008, totaling more than $65 million. Funds raised help support lifesaving research selected through our ACS nationally recognized peer review system.
- The Society awarded 46 research grants in California during 2007-2008, totaling $12,726,500. The California Division receives the greatest proportion of the National Research Budget, over any other state or Division.
- 34,390 cancer survivors were honored at Relay For Life events in California.
- 10,421 cancer patients received free transportation assistance for a total of 411,871 rides.
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Greater Bay Area / Redwood Empire Region
Includes the counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma
Great Valley Region
Includes the counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba
Silicon Coastal Region
Includes the counties: Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Ventura
Los Angeles Region
Orange County Region
Border Sierra Region
Includes the counties: Inyo, Imperial, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego |
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