April 2012
- LRG mourns the loss of a great friend, Jeroen Pit
- GDOL Update: Speakers announced
- LRG Research Team meets in Leuven, Belgium: leaves with renewed energy & commitment to finding the cure for GIST
- Meet our new Montana local rep: Dirk Niebaum
- Cellular origin of GIST from the “good” cells’ perspective
- Alianza GIST meets in Miami
- And they’re off! 1st ‘Harness a Cure’ is a success
- NJ GIST gathering serves up support & smoothies
- NoCal GISTers meet!
- New report finds most hospital errors go unreported
- Happy Cancerversary to Brenda Bannon!
- Thomas G. Overley, 1952-2012: Toledo lawyer played guitar, sang in group
- Durham lived life with passion and pride
- Did You Hear? Did You Know?
- Arizona GISTers meet!
- Spunky Texan fought GIST bravely
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June 2009
Website of Worth
http://www.cccscholarships.orgCCC (Care, Commit. Change)
The CCC or Care. Commit. Change. believes that every cancer survivor deserves the chance to receive a college education. Yet the burden of medical debt, side effects of treatment, and limited access to financial and informational resources leaves many young adult cancer survivors with little hope of attending college.
In 1999, while working at a camp for terminally ill children, 17-year old Carolyn Rubenstein came up with the idea of “Carolyn’s Compassionate Children”, a pen-pal program that would link childhood cancer patients to their healthy peers in order to help alleviate the social isolation felt by many children. But the CCC has grown over the years into a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for young adult cancer survivors by increasing opportunity for college access and success through the following initiatives:
● An annual college scholarship program that recognizes survivors who demonstrate leadership, commitment to education, and betterment of their community
● An online community managed by CCC that connects, supports and empowers survivors in pursuit of higher education
● Scholarship management guidance and resources, including an online database that contains information on thousands of national scholarships for young adult cancer survivors
The CCC website, www.cccscholarships.org,
hosts the “CCCpedia”, a comprehensive database with over 3,000 scholarships totaling over $5.8 million available to young adult cancer survivors.
The CCC also gives out a few of its own scholarships:
$1,000 scholarships available to survivors who demonstrate commitment to education, community, and hope.
$1,500 scholarship available to an individual who exemplifies survivorship, character, and strength.
$2,000 scholarship awarded to an individual who exemplifies leadership, survivorship, and self-awareness.
The CCC also publishes a monthly newsletter as well as a blog which features general cancer news, scholarship workshops and tips for dealing with cancer.
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Please consider making a donation to CCC. Any amount makes a difference. To make a donation click here or visit us online at http://www.cccscholarships.org
THANK YOU!!!