Local residents needed for historic cancer research effort

from the Middlesex Hospital's newsletter:

Middlesex Hospital and the American Cancer Society are joining together to provide an unprecedented opportunity for local residents to participate in a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are needed to participate in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3).

CPS-3 will help researchers better understand the lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer.

Relay For Life seeking volunteers

submitted by Patti Nettis Deegan

The Kickoff Celebration for Relay for Life of Greater Middletown “Celebrations” was held on March 1st. The event Chair Amy Hughes & Co-Chair Becky Godwin were introduced. Committee Members, team captains, volunteers and cancer survivors were in attendance. Relay is an overnight event full of entertainment, activities, and moving ceremonies to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against cancer.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Middletown will be held on:

Saturday June 9-10, 2012 at Woodrow Wilson Track on Hunting Hill Avenue in Middletown.

The Greater Middletown Area includes Middletown, Durham, Middlefield, Rockfall, Portland, East Hampton & Cromwell.

Wanted: Community Volunteers, Team Captains, Team Members, Local Business Sponsors, and anyone who wants to be a part of the American Cancer Society Relay.

The meeting schedule is on Wednesdays at Woodrow Wilson Middle School Cafeteria. Committee meets at 6:00 pm and Team Captains with team members at 7:15 pm with Dates: April 4, April 18, May 2, May 16 & May 30. For additional information email

middletowncochairs@yahoo.com Please check our website at www.relayforlife.org/middletownct

photo above taken by Patti Nettis Deegan

(Left to right)

American Society Staff Partner, Lynn Kipphut,

Amy Hughes Chair

Becky Godwin Co-Chair