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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every College Stadium: Clemson Tigers
DESCRIPTION:Lung cancer survivor and Clemson graduate Kristen Carlton will represent Team Draft on Thursday Night. Kristen and her family will watch the Clemson Tigers take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nThank you\, Clemson for joining forces with Team Draft to make this experience possible! \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-college-stadium-clemson-tigers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131117T080000
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Buffalo Bills
DESCRIPTION:Buffalo\, NY. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Roswell Park lung cancer survivor\, and Buffalo native\, Sharon McCann will represent Team Draft at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park\, NY. The McCann family will watch the Buffalo Bills take on their AFC East rival New York Jets. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the NFL\, the Buffalo Bills and Roswell Park Cancer Institute for making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-buffalo-bills/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131117T080000
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DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Rink: Chicago Blackhawks
DESCRIPTION:Chicago\, IL. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month! University of Chicago lung cancer survivor\, and sports enthusiast\, Meghan O’Brien will represent Team Draft at the United Center in Chicago. Meghan and her Team will witness\, the defending Stanley Cup champion\, Chicago Blackhawks take on the San Jose Sharks.\n. \nTeam Draft has worked with the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer program\, during October and November\, to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness about lung cancer on a local\, national\, and international level. Each game and each survivor’s story\, weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nThank you NHL\, Chicago Blackhawks\, the University of Chicago Cancer Center\, and Billy Nash for joining forces with Team Draft to make this experience possible.\n \nAbout Hockey Fights Cancer: \nHockey Fights Cancer™ is an initiative founded in December 1998 by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association to raise money and awareness for hockey’s most important fight. To date\, through the NHL’s US and Canadian charitable foundations\, more than $12.8 million has been raised under the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative to support national and local cancer research institutions\, children’s hospitals\, player charities and local cancer organizations. The Hockey Fights Cancer program is also a component of the NHL’s “Biggest Assist Happens Off the Ice” campaign – the League’s long-standing tradition of addressing important social issues in North America and around the world. \nThe Hockey Fights Cancer program is supported by NHL Member Clubs\, NHL Alumni\, the NHL Officials’ Association\, Professional Hockey Trainers and Equipment Managers\, corporate marketing partners\, broadcast partners and fans throughout North America \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-rink-chicago-blackhawks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131117T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
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SUMMARY:Monday Night Football - A Survivor at Every Stadium: Carolina Panthers
DESCRIPTION:Charlotte\, NC. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Levine Cancer Institute lung cancer survivor\, Denise will represent Team Draft at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte\, NC on Monday Night Football. Denise and her guest\, will watch the surging Carolina Panthers take on the Tom Brady led New England Patriots. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the NFL\, the Carolina Panthers and Levine Cancer Institute for making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/monday-night-football-a-survivor-at-every-stadium-carolina-panthers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131120T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131120T170000
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SUMMARY:Duke Energy Building Shines WHITE for Lung Cancer Awareness
DESCRIPTION:Charlotte\, NC. When the sun sets in Uptown Charlotte\, the Duke Energy Building will shine WHITE in honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. For the second year in a row\, Team Draft has worked with @WellsLightsCLT to bring awareness about the state of lung cancer. \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The fact is\, anybody can get lung cancer. Yet\, despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked—including Keasha—are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, which pales in comparison to funding for other major cancers and diseases. Team Draft is out to change all that. “If we can take away the stigma that says you have to be a smoker to get lung cancer\, we have a real chance to educate people about the true nature of the disease\,” explains Draft. \nSince Chris and Keasha launched Team Draft at their wedding in November of 2011\, Team Draft has been on a mission to tackle cancer. “Our hope is not only to positively impact research funding\, but to improve the quality of life for those affected by lung cancer\,” says Draft. “We aren’t fighting against lung cancer\, we’re fighting for people. That’s why we are leading this national campaign to change the face of lung cancer.”\nThe Facts About Lung Cancer \nFor decades\, the facts regarding lung cancer have been sobering: \n•Anyone can get lung cancer.\n•Over 60% of lung cancers are diagnosed in people who never smoked or in former smokers.1\n•Lung cancer surpassed breast cancer as the #1 cancer killer for women in 1987.2\n•Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer3\, and takes more lives than breast\, cervical\,\nand prostate cancers . . . combined.4\n•The five year survival rate for lung cancer is just 17%—a rate that has changed very little since the 1970’s.5 \nBut now there is HOPE! The use of state-of-the-art lung cancer screening techniques is reducing mortality rates by 20% in some patient groups while cutting-edge team-based\, multidisciplinary treatment procedures are improving the quality of life for lung cancer patients across the country. And thanks to advances in molecular tumor mutation testing\, researchers and treating physicians are developing effective personal lung cancer treatments designed to extent and\, ultimately\, save lives.7 The key to making even greater strides is funding\, but funding for lung cancer research is impacted by the “smoker’s disease” stigma.8 That’s why Team Draft is campaigning to change the face of lung cancer. Donate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! \n1 Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, Women’s Health Policy & Advocacy Program\, Out of the Shadows: Women and Lung Cancer (2010)\, at 4.\n2 American Cancer Society\, Cancer Facts & Figures 2011\, at 15. 3 Id. 4 Out of the Shadows\, at 4. 5 Cancer Facts & Figures\, at 16; Out of the Shadows\, at 9; American Cancer Society\, Cancer Statistics 2009: A\nPresentation From the American Cancer Society\, at 22. 6 Cancer Facts & Figures\, at 15.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/duke-energy-building-shines-white-for-lung-cancer-awareness/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131120T080000
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Arena: Charlotte Bobcats
DESCRIPTION:Charlotte\, NC. University of North Carolina\, Lineberger Cancer Center survivor Frank Dashiell will represent Team Draft at the Charlotte Bobcats game at the Time Warner Arena. Dashiell\, a Charlotte native\, will attend the Bobcats game as a part of Team Draft’s A Survivor at Every Arena program with the NBA. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nThank you Charlotte Bobcats\, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center\, for joining forces with Team Draft to make this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-arena-charlotte-bobcats-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131121T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131122T141137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131210T202305Z
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SUMMARY:Team Draft Tackles Lung Cancer at the Georgia Dome; Debuts New Public Awareness Video
DESCRIPTION:(Atlanta\, GA) – November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month\, and Team Draft is honoring the occasion with a new public awareness video. On Thursday\, Team Draft co-founder and former Atlanta Falcons linebacker\, Chris Draft\, who lost his wife\, Keasha\, to lung cancer in December 2011\, will announce the debut of the video\, which is designed to dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about this misunderstood disease. After the announcement\, Team Draft will head to the Georgia Dome where lung cancer survivors Samantha Mixon and Kristen Carlton will join us on the field before the game. \nTeam Draft’s new video highlights the lack of awareness about lung cancer. It features Draft asking people on the street which cancer is the biggest killer of women\, men and overall. While most people said that breast cancer kills more women\, that prostate cancer kills more men\, and that skin cancer kills more people overall than any other cancers\, the fact is lung cancer takes more lives than breast\, cervical and prostate cancer combined and kills more people than any other cancer. The video is designed to raise public awareness by shining a light on the true facts about this deadly disease and inviting people to share those facts. To see the video\, share the facts\, and donate to support the National Campaign visit www.teamdraft.org. \nThursday night’s games is just the latest in Team Draft’s Survivor Series. Working with teams throughout the NFL\, NBA\, NHL\, and NCAA\, Team Draft is leading this national effort to have lung cancer survivors\, researchers and doctors attend games across the country. As part of Team Draft’s National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer\, the Survivor Series is designed not only to create a unique experience for participating survivors\, but perhaps more importantly\, to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The fact is\, anybody can get lung cancer. Yet\, despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked—including Keasha—are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, which pales in comparison to funding for other major cancers and diseases. Team Draft is out to change all that. “If we can take away the stigma that says you have to be a smoker to get lung cancer\, we have a real chance to educate people about the true nature of the disease\,” explains Draft. \nSince Chris and Keasha launched Team Draft at their wedding in November of 2011\, Team Draft has been on a mission to tackle cancer. “Our hope is not only to positively impact research funding\, but to improve the quality of life for those affected by lung cancer\,” says Draft. “We aren’t fighting against lung cancer\, we’re fighting for people. That’s why we are leading this national campaign to change the face of lung cancer.” \nThe Facts About Lung Cancer \nFor decades\, the facts regarding lung cancer have been sobering: \n• Anyone can get lung cancer.\n• Over 60% of lung cancers are diagnosed in people who never smoked or in former smokers.\n• Lung cancer surpassed breast cancer as the #1 cancer killer for women in 1987.\n• Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer \, and takes more lives than breast\, cervical\, and prostate cancers . . . combined.\n• The five year survival rate for lung cancer is just 17%—a rate that has changed very little since the 1970’s. \nBut now there is HOPE! The use of state-of-the-art lung cancer screening techniques is reducing mortality rates by 20% in some patient groups while cutting-edge team-based\, multidisciplinary treatment procedures are improving the quality of life for lung cancer patients across the country. And thanks to advances in molecular tumor mutation testing\, researchers and treating physicians are developing effective personal lung cancer treatments designed to extent and\, ultimately\, save lives. The key to making even greater strides is funding\, but funding for lung cancer research is impacted by the “smoker’s disease” stigma. That’s why Team Draft is campaigning to change the face of lung cancer.\n \nAbout The Chris Draft Family Foundation and Team Draft \nThe Chris Draft Family Foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation dedicated to strengthening communities by empowering families to live healthy lifestyles. The Foundation focuses on several initiatives with overarching themes that stress the importance of education\, healthy lifestyles\, character development\, personal responsibility\, self-discipline\, and physical fitness. To learn more about the Foundation\, please visit www.chrisdraftfamilyfoundation.org. Donate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! \n \nWhat’s the Biggest Cancer Killer? from TEAM DRAFT on Vimeo.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/team-draft-tackles-lung-cancer-at-the-georgia-dome-debuts-new-public-awareness-video/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131122T080000
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CREATED:20131122T142140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131210T202041Z
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SUMMARY:NMCP Kicks off Lung Cancer Screening Program During Lung Cancer Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Naval Medical Center Portsmouth\, Va. – Join us Friday\, Nov. 22\, at noon as Naval Medical Center Portsmouth kicks off its Lung Cancer Screening Program in conjunction with Lung Cancer Awareness Month. \nGuests include former NFL linebacker Chris Draft and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott\, D-Va. \nDraft has a personal connection to lung cancer. He lost his wife\, Keasha\, to lung cancer in 2011. “Team Draft” raises money for lung cancer research\, raises awareness about lung cancer\, and provides inspiration to lung cancer patients and caregivers. Keasha had never smoked\, and by challenging the perception that lung cancer patients contributed to their own illness by smoking\, Team Draft hopes to reverse a stigma that negatively impacts lung cancer research funding. \nNMCP’s new Lung Cancer Screening Program incorporates a low-dose CT chest scan into the annual screening for patients age 55 and older who smoke 30 packs a year\, and patients age 50 and older who smoke 20 packs a year and who’ve also had a family member with lung cancer. This new annual screening is expected to decrease lung cancer deaths by 20 percent through early detection. It’s expected that other diseases will also be detected early\, so treatment can begin before disease advances. \nThe scan uses no needles\, no CT contrast dye\, and is painless. Patients can walk in for the scan\, which takes less than five minutes. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/nmcp-kicks-off-lung-cancer-screening-program-during-lung-cancer-awareness-month/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131124T080000
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CREATED:20131125T162033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131204T183714Z
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Baltimore Ravens
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore\, MD. Johns Hopkins lung cancer survivor\, Kimberly McNish will survivor\, represent Team Draft at M&T Stadium in Baltimore\, Maryland on Sunday. Kimberly and her guest\, will watch the 2013 Super Bowl Champion\, Baltimore Ravens take on the New York Jets. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the NFL\, the Baltimore Ravens and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-baltimore-ravens/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131124T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131124T170000
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Houston Texans
DESCRIPTION:Houston\, TX. 5 year old\, MD Anderson cancer survivor\, Kyssi Andrews will represent Team Draft at Reliant Stadium in Houston\, TX on Sunday. Kyssi and her mom\, Marla Jones will watch their hometown Houston Texans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Houston Texans\, Sean Washington and MD Anderson for joining with Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-houston-texans/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131127T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131127T162633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131204T183556Z
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SUMMARY:Two Commitments!
DESCRIPTION:Two years ago\, Chris and Keasha were married\, and like most couples on their wedding day\, they made a commitment to each other–a commitment to that each would love\, honor and cherish the other. But they also made a broader commitment to all those who\, like Keasha\, were battling lung cancer–a commitment to tackle the disease. You see\, it was on that day\, standing side-by-side\, that Chris and Keasha launched Team Draft. And while Keasha may no longer be physically with us\, her fight and her spirit live on through our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nThanks to the generous support and donations of people like you\, we have been able to accomplish a lot in the last couple of years. In the last month alone\, for example\, we led a national initiative to offer potentially life-saving lung cancer screenings to veterans across the country in honor of Veterans Day\, we have continued to feature stories of survivors and doctors we have met along the campaign trail\, and we worked with teams across the NFL\, NHL\, NBA\, MLS\, and MLB to arrange to have a lung cancer survivors at home games throughout the year in honor of Lung Cancer Awareness. Over the last couple years\, our National Campaign has also taken us to more than 90 of the top cancer treatment and research facilities in North America. But there is a lot more to be done\, and we need your help. \nKeasha knew that it takes a team to tackle cancer. She also understood the dedication and commitment it would take to change the face of lung cancer. So\, on her wedding day\, she told her guests that she didn’t want presents. Instead\, she asked them to make a donation to Team Draft to support the commitment she and Chris made that day to all of those fighting the disease. Please help us celebrate Team Draft’s two year anniversary by making a donation today. Your donation will ensure that we can continue to honor Keasha’s commitment by raising lung cancer awareness\, increasing badly needed research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a smokers disease and celebrating all those survivors who are living longer and living stronger every day. \nPlease share our story and the video of Chris and Keasha’s wedding with your friends and family\, but please share the commitment to tackle lung cancer with them as well.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/two-commitments/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131201T170000
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CREATED:20131204T183143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131206T153841Z
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: New York Jets
DESCRIPTION:Meadowlands\, NJ. An Atlantic Health lung cancer survivor\, will represent Team Draft at MetLife Stadium on Sunday as the New York Jets take on their AFC East rival Miami Dolphins. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the NFL\, Atlantic Health and New York Jets for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-new-york-jets/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131204T183408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131206T153811Z
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Cleveland Browns
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland\, OH. Cleveland Clinic lung cancer survivor\, Nyrus Thomas will represent Team Draft at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland\, Ohio. Cleveland natives and lifelong Browns fans\, Nyrus and his guests are ready to watch their hometown Cleveland Browns take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Cleveland Browns\, and Cleveland Clinic for joining with Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-cleveland-browns/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131205T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131206T153656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131210T201640Z
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SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Jacksonville Jaguars
DESCRIPTION:Jacksonville\,FL. Lung cancer survivor Linda Wortman\, and her husband Jerry \, will represent Team Draft at the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans prime time Thursday Night Football game. Linda Wortman has been on mission to the change for the face of the lung cancer. After hitting 5 years of survival\, Linda committed to running a 5K in every state in the US to bring awareness to the disease. To date she has run a 5K race in over 40 states. \n  \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-jacksonville-jaguars/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131206T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131206T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131210T054718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131220T055621Z
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SUMMARY:University of Arizona Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Tucson\, AZ. Team Draft will visit the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson\, Arizona.\nFounded in 1976 as a Division of The University of Arizona’s College of Medicine\, the University of Arizona Cancer Center is a Center of Excellence in the Arizona Health Sciences Center. In 1990\, The University of Arizona Cancer Center was designated as one of the first comprehensive cancer centers by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The University of Arizona Cancer Center is the only comprehensive cancer center headquartered in Arizona. \nAcademic/Research Programs\nThe primary responsibility of an NCI comprehensive cancer center is to conduct research that will lead to the reduction of cancer morbidity and mortality. A framework for this research consists of focusing upon the molecular and cellular mechanisms of oncogenesis. Molecular mechanisms emphasize genetic\, epigenetic\, and signaling mechanisms\, while cellular mechanisms emphasize the biology of invasion and metastasis\, as well as stromal-cellular interactions. With the primacy of this research mission in mind\, the research programs and core services constitute a bedrock of The University of Arizona Cancer Center. Overall\, The University of Arizona Cancer Center has four scientific research programs that work together to accomplish the Center’s mission to prevent and cure cancer: \nCancer Biology; \nCancer Imaging; \nCancer Prevention and Control; \nTherapeutic Development; \nThese research programs collaborate concerning a breadth of issues from benchtop to bedside involving transnational and clinical research with a major emphasis on discovery. Furthermore\, the programs also focus on the development and delivery of novel treatments to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cancer in the Southwest and across the nation. \nThe University of Arizona Cancer Center provides an essential forum to foster outstanding basic and clinical transnational research\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, education\, training and internal and external peer review. The infrastructure of the research program support is established by 13 shared services to support our research\, education and training mission: Analytical Core; Behavioral Measurements; Informatics/Bioinformatics; Biometry; Imaging Core; Clinical Research; Experimental Mouse; Experimental Radiation; Flow Cytometry; Genomics; Proteomics; Synthetic Chemistry & Molecular Modeling; and Tissue Acquisition\, Cell and Molecular Analysis. \nThe extensive research portfolio of The University of Arizona Cancer Center includes more than $50 million in annual research funding\, including three large NCI interdisciplinary programs and collaborative research grants\, and two Special Programs of Research Excellence\, one in gastrointestinal cancers and one in lymphoma. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/university-of-arizona-cancer-center/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131208T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131210T055214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131230T164153Z
UID:3497-1386489600-1386522000@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Arizona Cardinals
DESCRIPTION:Glendale\, AZ. Lung cancer survivor Tony Moore\, and his wife Twyla\, will lead a group of cancer survivors from Cancer Treatment Centers of America\, Western Regional to the University of Phoenix Stadium. The group will watch their hometown Arizona Cardinals to on the visiting St. Louis Rams. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Cancer Treatments Centers of America and the Arizona Cardinals for making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-arizona-cardinals/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131220T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131220T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131220T055130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131230T164123Z
UID:3534-1387526400-1387558800@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Arena: Los Angeles Lakers
DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles\, CA. Huntington Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Center lung cancer survivor Caroline Foster will represent Team Draft on Friday at the Staples Center in Downtown LA. Caroline\, a 5th grade teacher from Pasadena\, will watch her hometown LA Lakers take on visiting Minnesota Timberwolves. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Los Angeles Lakers\, Huntington Hospital and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-arena-los-angeles-lakers/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131222T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131222T155906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131230T164026Z
UID:3554-1387699200-1387731600@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: San Diego Chargers
DESCRIPTION:San Diego\, CA. Lung cancer survivor Christine Dossantos\, and her family will represent Team Draft at Qualcomm Stadium as the San Diego Chargers take on the Oakland Raiders. Christine’s husband Frank is a Naval Medical Doctor\, that completed his residency at the San Diego Naval Hospital. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the US Navy and San Diego Chargers for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-san-diego-chargers/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131222T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131222T160144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131230T162604Z
UID:3556-1387699200-1387731600@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Team Draft Co-Founder joins T.D. Jakes on BET Networks: Mind\, Body and Soul
DESCRIPTION:T.D. JAKES PRESENTS: MIND\, BODY & SOUL – Airs Sunday\, December 22nd at 2:00 P.M. ET/ 11 A.M. PST on BET.  \nAtlanta\, GA. Former NFL linebacker and co-founder of Team Draft Chris Draft\, will join bestselling author\, producer and philanthropist T. D. Jakes as he teams up with BET Networks to empower\, enlighten and uplift viewers in his new talk show — T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind\, Body & Soul. The hour long\, weekly chat fest combines an entertaining mix of celebrity interviews\, impassioned discussion and expert advice while shining a spotlight on ordinary people with extraordinary stories.  \nOver the course of 11 episodes\, T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind\, Body & Soul seeks to equip viewers with life skills and information as told through Jakes’ trademark teaching. Each show takes a topical approach to relevant issues that audiences face including family\, fitness\, finance\, living without limits\, body image\, relationships\, healthy living\, violence in our communities and more. \nAs a testament to Jakes’ far reaching appeal\, celebrity guests and performers include former NFL linebacker Chris Draft\, fellow talk show host and author Steve Harvey (“The Steve Harvey Show”)\, hip hop legend and actor LL Cool J (“NCIS”)\, superstar gospel recording artist Marvin Sapp\, film studio executive DeVon Franklin (“Jumping The Broom”)\, Laz Alonso (“Jumping The Broom”)\, Jennifer Williams (“Basketball Wives”) and Beverly Bond (“Black Girls Rock!”). Rising R&B star Luke James and soul diva Angie Stone are also slated to perform during the season. \nFor video sneak peeks and first looks of the new season of T.D. JAKES PRESENTS: MIND\, BODY & SOUL\, visit their official pages respectively at BET.com/TDJakes. Viewers can also find series updates on Facebook by liking the fan page atFacebook.com/BETGospel. Also\, join the conversation about the show on Twitter by using hashtag: #TDJAKESMBS; follow the shows for all updates & special surprises @BETGospel. For more information about these series visit http://www.BET.com.\n—  \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The fact is\, anybody can get lung cancer. Yet\, despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked—including Keasha Rutledge Draft—are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, which pales in comparison to funding for other major cancers and diseases. Team Draft is out to change all that. “If we can take away the stigma that says you have to be a smoker to get lung cancer\, we have a real chance to educate people about the true nature of the disease\,” explains Draft.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/team-draft-co-founder-joins-t-d-jakes-on-bet-networks-mind-body-and-soul/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131223T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140113T172657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140113T172657Z
UID:3568-1387785600-1389632400@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Huntington Hospital Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena\, CA. Team Draft will tour the Huntington Hospital Cancer Center in Southern California. The Huntington Hospital Cancer Center delivers state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities and leading-edge treatment options as well as care coordination and emotional support services to patients with a cancer diagnosis. The cancer center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons and has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. \nThe Huntington Hospital Cancer Center is located on the campus of Huntington Hospital in the beautiful Huntington Pavilion with easy access to diagnostic\, treatment and support services in a serene and peaceful environment. Our core services include: \nRadiation oncology services\nAdvanced surgical procedures\nComprehensive care coordination\nState-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging service\nGenetic screening and counseling\nClinical trials\nComplementary medicine
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/huntington-hospital-cancer-center/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131229T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131229T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20131230T161950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140113T173515Z
UID:3563-1388304000-1388336400@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Seattle Seahawks
DESCRIPTION:Seattle\, WA. Lung cancer survivor\, and Seahawks fan Vicki Wiese will represent Team Draft at CenturyLink Stadium in Seattle\, Washington. Vicki and her brother will watch the Seattle Seahawks take on their NFL West rival St.Louis Rams. \nVicki\, a native of Coos Bay\, Oregon\, was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2012 and has received treatment at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance\, Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-seattle-seahawks/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140113T172940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140123T173608Z
UID:3570-1388563200-1389632400@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Rose Bowl
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena\, CA. Lung cancer survivor\, Stanford University graduate\, and Stanford Hospital Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi and his Lucy attended the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena\, CA. The Kalanithi’s watched the Stanford Cardinal take on the Michigan State Spartans.  \nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.  \nSpecial thanks to the Stanford University for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-rose-bowl/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140124T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140123T173200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140205T233755Z
UID:3574-1390550400-1390582800@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:University of Hawaii Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Honolulu\, HI. Team Draft will visit the University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH Cancer Center)\, and speak with their lung cancer Team about the state of lung cancer on the Hawaiian Islands. UH Cancer Center lung cancer survivor Bridgette Blanch will represent Team Draft at the Pro Bowl on Sunday\, January 26th.  \nThe University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH Cancer Center) was founded in 1981 and became an NCI-designated cancer center in 1996. The Center’s mission is to reduce the burden of cancer through research\, education\, and outreach\, with an emphasis on the unique ethnic\, cultural\, and environmental characteristics of Hawaii and the Pacific.\nResearch activities are organized into three interdisciplinary programs: Epidemiology\, Cancer Biology\, and Cancer Prevention and Control. Experts who participate in the research projects include faculty in the areas of epidemiology\, molecular carcinogenesis\, cancer treatment\, and prevention methodology. UH Cancer Center has recently formed a consortium with the University’s John A. Burns School of Medicine\, Queen’s Medical Center\, Hawaii Pacific Health\, Kuakini Medical Center\, and other state hospitals to promote translational research and expand UHCC’s clinical collaborations. \nAn important aspect of the work of the Center is its outreach to Hawaii’s multiethnic community. This outreach includes education\, particularly about prevention\, and support programs for cancer survivors. UH Cancer Center makes the results of the latest research available to the local health care and research communities. Partnerships include the University of Guam and the Tripler Army Medical Center. \nThe Cancer Center serves as the headquarters for one of NCI’s Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Programs. The program provides patients access to clinical trials in the areas of cancer prevention\, control\, and treatment. Through the UH Cancer Center’s outreach programs\, local hospitals and physicians are able to participate in clinical trials in their communities. Through the Center\, clinical trials are made available from the major NCI cooperative research groups\, including the Southwest Oncology Group\, Children’s Oncology Group\, Gynecological Oncology Group\, and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/university-of-hawaii-cancer-center/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140124T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140123T174532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140205T233715Z
UID:3577-1390550400-1390582800@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Tripler Army Medical Center
DESCRIPTION:Honolulu. HI. LTC Bill Latzka will lead a tour of the Tripler Army Medical Center. Team Draft has made a commitment to visit DOD and VA sites across the country to understand the impact of lung cancer on the military community. \nThe attack of Pearl Harbor led to the construction of Tripler Army Medical Center. For four years following the 1941 attack\, the patient population at Tripler General Hospital at Fort Shafter remained at approximately 2\,000. Today\, Tripler Army Medical Center is the only federal tertiary care hospital in the Pacific Basin. \nIt supports 264\,000 local active duty and retired military personnel\, their families\, and veteran beneficiaries. In addition\, the referral population includes 171\,000 military personnel\, family members\, veteran beneficiaries\, residents of nine U.S. affiliated jurisdictions (American Samoa\, Guam\, and the former Trust Territories)\, and forward-deployed forces in more than 40 countries throughout the Pacific. \nTripler Army Medical Center is the home of the Pacific Regional Medical Command\, one of six geographically-based regional medical commands in the U.S. Army Medical Command. In addition to Tripler\, the Pacific Regional Medical Command includes Schofield Barracks Health Clinic\, Medical Activity – Japan\, and the provisional Medical Activity – Korea. Soldiers of the Pacific Regional Medical Command are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom\, Operation Enduring Freedom\, and throughout the Pacific Theater.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/tripler-army-medical-center/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140126T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140126T080000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140126T013208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140205T233643Z
UID:3583-1390723200-1390723200@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: 2014 NFL Pro Bowl
DESCRIPTION:Honolulu\, HI. Lung cancer survivors Bridgette Branch and Karen Latzka will represent Team Draft at the 2014 NFL Pro Bowl in Honolulu\, Hawaii. Both Bridgette and Karen are in their 4th year of survivorship and have benefitted from recent changes in lung cancer treatment. \nDraft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the NFL\, University of Hawaii Cancer Center\, Tripler Army Medical Center\, and the American Lung Association Hawaii for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-2014-nfl-pro-bowl/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140131T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140203T142805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140304T145505Z
UID:3606-1391155200-1391187600@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Winter White
DESCRIPTION:Saks Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY. Friday morning\, Off The Field Players’ Wives Association (OTFPWA) and Team Draft—a lung cancer awareness initiative launched by Chris and Keasha Draft during Keasha’s year-long battle with the disease—teamed up to raise lung cancer awareness through theWinter White portion of OTFPWA’s annual Super Bowl Fashion Show\, during which some of the member models were styled from head to toe in white\, the traditional lung cancer awareness color.\nA Tale of Two Keashas \nNFL veterans Chris Draft and Levon Kirkland have a lot in common.  Both men spent more than a decade in the League.  Both played linebacker.  Both married beautiful\, intelligent\, vivacious women named Keasha.  And both recently lost their wives to lung cancer. Winter White was dedicated to the survivors\, caregivers and healthcare providers who are battling this disease every day\, and to the memories of these two strong women. \nHere are their stories. \nBorn and raised in Greenville\, South Carolina\, Keasha Draft attended Clemson University (Levon Kirkland’s alma mater) where she was a member of the Rally Cat’s dance squad before graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  After graduation\, Keasha worked as an engineer while dancing for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets before working in the pharmaceutical industry.  She was an energetic\, vibrant young woman who had never smoked when she was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer in December 2010.  At the time\, her only “symptom” was a slight shortness of breath a few days earlier.  Despite the diagnosis and knowing the long odds they faced\, Keasha and Chris decided to fight back.  On November 27\, 2011\, standing side-by-side\, they launched Team Draft at their wedding.  One month later\, Keasha lost her courageous fight and died at the age of 38. \nWith a resume that included a list of accomplishments and accolades in everything from academics and athletics to modeling and medicine\, Keisha Kirkland was a true renaissance woman.  A native of Danville\, Kentucky\, Keisha attended the University of Louisville before going on to complete chiropractic school at Life University\, graduating with honors.  Always looking for new challenges\, Keisha eventually became the Whether Anchor for WYFF Channel 4\, an NBC affiliate in Greenville\, South Carolina (Keasha Draft’s hometown).  Like Keasha Draft\, Keisha Kirkland was a healthy non-smoker when she was diagnosed with Stage III Lung Cancer in 2008 after her doctors noticed a mass in her right lung during a routine heart scan.  Even while enduring months of surgery\, radiation and chemotherapy Keisha inspired others by continuing to forecast the weather for WYFF and speaking to churches and support groups.  In 2012\, Keisha shared her story with the entire country when Team Draft arranged for her to be among those survivors featured during a first-of-its kind CNN special about lung cancer and Team Draft’s efforts to change the face of the disease.  In October of last year\, Keisha passed away at the age of 41 after battling the disease for 5 years. \nTeam Draft is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.”  The fact is anybody can get lung cancer.  Yet\, despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked—including Keasha Draft and Keisha Kirkland—are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, which pales in comparison to funding for other major cancers and diseases.  Team Draft is out to change all that by using the unique platform available to Chris as a former NFL player and nationally recognized community leader and health advocate to lead a National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer—a campaign that has taken the organization to more than 90 of the top cancer treatment and research centers in North America.  To learn more about Team Draft and the National Campaign and to hear the stories of many of the survivors and healthcare provides they have met along the way\, please visit www.teamdraft.org. \n\n \n“Our hope is not only to positively impact research funding\, but to improve the quality of life for those affected by lung cancer\,” says Draft. “We aren’t fighting against lung cancer\, we’re fighting for people. That’s why we are leading this national campaign to change the face of lung cancer.”\n  \nA Super Bowl Fashion Show — Winter White photo gallery
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/winter-white/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140205T232901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140304T145434Z
UID:3608-1391241600-1391446800@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Taste of the NFL
DESCRIPTION:Red Hook\, Brooklyn\, NY. — Saturday night\, lung cancer survivors Kathy O’Brien\, Abraham Almanza\, and Susan Cortese joined Team Draft at the 23rd annual Taste Of The NFL. As Team Draft’s representatives at the “Party With A Purpose\,” the survivors had the opportunity to meet NFL legends from around the League and sample dishes from some of the best chefs in the country. \nKathy O’Brien of Westfield\, New Jersey\, thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. She was driving her three kids to school two years ago when she noticed that the stop sign was blurry. Her eye doctor sent her to a retina specialist\, who spotted six tumors in her left eye and four in her right. The next day — after a battery of tests including an MRI and a CT scan — Kathy was in an oncologist’s office\, blindsided by news that was beyond shocking: She had stage IV lung cancer. “Never in a million years did I think I’d hear something like that\,” says Kathy\, who had recently run her fifth marathon and had become certified as a Bar Method exercise instructor. “It seemed impossible because I had never smoked.” Read more: www.fitnessmagazine.com/health/body/head-to-toe/lung-cancer-in-non-smokers/ \nAbraham Almanza \nIn 1998\, I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at the age of 15. I would later turn 16 in the hospital not knowing if I would live to see my 17th birthday. \nBeing the son of a smoker (who through Gods grace has now quit)\, my initial thought was that secondhand smoke had something to do with my diagnosis. The doctors could never pinpoint the exact cause of my cancer but would later tell me it was probably acquired in utero and it just happened to lodge itself in my lungs. Whatever the case may be\, I had cancer and needed to fight to see another birthday. \nThrough the power of prayer\, family and medicine I was successfully treated with 4 rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.\nTeam Draft’s Survivor Series strives to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local and national level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Taste of the NFL for joining Team Draft in making this experience possible. \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The fact is\, anybody can get lung cancer. Yet\, despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked—including Keasha Rutledge Draft—are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, which pales in comparison to funding for other major cancers and diseases. Team Draft is out to change all that. “If we can take away the stigma that says you have to be a smoker to get lung cancer\, we have a real chance to educate people about the true nature of the disease\,” explains Draft. \nSince Chris and Keasha launched Team Draft at their wedding in November of 2011\, Team Draft has been on a mission to tackle cancer. Team Draft’s national campaign to raise public awareness and share the hope that now exists for those diagnosed with the disease has taken it to over 70 of the top cancer research and treatment facilities in North America. \n“Our hope is not only to positively impact research funding\, but to improve the quality of life for those affected by lung cancer\,” says Draft. “We aren’t fighting against lung cancer\, we’re fighting for people. That’s why we are leading this national campaign to change the face of lung cancer.” \nAbout The Chris Draft Family Foundation and Team Draft\nThe Chris Draft Family Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to strengthening communities by empowering families to live healthy lifestyles. The Foundation focuses on several initiatives with overarching themes that stress the importance of education\, healthy lifestyles\, character development\, personal responsibility\, self-discipline\, and physical fitness. To learn more about the Foundation\, please visit www.chrisdraftfamilyfoundation.org. \nThrough its Team Draft initiative\, the Foundation is carrying on Keasha’s fight to tackle cancer by promoting awareness\, research\, and scholarship and to save lives by changing the face of lung cancer. Team Draft is dedicated to raising awareness\, accelerating research for a cure\, and giving hope\, comfort\, and inspiration to the patients\, caregivers\, and healthcare providers who are battling the disease every day. To learn more about Team Draft\, share your story\, and respond and donate\, please visit www.teamdraft.org. \nView photos from the Taste of the NFL
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/taste-of-the-nfl/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140218T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140218T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140304T145257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140316T132319Z
UID:3629-1392710400-1392742800@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:"Bringing Hope Home"
DESCRIPTION:San Carlos\, CA. Team Draft Co-Founder Chris Draft moderated a discussion during the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF)\, Lung Cancer Living Room online support group. The goal of the discussion\, titled “Bringing Hope Home”\, focused on Lung Cancer Advocacy Groups uniting in the fight to make lung cancer a chronically managed disease. \nThe panel speakers included:  \nDusty Donaldson – Dusty Joy Foundation — Founder\, Lung Cancer Survivor  \nKim Norris — Lung Cancer Foundation of America — Founder \, Caregiver  \nKimberly Amazeen — American Lung Association\, California — VP Programs and Advocacy  \nSusan Mantel — Lungevity — VP of Programs and Marketing  \nBonnie Addario — Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation — Founder\, Lung Cancer Survivor  \nAnd\, Danielle Hicks\, Director of Patient Services and Programs (BJALCF)  \nThe live streamed lung cancer discussion focused on early detection\, patient/public education and awareness\, clinical trials\, physician education and research funding.  \nThe 2 hour Living Room program was live streamed\, and will air on the Bay Area’s Peninsula TV along with being posted on Vimeo.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/bringing-hope-home/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140227T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140304T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140304T145918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140316T132248Z
UID:3630-1393488000-1393952400@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA)\, Southeastern Regional Medical Center
DESCRIPTION:Newnan\, GA. Team Draft visited with two integral parts of the CTCA- Southeastern Regional Medical Center lung cancer team. Inventional Pulmonologist\, Dr. Rabih Bechara and Medical Oncologist\, Dr. Patricia Thompson gave a tour of the facility and explained CTCA’s approach to lung cancer care. \nNot even a year old\, CTCA – Southeastern Regional Medical Center is expanding to handle the demand for cancer care in the Southeast. CTCA serves a patient population of 30% Georgians and 70% from other Southeastern states. \nDr. Rabih Bechara — http://www.cancercenter.com/southeastern/doctors-and-clinicians/rabih-bechara/ \nDr. Patricia Thompson — http://www.cancercenter.com/southeastern/doctors-and-clinicians/patricia-thompson/
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/cancer-treatment-centers-of-america-ctca-southeastern-regional-medical-center/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140308T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140308T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T040128
CREATED:20140318T171248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140318T171248Z
UID:3646-1394265600-1394298000@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Covidien ENB Summit
DESCRIPTION:San Antonio\, TX. Team Draft Co-Founder Chris Draft will give the keynote address at the Covidien ENB (electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy) Summit. The address will focus on the founding of Team Draft and the creation of the five pillars- Awareness\, Early Detection\, Treatment\, Research\, Survivorship.  \nENB (Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy) or EMN bronchoscopy is a medical procedure utilizing electromagnetic technology designed to localize and guide endoscopic tools or catheters through the bronchial pathways of the lung. Using a virtual\, three-dimensional (3D) bronchial map from a recently computed tomography (CT) chest scan and disposable catheter set\, physicians are able to navigate to a desired location within the lung to biopsy lesions\, stage lymph nodes\, insert markers to guide radiotherapy or guide brachytherapy catheters.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/covidien-enb-summit/
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