BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Team Draft - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.teamdraft.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Team Draft REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20130310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20131103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20140309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20141102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20150308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20151101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141023T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141024T170000 DTSTAMP:20141029T122444Z CREATED:20141024T122332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141029T122444Z UID:3996-1414051200-1414170000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Rink: Detroit Red Wings DESCRIPTION:Detroit\, Mi. Lung cancer survivor Vera Shea will represent Team Draft and join other Hockey Town cancer survivors at the Red Wings #HockeyFightsCancer game on Thursday night. The Detroit Red Wings are one of the original six NHL teams\, and have been a force on the ice and in the community since their inception. \nTeam Draft’s\, A Survivor at Every Rink\, is committed to creating a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each NHL 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. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to the Detroit Red Wings\, Covidien Lung Solutions and the NHL for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-rink-detroit-red-wings-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141024T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141024T170000 DTSTAMP:20141029T122414Z CREATED:20141024T122649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141029T122414Z UID:3998-1414137600-1414170000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every College Stadium: Boise State Broncos DESCRIPTION:Boise\, ID. St. Alphonsus Cancer Center lung cancer will join Team Draft co-founder Chris Draft at a tailgate before the nationally-televised Boise State/ BYU game. The survivors will mingle with the locals and share their tackling lung cancer stories. \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. \nLeveraging our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we are arranging to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NCAA stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2014 season. \nAs part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to St. Alphonsus Cancer Center for making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer @www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-college-stadium-boise-state-broncos/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141025T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141025T170000 DTSTAMP:20141029T122346Z CREATED:20141024T122941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141029T122346Z UID:4000-1414224000-1414256400@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Rink: New York Islanders DESCRIPTION:Hempstead\, NY. Stony Brook lung cancer Frank Perino and his family will represent Team Draft at the New York Islanders #HockeyFightsCancer game. The Perino family will have a chance to cheer on Islanders during their final season at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum before they move to Brooklyn\, NY. \nTeam Draft’s\, A Survivor at Every Rink\, is committed to creating a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each NHL 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. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to the New York Islanders\, Covidien Lung Solutions\, Stony Brook Hospital and the NHL for helping make this experience possible. URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-rink-new-york-islanders-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141025T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141025T080000 DTSTAMP:20141029T122319Z CREATED:20141024T123357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141029T122319Z UID:4002-1414224000-1414224000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every College Stadium: Washington Huskies DESCRIPTION:Seattle\, WA. No stranger to the concept of Team\, lung cancer survivor Jeff Hinz and his family will represent Team Draft at the University of Washington Huskies game on Saturday night. \nJeff Hinz: \nPost Falls High football coach Jeff Hinz gets to coach a game Friday night.\nHinz stresses his use of the word “gets”\, and with it comes a ton of perspective. \n“I’m going on my 20th year of teaching and I felt like how you might get in your career and everything in life that ‘I have to go to work today\, I have to do this or that\,’ ” Hinz said. “After I got diagnosed (with lung cancer) you put things in perspective. \n“I’m thankful for my family\, my job and coaching and teaching. I get to teach\, I get to coach.” \nRead more: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/aug/28/post-falls-coach-jeff-hinz-says-cancer-put-his/ \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. \nLeveraging our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we are arranging to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NCAA stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2014 season. \nAs part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to St. Alphonsus Cancer Center for making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer @www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-college-stadium-washington-huskies/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141026T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141026T170000 DTSTAMP:20141029T135859Z CREATED:20141024T123704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141029T135859Z UID:4004-1414310400-1414342800@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Wembley Stadium\, UK DESCRIPTION:London\, England\, UK. Lung cancer is not just an American problem! British lung cancer survivor Marion Brown will represent Team Draft at the second NFL-UK game this season between the Atlanta Falcons and the Detroit Lions. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at EveryStadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 Stand up to Cancer-UK and the NFL for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-wembley-stadium-uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141026T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141026T170000 DTSTAMP:20141029T122227Z CREATED:20141024T124031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141029T122227Z UID:4007-1414310400-1414342800@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Cleveland Browns DESCRIPTION:Cleveland\, OH. Cleveland Clinic lung cancer survivor Mark Marini will represent Team Draft at the Cleveland Browns vs. Oakland Raiders game on Sunday. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the ProBowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at EveryStadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 Browns safety Johnson Bademosi\, Cleveland Browns\, and Cleveland Clinic for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-cleveland-browns-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141028T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141028T170000 DTSTAMP:20141102T005922Z CREATED:20141029T121706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141102T005922Z UID:4013-1414483200-1414515600@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Rink: Dallas Stars DESCRIPTION:Dallas\, TX. Lung cancer survivor-advocate Diane Jordan will watch the Dallas Stars take on the visiting St. Louis Blues tonight at the American Airlines Center. Diane will join other cancer survivors for the Stars annual #HockeyFightsCancer game. \nTeam Draft’s\, A Survivor at Every Rink\, is committed to creating a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each NHL 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. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to the Dallas Stars\, Bonnie Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and the NHL for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-rink-dallas-stars-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141101T170000 DTSTAMP:20141103T150224Z CREATED:20141102T004952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T150224Z UID:4018-1414828800-1414861200@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every College Stadium: UCLA Bruins DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery \nPasadena\, CA. November is lung cancer awareness month! Lung cancer Missy Peterson and her family will represent Team Draft at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night\, and watch the UCLA Bruins take on the University of Arizona Wildcats. Missy’s husband Jock is a UCLA graduate\, so the Peterson’s will be cheering loud for their favorite college team. \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. \nLeveraging our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we are arranging to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NCAA stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2014 season. \nAs part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to LCFA\, Bruin coach Deshaun Foster\, the UCLA Football team for making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer @www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-college-stadium-ucla-bruins/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141101T170000 DTSTAMP:20141103T150618Z CREATED:20141102T010459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T150618Z UID:4020-1414828800-1414861200@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Rink: San Jose Sharks DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery\n\n  \nSan Jose\, CA. Lung cancer survivors Fawn Lee (Stanford Cancer Institute) and Don Stranathan (Kaiser Santa Rosa) will kickoff Lung Cancer Awareness Month at the SAP Center in Downtown San Jose. As part of our A Survivor At Every Rink\, the survivors will watch the Sharks take on the New York Islanders and will also give out facts about lung cancer during the intermissions. \nFawn Lee: \nOn February 4\, 2011\, Fawn Lee received a call from her doctor asking her to come in right away. Being a mother of three young children and having just went through a move\, Fawn scheduled a time later on that day to go in. The day before\, she had gotten an X-ray and so she assumed that he just wanted to go over the finding. She was worried but didn’t realize what significance the call made in her life. This was a call that would set into motion a new battle that no one ever thinks is waiting in the midst for them\, ready to rear its ugly head if life calls upon it.\nRead more: https://www.teamdraft.org/survivorstories/fawn-lee-is-changing-the-face-of-lung-cancer/ \nDon Stranathan: \nI was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in June of 2009. I have had numerous treatments of radiation and chemotherapy for the lung cancer\, and six cycles of Genzar for metastasis to my liver. I am one of the fortunate few because only 16.8 % ever reach the five year mark. I am stable today because of the targeted therapy pill Tarceva that I have been taking for almost five years.\nAll through my journey I have kept a positive attitude\, good nutrition and plenty of exercise. I try to live my life by spiritual principles. I feel they all play an important part in my recovery and the reason I am still above ground. The bad news is that I have cancer\, the good news is that cancer has taught me to live life to the fullest. I never allow cancer to define me. I rarely miss an opportunity to hike\, bike\, or do anything that strengthens my immune system and keeps me out in nature. \nIn October 2011 I met Penny Blume\, the love of my life\, on a lung cancer support community on Inspire. Penny left this earth on 1-21-2014 after battling small cell lung cancer\, for the previous 32 months. Penny and I spent our time together traveling back and forth from New York to California. She passed at my home in Santa Rosa\, CA\, after trying one last clinical trial at Stanford Cancer Center.\nPenny and I turned to each other for emotional support to battle our cancers and fell in love. It was after a couple of months of texting and chatting on social media that we decided to meet. Penny flew to California for her first visit in January of 2012\, and the rest is history. \nRead more:\nhttp://abcnews.go.com/Health/couple-share-lung-cancer-undying-love/story?id=17231220 \nThrough our Survivor at Every Rink initiative\, we are working with all 30 NHL teams to have lung cancer survivors from local cancer centers and their guests attend one of the team’s home games as a part of the NHL’s national initiative Hockey Fights Cancer! \nOur goals are 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. This year\, we hope to increase our ability to achieve those goals by adding the Super Bowl Challenge\, which will build on the success of our established Survivor Series by using the games at the heart of that initiative to create buzz for the Super Bowl Challenge and\, in turn\, funds for research and awareness. \nSpecial thanks to the San Jose Sharks\, Stanford Cancer Institute\, Kaiser Santa Rosa and of the Team Draft supporters for making this experience possible. \nDonate now to support the national campaign to change the face of lung cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-rink-san-jose-sharks/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141102T170000 DTSTAMP:20141103T150351Z CREATED:20141102T012314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T150351Z UID:4026-1414915200-1414947600@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: San Francisco 49ers DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery \nSanta Clara\, CA. Stanford Cancer Institute lung cancer survivor Molly Golbon and her husband Arash will joined Former 49er Chris Draft at Levi Stadium on Sunday. The Golbons will watch the San Francisco 49ers take on their NFL West rival\, St. Louis Rams. \nMolly Golbon: \nMolly Golbon doesn’t take much for granted these days.\nThe 39-year old married working mom of two knows life can take unexpected turns. For her\, it came with a pain in her throat\, tiredness\, and a cough that wouldn’t go away.\n“I went in for an MRI\, and that’s when they found there was something on the MRI\,” Golbon recalled. That something turned out to be lung cancer. “I think when they told me it was lung cancer\, I thought it can’t be. It can’t be. It’s probably bronchitis or pneumonia\, it’s not that.”\nUnfortunately\, it was.\nUntil her diagnosis\, Golbon\, like many people\, thought only smokers got lung cancer.\nRead more: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/health/Menlo-Park-Woman-Helping-to-Change-the-Stigma-of-Lung-Cancer-254237991.html \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 San Francisco 49ers\, the Stanford Cancer Institute\, Samantha Mixon and our Team Draft’s supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-san-francisco-49ers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141103T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141103T170000 DTSTAMP:20141103T160108Z CREATED:20141103T155901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T160108Z UID:4036-1415001600-1415034000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: New York Giants DESCRIPTION:East Rutherford\, NJ. Lung cancer survivors Abraham Almanza and Kathy O’Brien will join NFL Ambassador Chris Draft in the Commissioner Goodell’s suite for Monday Night Football. The survivors will watch the New York Giants take on the Indianapolis Colts\, in the first November Monday Night game on the season. \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. \nRead more: https://www.teamdraft.org/survivorstories/abraham-and-yolanda-almanza-are-changing-the-face-of-lung-cancer/ \nKathy O’Brien: \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.” \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 NFL\, New York Giants\, Sloan-Kettering and Commissioner Goodell and our Team Draft’s supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/new-york-giants/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141106T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141106T170000 DTSTAMP:20141110T175427Z CREATED:20141107T131439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T175427Z UID:4038-1415260800-1415293200@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Cincinnati Bengals DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery  \n  \nCincinnati\, OH. University of Cincinnati lung cancer survivor Peter Clayton represented Team Draft at Paul Brown Stadium on Thursday Night and watched his hometown Cincinnati Bengals take on the Cleveland Browns. #BattleofOHIO \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the ProBowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at EveryStadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 University of Cincinnati\, Cincy Bengals and our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-cincinnati-bengals/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141109T170000 DTSTAMP:20141110T180655Z CREATED:20141110T175327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T180655Z UID:4041-1415520000-1415552400@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Baltimore Ravens DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery \nBaltimore\, MD. Johns Hopkins lung cancer survivor Steven Arthur and his wife Cindy\, represented Team Draft at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Arthurs\, donned their purple and cheered their hometown Ravens to victory over the Tennessee Titans. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the ProBowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at EveryStadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 Johns Hopkins – Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center\, the Baltimore Ravens and our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible. URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-baltimore-ravens-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141110T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141110T170000 DTSTAMP:20141115T134705Z CREATED:20141110T180256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141115T134705Z UID:4046-1415606400-1415638800@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Philadelphia Eagles DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery \n  \nPhiladelphia\, PA. Monday Night Football! The Philadelphia Eagles are taking on the Carolina Panthers. Philly native lung cancer survivor Stephanie Haney and Fox Chase lung cancer MD Hossien Borghaei will represent Team Draft at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday night. #FlyEaglesFly \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nP>Leveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the ProBowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at EveryStadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 Philadelphia Eagles\, Fox Chase Cancer Center and our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-philadelphia-eagles/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141113T170000 DTSTAMP:20141115T135532Z CREATED:20141115T135532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141115T135532Z UID:4054-1415865600-1415898000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every College Stadium: USC Trojans DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery  \n  \nLos Angeles\, CA. Southern California natives and lung cancer survivors Corey Wood and Sandy Jauregui-Baza represented Team Draft at the LA Memorial Coliseum for Thursday Night Football. The survivors mingled with CAL and USC fans before the game at the ESPN-LA tailgate and then cheered the Trojans on to victory over the CAL Bears. \nTeam Draft’s\, A Survivor at Every College Stadium program is committed to creating 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. \nLeveraging our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we are arranging to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NCAA stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2014 season. \nAs part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to USC Norris Cancer Center\, City of Hope\, the Bonnie Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and USC Football 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-college-stadium-usc-trojans/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141116T170000 DTSTAMP:20141122T152640Z CREATED:20141116T153747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141122T152640Z UID:4059-1416124800-1416157200@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor At Every Stadium: Carolina Panthers DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery \nCharlotte\, NC. Greenville\, South Carolina native and lung cancer survivor-advocate Dan Powell will represent Team Draft at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte\, North Carolina. Dan will watch the Panthers take on their NFC South rival\, Atlanta Falcons. \nDan Powell:\n \nOn top of the world at 35\, Powell married the girl of his dreams\, became a father and bought the white Colonial with refinished hardwoods on a quiet street near the base of Paris Mountain.\nHe loved his job — or really\, jobs — as Greenville County air-quality director and city planner for Fountain Inn. He wrote grants that brought in millions of dollars to revitalize Fountain Inn\, build safe trails and start clean-air programs.\nWords scripted on another living room wall — “With God all things are possible.” — give a glimpse into the year that followed.\nPowell — a health-conscious\, fit\, nonsmoker — was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer on Jan. 23. \nRead more: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/golden-strip/2014/05/21/cancer-survivor-fierce-advocate-clean-air/9375813/ \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \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 Carolina Panthers\, Bon Secours St. Francis Cancer Center and our Team Draft’s supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-carolina-panthers-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141120T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141120T170000 DTSTAMP:20141122T152005Z CREATED:20141122T152005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141122T152005Z UID:4066-1416470400-1416502800@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor At Every Arena: Ottawa Senators DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery  \nOttawa\, ON\, Canada. Ottawa native lung cancer survivor Charlie Visnevskis will attend the LUNG Cancer Canada Gala and then head to the Canadian Tire Center to watch the Ottawa Senators take on the Nashville Predators \nInspired by the loss of her friend to lung cancer\, Louise Bowles created An Evening of Hope Gala in Ottawa to benefit Lung Cancer Canada. #tacklinglungcancer \nThrough our Survivor at Every Rink initiative\, we are working with all 30 NHL teams to have lung cancer survivors from local cancer centers and their guests attend one of the team’s home games as a part of the NHL’s national initiative Hockey Fights Cancer! \nOur goals are 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. This year\, we hope to increase our ability to achieve those goals by adding the Super Bowl Challenge\, which will build on the success of our established Survivor Series by using the games at the heart of that initiative to create buzz for the Super Bowl Challenge and\, in turn\, funds for research and awareness. \nSpecial thanks to the Ottawa Senators\, Lung Cancer Canada\, Louise Bowles and our Team Draft supporters for making this experience possible. \nDonate now to support the national campaign to change the face of lung cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-arena-ottawa-senators/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141122T170000 DTSTAMP:20141211T235952Z CREATED:20141122T152301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141211T235952Z UID:4068-1416643200-1416675600@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every College Stadium: Arizona State Sun Devils DESCRIPTION:Tempe\, AZ. Sedona\, AZ native lung cancer survivor Andy Bonnett will represent Team Draft at the ASU vs. WSU game today\, as a part of Team Draft A Survivor at Every College Stadium initiative. \nAndy Bonnett: \nPhysicians at the University of Colorado Hospital are finding startling success with medications that are made to match the genes of a particular lung cancer. The new strategy means the drugs work only on certain patients – but they can work really well. Researchers think the cancer-fighting drugs may tamp the disease for a few years\, and then the cancers may mutate and find a way around the medication. But years of healthy living is fantastic for people who’ve been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer\, which has a five-year survival rate of less than 3 percent. Dr. Ross Camidge of UCH says patient Andy Bonnett is a prime example of what one of this new strategy of “personalized medicine” can do. Two years ago Bonnett was one of those Stage 4 lung cancer patients. He was\, said Camidge\, “a young man who had never smoked\, led a very healthy life\, developed increasing shortness of breath and pain\, and was diagnosed with lung cancer in his mid-30s.” \nWatch more: https://vimeo.com/72344655 \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. \nLeveraging our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we are arranging to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NCAA stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2014 season. \nAs part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nSpecial thanks to ASU AD Scottie Graham\, the ASU Football\, the University of Colorado Cancer Center\, Dr. Ross Camidge and our Team Draft supporters for making this experience possible. \nDonate Now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer @www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-college-stadium-arizona-state-sun-devils/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141207T170000 DTSTAMP:20141211T235848Z CREATED:20141211T235848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141211T235848Z UID:4078-1417939200-1417971600@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Jacksonville Jaguars DESCRIPTION:View Photo Gallery \n  \nJacksonville\, Fl. Lung cancer survivor Samantha Mixon represented Team Draft at EverBank Field today. She watched the Jaguars take on the visiting Houston Texans. \nSamantha Mixon’s Blog: \nAs everyone knows\, today is the last day of November. It’s also the last day of lung cancer awareness month. It was such a crazy month and I live so far away\, it’s hard to do too much for it….especially with Karley. I noticed some great strides\, but also noticed the continuous lack of national media coverage. In fact\, I can barely watch the national media because of all of the madness and hate right now. It’s tough\, because some of us just want to live. I don’t want to debate. I just want to live a happy life\, spend time with my family and friends. The national media is focused so much on some very important issues\, but they also have the power to spin things and have the power to help things from getting out of control. I don’t understand all of the hate. It makes me sad for all of us and scares me for the future. \nI feel like it’s dividing people when we should be coming together. In the words of the great Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”. “I have decided to stick to love…hate is to great a burden to bear.” It’s 2014 people. Let’s come together to solve issues that don’t belong in 1952. Hey…maybe a cure for cancer and other diseases. Something always makes the media over this disease that KILLS 3\,000 Americans each WEEK. I’m not trying to be insensitive. This was a no win situation for all parties and my prayers go out to all of the families involved. Everyone has their opinions…..It’s time to love and forgive as God forgives us every day. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act\, it is a constant attitude.” – Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. \nRead more about Samantha: http://samlmixon.blogspot.com/ \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In 2012\, Team Draft marked the occasion by launching our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the ProBowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at EveryStadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 Jacksonville Jaguars\, Piedmont Healthcare and our Team Draft’s supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nnow to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-jacksonville-jaguars-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141210T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141210T170000 DTSTAMP:20141213T132152Z CREATED:20141213T132152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141213T132152Z UID:4084-1418198400-1418230800@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor At Every Arena: Orlando Magic DESCRIPTION:Orlando\, Fl. Lung cancer survivors and caregivers from the Orlando area we recognized on the court at halftime during the Orlando Magic game. #ALA #TeamDraft URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-arena-orlando-magic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141211T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141211T170000 DTSTAMP:20141217T112504Z CREATED:20141217T111740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141217T112504Z UID:4090-1418284800-1418317200@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Rink: Buffalo Sabres DESCRIPTION:Buffalo\, NY. Roswell Park Cancer Institute lung cancer survivor Cindy Kureczka and her husband Steve represented Team Draft at the Buffalo Sabres game. They watched the Sabres defeat the Florida Panthers in overtime at the First Niagara Center. \nThrough our Survivor at Every Rink initiative\, we are working with all 30 NHL teams to have lung cancer survivors and a lung cancer doctor from a local cancer center and their guests attend one of the team’s home games as a part of the NHL’s national initiative Hockey Fights Cancer! \nOur 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. \nSpecial thanks to Roswell Park Cancer Institute\, the Buffalo Sabres and our Team Draft supporters for making this experience possible. \nDonate now to support the national campaign to change the face of lung cancer @ www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-rink-buffalo-sabres-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141212T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141214T170000 DTSTAMP:20141213T132433Z CREATED:20141213T132433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141213T132433Z UID:4086-1418371200-1418576400@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor At Every Rink: Boston Bruins DESCRIPTION:Boston\, MA. Mass General lung cancer survivors Matty Leaf and Bill Schrul will represented Team Draft at TD Garden tonight as a part of our Survivor at Every Rink with the NHL. The survivors were joined by Mass General Medical Oncologist Lecia Sequist and watched the Bruins take on the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. \nThrough our Survivor at Every Rink initiative\, we are working with all 30 NHL teams to have lung cancer survivors and a lung cancer doctor from a local cancer center and their guests attend one of the team’s home games as a part of the NHL’s national initiative Hockey Fights Cancer! \nOur 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. \nSpecial thanks to the Boston Bruins\, Mass General and our Team Draft supporters. \nDonate now to support the national campaign to change the face of lung cancer. www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-rink-boston-bruins-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141217T170000 DTSTAMP:20141217T112158Z CREATED:20141217T112158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141217T112158Z UID:4092-1418544000-1418835600@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Buffalo Bills DESCRIPTION:Orchard Park\, NY. Toronto lung cancer survivor & Lung Cancer Canada Board member Anne Marie Cerato represented Team Draft at the Buffalo Bills vs. Green Bay Packers game. \nAnne Marie Cerato\nAge: 35\nCity: Toronto\, Ont. \nI was diagnosed with Stage 3A adenocarcinoma (cancer that affects several organs) in 2009 at the age of 30. After undergoing radiation\, chemotherapy and surgery\, in 2011\, my cancer returned in both lungs. At the time\, I was told to wait for further treatment until symptoms occurred\, which was not an acceptable answer to me\, so I started conducting my own research. I was fortunate enough to qualify for a clinical trial for Crizotinib\, a targeted therapy drug. This treatment has improved my scans to the point that I now view my disease as chronic and manageable\, rather than terminal. While I initially set a goal to live until age 40\, I now feel like I am able to look much farther into my future. \nWhen I think about the lack of funding and public awareness surrounding lung cancer\, I believe that the stigma of the disease is probably one of the main factors. It seems like lung cancer is the ugly cousin; no one has any empathy when they think you deserve your disease. The truth is\, no one deserves lung cancer whether they have smoked or not. We put a lot of attention on this ribbon or that “run” but ribbons and runs don’t matter when people are still dying. We need to do better. There have been breakthroughs in both treatment and diagnostics for lung cancer patients all courtesy of the hard work and dedication of physicians\, researchers and clinicians. I can only imagine what could be achieved with adequate funding. \nRead more about lung cancer in Canada: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/05/lung-cancer-awareness-_n_4213854.html \nLeveraging our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players and our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged to have lung cancer survivors attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season. By the time the initiative concluded at the ProBowl in Hawaii\, more than 30 lung cancer survivors representing 30 cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at EveryStadium initiative\, we have expanded it beyond the NFL to the NBA\, the NHL and MLS—and this year\, London\, UK! As part of our National Campaign\, this celebration of survivorship raises lung cancer awareness\, gives hope to those battling the disease\, and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \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 Buffalo Bills\, Lung Cancer Canada and our Team Draft’s supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! www.teamdraft.org URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-buffalo-bills-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141227T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141227T170000 DTSTAMP:20141229T010300Z CREATED:20141229T010300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141229T010300Z UID:4103-1419667200-1419699600@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:Remembering Keasha Rutledge Draft DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, GA – For most of us\, December 27\, is just another day on the calendar\, but not for Chris Draft.  Having played linebacker in the NFL for more than 10 years\, Draft was used to facing tough opponents\, but nothing could have prepared him for the news he and then girlfriend\, Keasha\, received on December 27\, 2010.  On that day\, Keasha\, a vibrant young woman who had never smoked\, was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer.  Despite the diagnosis and knowing the long odds they faced\, Chris and Keasha decided to fight back\, and on November\, 27\, 2011\, standing hand-in-hand\, they launched Team Draft at their wedding.  A month later\, on December 27\, 2011—one year to the day after her diagnosis—Keasha lost her courageous battle and died at the age of 38. \nLakeasha Monique Rutledge Draft courageously faced lung cancer\, showing us all with every breath that we all need to hold onto life and love with both hands for as long as we can. Not just an inspiration\, but a light\, and a force that led the way with a beautiful\, sweet smile and bright shining eyes that both belied the pure steel of her strength and determination. \nStrong is too pale\, too shallow and too small of a word to describe Keasha’s vibrancy… Quite simply\, she was ferocious. She fiercely held onto life\, and love with a forcefulness that was absolutely awe-inspiring and completely breathtaking. \nKeasha’s spirit and legacy live on through Team Draft’s National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer—a public awareness campaign dedicated to exposing the true nature of the disease\, and to sharing the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.  This year\, Team Draft is taking that Campaign to the next level by creating a unique funding challenge centered around the biggest event in sports—the Super Bowl. \n  \n“The day my wife was diagnosed with lung cancer\, she made the decision to live each day to the fullest\,” says Draft. He goes on to explain that “when you’re in what is literally a life and death struggle like Keasha and I were in\, you realize moments matter\,”—moments like the trip Chris and Keasha took to Dallas to watch the Super Bowl shortly after her diagnosis.  “It was something she had always wanted to do\,” says Draft\, “and being with her at that game is a memory I will cherish forever.”  Now\, Team Draft is giving other lung cancer survivors the opportunity to create similar memories through its Super Bowl Challenge. \n  \nThe Super Bowl Challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to compete against one another to raise funds in support of Team Draft’s National Campaign.  The lung cancer survivor whose team raises the most money byJanuary 1\, 2015\, will represent Team Draft in Arizona during Super Bowl week.  The winner will receive airfare for two\, hotel accommodations for four nights\, and 2 tickets to the game.  In addition\, the winner and a guest will meet legendary players from all 32 NFL teams\, including several Hall of Famers\, while enjoying dishes prepared by some of the best chefs in the country when they join Team Draft at the 24th annual Taste of the NFL on the night before the big game. But the Super Bowl Challenge is about more than creating a unique experience for the wining survivors.  It is about raising critical public awareness of this deadly\, but misunderstood disease. \n  \nThe survivors and physicians battling lung cancer face a unique challenge due in large part to the fact that “[l]ung cancer carries a stigma almost unheard of with any other deadly disease\, hindering the unconditional support and investment of resources afforded to patients with other serious conditions.”[1]  This stigma is the result of widely held belief that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease”—a misconception that “researchers and advocates agree . . . contributes to the underfunding of research on the disease.”[2]  Team Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge is designated to address the research funding gap and “smoker’s disease” stigma by attacking the underlying problem of a lack of public awareness about lung cancer. \n  \nAs Draft explains\, “the Super Bowl Challenge gives us a unique opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl as a platform to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level.”  “With the game as a backdrop\, we can use 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 thanks to new detection techniques and innovative treatments\,” he adds. \n  \nTo join Team Draft’s fight to tackle lung cancer\, visit https://www.crowdrise.com/lungcancersurvivorsHoliday/fundraiser/chrisdraftfamilyfoun URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/remembering-keasha-rutledge-draft/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141228T170000 DTSTAMP:20141229T010817Z CREATED:20141229T010817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141229T010817Z UID:4104-1419753600-1419786000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor At Every Stadium: Seattle Seahawks DESCRIPTION:Seattle\, WA. Former NFL linebacker Chris Draft has traveled the country\, to challenge local residents to help send one of their lung cancer survivors to the Super Bowl. On Sunday\, lung cancer survivors Kim Wieneke and Jessica Steinberg will represent Team Draft at the Seattle Seahawks game against the St. Louis Rams. The survivors will be on the field at the beginning during pregame warmups. \n\nAccording to Kim’s blog: Kim Wieneke\, living in Portland\, Oregon.  I’ve got lung cancer and I’m not very happy about it.  It pretty much sucks. \nAt age 34\, I was diagnosed with Stage 3b lung cancer on May 11\, 2011.  On September 14\, 2011 I learned that my cancer spread.  It is now considered incurable. \nEach day\, I get better at “living with a terminal illness”.  I don’t have it mastered; I certainly don’t I have all the right answers.  What I do have and openly share\, in my writing\, are my experiences and how they impact me.\n \nhttp://aquariusvscancer.com/about/\n\nTeam Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge gives lung cancer survivors\, throughout North America\, the opportunity to compete against one another to raise funds in support of our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer–a campaign dedicated to raising public awareness about the true nature of the disease and shattering the misconception that lung cancer is just a “smoker’s disease.” \nJessica Steinberg doesn’t like the stereotypes that surround lung cancer patients. You know\, the ones that say they’re all smokers\, who did it to themselves\, and who likely won’t live long past their diagnoses…. \nhttp://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2014/10/lung_cancer_patients_fight_sti.html\n \nThe lung cancer survivor\, whose Team raises the most money by January 1\, 2015\, will represent Team Draft in Arizona during Super Bowl week. The winner will receive airfare for 2 and hotel accommodations for 4 nights. OnJanuary 31\, 2015 the winner and a guest will have an opportunity to meet legendary players from all 32 NFL teams\, including several Hall of Famers\, while enjoying dishes prepared by some of the best chefs in the country when they join Team Draft at the 24th annual Taste of the NFL. \n\nIn December 2010\, Keasha Rutledge Draft was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer when she went to her doctor after feeling a slight shortness of breath a few days earlier. As a former Charlotte Hornets Honeybee dancer and member of Clemson University’s Rally Cat dance squad\, Keasha was an energetic\, vibrant young woman who never smoked and was the picture of health at the time of her diagnosis. Despite the diagnosis and knowing the long odds they faced\, Keasha and her husband\, former NFL linebacker\, Chris Draft decided to fight back. On November 27\, 2011\, standing side-by-side\, they launched Team Draft together at their wedding. One month later\, Keasha lost her courageous fight. (https://vimeo.com/37410459) \nOver the last three years\, the Chris Draft Family Foundation has been leading a national campaign to change the face of lung cancer. Our signature Survivor Series is the centerpiece of that Campaign.  While the Survivor Series has become a powerful tool in the fight to raise lung cancer awareness\, this year we are taking  that initiative to the next level by creating a funding challenge centered on the biggest event in sports—the Super Bowl. \nThe Survivor Series is an outgrowth of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative\, which we debuted in November 2012 on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign.  Leveraging our unique connections with the NFL\, its teams and players\, and many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged for lung cancer survivors to attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season.  The initiative proved to be an immediate and overwhelming success.  By the time this first “national celebration of survivorship” concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, survivors from 30 different cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. \nGiven the success of our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium program\, in its second year\, we expanded the initiative to create the Survivor Series by branching out beyond the NFL to the NBA and NHL\, among others.  We also enhanced the Survivor at Every Stadium initiative by adding the NFL’s International Series in London\, specially designated lung cancer awareness games at home\, and a national media tour\, which resulted in more than 35 national and local media placements\, reaching more than 13 million people. \nThe goal of the Survivor Series is not only to create a unique experience for participating survivors\, but 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 thanks to new detection techniques and innovative treatments. This year\, we have increased our ability to achieve those goals by adding the Super Bowl Challenge\, which builds on the success of the Survivor Series by using the games at the heart of that initiative to create buzz for the Challenge. (https://vimeo.com/68178658) \nThe survivors and physicians battling lung cancer face a unique challenge due in large part to the fact that “lung cancer carries a stigma almost unheard of with any other deadly disease\, hindering the unconditional support and investment of resources afforded to patients with other serious conditions.” This stigma is the result of the widely held belief that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease”—a misconception that “researchers and advocates agree . . . contributes to the underfunding of research on the disease.”  Team Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge is designed to address the research funding gap and “smoker’s disease” stigma by attacking the underlying problem of a lack of public awareness about lung cancer. \nThe Super Bowl Challenge presents a unique opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl as a platform to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level.  A comprehensive public relations and media campaign using the game as a backdrop will allow us to talk about the true nature and state of lung cancer in a context in which such subjects are not ordinarily discussed and in front of a broad and varied audience that might not otherwise be exposed to stories about lung cancer or the important work being done in research facilities and cancer centers across the country to fight the disease. \nIt takes a team to tackle cancer\, and we are pleased to invite you to join Team Draft in our fight to raise lung cancer awareness by taking part in this exclusive fundraising challenge! \nDonate now to a Lung Cancer Survivor’s Team or donate directly to the Chris Draft Family Foundation to support our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nhttps://www.crowdrise.com/lungcancersurvivorsHoliday/fundraiser/chrisdraftfamilyfoun URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-seattle-seahawks-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141228T170000 DTSTAMP:20141229T011056Z CREATED:20141229T011056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141229T011056Z UID:4106-1419753600-1419786000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:A Survivor at Every Stadium: Atlanta Falcons DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, GA. Former Atlanta Falcon Chris Draft will be at the Georgia Dome on Sunday\, with 20 year old lung cancer survivor Kiersten Dickson. Dickson\, diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2014\, will complete her last round of chemotherapy Sunday before heading to the Falcons game. Kiersten will be representing Team Draft\, as a part of our A Survivor at Every Stadium program with NFL teams.\n\n \nBoth Draft and Kiersten are challenging Atlanta residents to #RiseUP and help send one of their local lung cancer survivors to the Super Bowl. Team Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge gives lung cancer survivors\, throughout North America\, the opportunity to compete against one another to raise funds in support of our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer–a campaign dedicated to raising public awareness about the true nature of the disease and shattering the misconception that lung cancer is just a “smoker’s disease.” \nhttps://www.crowdrise.com/lungcancersurvivorsHoliday/fundraiser/chrisdraftfamilyfoun \n\nThe lung cancer survivor\, whose Team raises the most money by January 1\, 2015\, will represent Team Draft in Arizona during Super Bowl week. The winner will receive airfare for 2 and hotel accommodations for 4 nights. On January 31\, 2015 the winner and a guest will have an opportunity to meet legendary players from all 32 NFL teams\, including several Hall of Famers\, while enjoying dishes prepared by some of the best chefs in the country when they join Team Draft at the 24th annual Taste of the NFL. \nIn December 2010\, Keasha Rutledge Draft was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer when she went to her doctor after feeling a slight shortness of breath a few days earlier. As a former Charlotte Hornets Honeybee dancer and member of Clemson University’s Rally Cat dance squad\, Keasha was an energetic\, vibrant young woman who never smoked and was the picture of health at the time of her diagnosis. Despite the diagnosis and knowing the long odds they faced\, Keasha and her husband\, former NFL linebacker\, Chris Draft decided to fight back. On November 27\, 2011\, standing side-by-side\, they launched Team Draft together at their wedding. One month later\, Keasha lost her courageous fight. (https://vimeo.com/37410459) \nOver the last three years\, the Chris Draft Family Foundation has been leading a national campaign to change the face of lung cancer. Our signature Survivor Series is the centerpiece of that Campaign.  While the Survivor Series has become a powerful tool in the fight to raise lung cancer awareness\, this year we are taking  that initiative to the next level by creating a funding challenge centered on the biggest event in sports—the Super Bowl. \nThe Survivor Series is an outgrowth of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative\, which we debuted in November 2012 on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign.  Leveraging our unique connections with the NFL\, its teams and players\, and many of the top cancer centers in the country\, we arranged for lung cancer survivors to attend games at NFL stadiums across the country during the last two months of the 2012-2013 season.  The initiative proved to be an immediate and overwhelming success.  By the time this first “national celebration of survivorship” concluded at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii\, survivors from 30 different cancer centers and nearly every NFL team had participated. \nGiven the success of our inaugural Survivor at Every Stadium program\, in its second year\, we expanded the initiative to create the Survivor Series by branching out beyond the NFL to the NBA and NHL\, among others.  We also enhanced the Survivor at Every Stadium initiative by adding the NFL’s International Series in London\, specially designated lung cancer awareness games at home\, and a national media tour\, which resulted in more than 35 national and local media placements\, reaching more than 13 million people. \nThe goal of the Survivor Series is not only to create a unique experience for participating survivors\, but 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 thanks to new detection techniques and innovative treatments. This year\, we have increased our ability to achieve those goals by adding the Super Bowl Challenge\, which builds on the success of the Survivor Series by using the games at the heart of that initiative to create buzz for the Challenge. (https://vimeo.com/68178658) \nThe survivors and physicians battling lung cancer face a unique challenge due in large part to the fact that “lung cancer carries a stigma almost unheard of with any other deadly disease\, hindering the unconditional support and investment of resources afforded to patients with other serious conditions.” This stigma is the result of the widely held belief that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease”—a misconception that “researchers and advocates agree . . . contributes to the underfunding of research on the disease.”  Team Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge is designed to address the research funding gap and “smoker’s disease” stigma by attacking the underlying problem of a lack of public awareness about lung cancer. \nThe Super Bowl Challenge presents a unique opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl as a platform to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level.  A comprehensive public relations and media campaign using the game as a backdrop will allow us to talk about the true nature and state of lung cancer in a context in which such subjects are not ordinarily discussed and in front of a broad and varied audience that might not otherwise be exposed to stories about lung cancer or the important work being done in research facilities and cancer centers across the country to fight the disease. \nIt takes a team to tackle cancer\, and we are pleased to invite you to join Team Draft in our fight to raise lung cancer awareness by taking part in this exclusive fundraising challenge! \nDonate now to a Lung Cancer Survivor’s Team or donate directly to the Chris Draft Family Foundation to support our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \nhttps://www.crowdrise.com/lungcancersurvivorsHoliday/fundraiser/chrisdraftfamilyfoun URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/a-survivor-at-every-stadium-atlanta-falcons-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150115T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150115T170000 DTSTAMP:20150402T045924Z CREATED:20150122T135622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150402T045924Z UID:4133-1421308800-1421341200@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:Team Draft Sends Super Bowl Challenge Winners to Super Bowl\, Pro-Bowl and Taste of the NFL to Raise Lung Cancer Awareness DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, GA. The winners of the inaugural Super Bowl Challenge will enjoy trips to the Super Bowl\, the NFL Pro-Bowl and the Taste of the NFL this month as part of Team Draft’s National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung  Cancer . The winners are all lung cancer survivors with powerful stories to share about their often misunderstood disease. Team Draft was founded by NFL veteran Linebacker Chris Draft and his late wife Keasha\, an engineer and Clemson graduate who died of lung cancer at the age of 38.\n\n \n“ We are proud to honor these outstanding advocates who are truly changing the face of lung cancer by supporting promising research and treatments that are giving lung cancer survivors more days weeks \, months and even years to treasure with their loved ones\,” Chris Draft. Lung cancer survivors across the United States joined the Super Bowl Challenge by raising funds in support of Team Draft’s National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer—which is dedicated to raising public awareness about the true nature of the disease and shattering misconceptions about lung cancer which is often mischaracterized as a “smoker’s disease”. Challenge participants were part of a friendly competition\, with the top fundraisers awarded trips to the Super Bowl\, the  NFL Pro-Bowl and the Taste of the NFL.\n\n \nThe winner of the Super Bowl Challenge\, Paul Kalanithi and his wife Lucy will attend the Taste of the NFL on January 31\, 2015 and Super Bowl XLIX (49) on February 1\, 2015 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale\, Arizona.\n\n \n “We were thrilled to raise funds for Team Draft! My husband Paul was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer as a 36-year-old\, and Team Draft has really helped boost our family’s spirits during this challenging time\,” said Lucy Kalanithi. “Team Draft raises awareness of lung cancer and empowers survivors in such a positive way. We’ve also had tremendous support from our friends and family\, who really stepped up to contribute to the Super Bowl Challenge. Paul is a huge football fan\, and we can’t wait to join Team Draft at Super Bowl XLIX! I’m also excited to meet Samantha Mixon at Taste of the NFL.”\n\n \n Paul Kalanithi was a Resident in Neurosurgery at Stanford University when he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in June 2013.  A graduate of Stanford University\, he had also attended Cambridge and graduated from medical school at Yale before returning to Stanford to complete his residency and neurosurgical training. Dr.  Kalanithi chronicled his lung cancer journey in an op-ed piece in the New York Times in January\, 2014. In addition to continuing his medical practice\, Dr. Kalanithi has become a tireless advocate for lung cancer awareness and research.\n\n \nLung Cancer Survivor and Super Bowl Challenge Runner-up Dan Powell of Greenville\, South Carolina is headed to the NFL Pro Bowl January 25\, 2015.  “Going to the Pro Bowl is a dream come true.  This time last year I was fighting for my life with the stage IV lung cancer diagnosis. We have incredible support from my friends\, family\, my church\, support groups\, and cutting-edge treatment from St. Francis Cancer Center.  I’ve learned through my cancer experience and support from Team Draft ‘anything is possible and to never give up.’ We are bringing in the new year with a trip to the Pro bowl- I am stoked! “\, said Powell.\n\n \nDan Powell is a fit and health-conscious non-smoker who has dedicated much of his professional career to preventing air pollution; he has served as Director of Air Quality for Greenville County\, South Carolina. He was stunned when he got a diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer at the age of 35. A husband and father\, Dan has reached out to other lung cancer survivors and spearheaded the creation of the first lung cancer support group in his part of the state in cooperation with his cancer center- St. Francis Bon Secours in Greenville. Dan is a native of Asheville\, North Carolina. During the 2014 football season\, he was a guest of Team Draft at a Panthers vs. Falcons game in Charlotte.\n\n \nDan’s guest at the Pro Bowl will be his friend Rick Owens who lives outside Greenville\, South Carolina in Simpsonville.  Dan describes Rick as one of his strongest supporters and Dan has had the unforeseen opportunity to return the kindness since Rick was diagnosed with lung cancer in October of last year. Rick is also a non-smoker\, and like tens of thousands of lung cancer patients\, was shocked to learn of his diagnosis. Rick shares another close bond with Team Draft- he works for Clemson University \, the Alma Mater of the late Team Draft co-founder Keasha Draft.\n\n \n\n \nSuper Bowl Challenge second Runner-Up and lung cancer survivor Samantha Mixon of St. Simons Island\, Georgia is heading to the Taste of the NFL\, a gala event taking place in the Super Bowl city the night before the big game. “We are super excited to be able to go to the Taste of NFL thanks to Team Draft and all of our amazing friends\, family\, and even strangers that supported us.  God is so good\, we are beyond blessed!” said Samantha.  Guests at the Taste of the NFL will enjoy dishes prepared by some of the best chefs in the country on the night before the Super Bowl\, and they’ll meet legendary players from all 32 NFL teams. The event raises money for food banks around the country. For Samantha Mixon\, it also offers an opportunity to share the story of her journey with lung cancer\, and plans to share details and photos of the occasion on her blog.\n\n \n\n \nSamantha Mixon was 33 when she was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer two years ago. The mother of a young daughter\, she pressed her doctor for a prognosis\, and was given one year\, perhaps eighteen months to live. Looking back\, she says she regrets asking for that time line\, and since getting the diagnosis\, she has profoundly changed her way of approaching each and every day.  “After almost a year I quit asking “why me?” and became grateful that I know. I know I may not have much time left on this earth. Knowing that is a gift in itself. You see\, I could get into an accident tomorrow and not survive. But that didn’t happen. I was given a warning\, not the ticket.”  Samantha grew up in Jonesboro\, Georgia and though she now resides on St. Simons Island\, she frequently visits her mother in Atlanta and in addition to lung cancer advocacy work she does with her blog she has worked with the Free to Breathe Atlanta Lung Cancer Run.\n\n\n\n \n The survivors and physicians battling lung cancer face unique challenges due in part to the fact that lung cancer carries a stigma almost unheard of with any other deadly disease\, hindering the unconditional support and investment of resources afforded to patients with other serious conditions.  This stigma is the result of the widely held belief that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease”—a misconception that researchers and advocates agree contributes to the underfunding of research.   Team Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge is designed to address the research funding gap and the stigma by attacking the underlying problem of a lack of public awareness about lung cancer. By giving lung cancer survivors\, researchers and treatment teams the opportunity to partner with organizations that reach diverse audiences\, Team Draft is often able to connect lung cancer patients and their families with resources they would not have been otherwise aware of. “ There is hope\, and there are remarkable new targeted lung cancer treatments being introduced at lung cancer research and treatment centers all over the country. The progress is phenomenal and funding is critical to keep it moving forward\,” says Draft.\n\n\n\n \nKeasha and Chris Draft  had attended the Super Bowl the year of her diagnosis\, fulfilling one of her lifelong dreams. The memory of that Super Bowl trip served as part of the inspiration for The Super Bowl Challenge. “It takes a team to tackle lung cancer\, and the Super Bowl Challenge has expanded this amazing team. Keasha’s legacy of hope lives on through the Super Bowl Challenge team and we are grateful to all who have contributed and continue to contribute to lung cancer awareness\, research\, treatment and patient advocacy efforts\, and “said Draft.  “We are excited to have the opportunity to take the Super Bowl Challenge winners and their stories to the Super Bowl the Pro-Bowl and the Taste of the NFL.”\n\n.\n\nAbout Team Draft\n\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.” Despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked 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 committed to educating people about the true nature of lung cancer\, raising funds for research and improving the lives of those affected by lung cancer. To learn more about Team Draft\, share your story\, or make a donation\, please visit https://www.teamdraft.org. URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/team-draft-sends-super-bowl-challenge-winners-to-super-bowl-pro-bowl-and-taste-of-the-nfl-to-raise-lung-cancer-awareness/ CATEGORIES:press release END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150122T170000 DTSTAMP:20150203T165808Z CREATED:20150121T232049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150203T165808Z UID:4128-1421913600-1421946000@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:NFL Vets Chris Draft and Levon Kirkland Join Lung Cancer Survivor Super Bowl Challenge Winner at NFL Pro Bowl DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, GA. Former NFL linebackers Chris Draft and Levon Kirkland will hold the line against lung cancer at the NFL Pro Bowl January 25th.  Kirkland\, an All-Pro linebacker who spent ten seasons in the NFL playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers\, Seattle Seahawks\, and Philadelphia Eagles\, joins Chris Draft and his Team Draft initiative in hosting lung cancer survivors Dan Powell and Rick Owens at the Pro Bowl.  The stories that bring the men together in Arizona are full of coincidence\, challenges and hope. \nDraft and Kirkland have much more than their NFL careers in common. They both married dynamic\, outgoing women named Keasha who lost their lives to lung cancer at an early age. Neither Keasha Draft nor Keisha Kirkland smoked\, and like thousands of other lung cancer survivors\, they were stunned by their diagnoses.  Before they passed away\, both women dedicated themselves to changing the face of lung cancer and educating people about the true nature of the disease–a disease that is too often mischaracterized as a “smoker’s disease”.  Their legacies live\, with their husbands continuing their fight. \nChris Draft and Levon Kirkland will watch the Pro Bowl with Dan Powell and Rick Owens who are also on the front lines in the lung cancer fight. Dan Powell was 35 when he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. A non-smoker\, Powell is well aware of the role air quality plays in lung health- he has served as Director of Air Quality for Greenville County\, South Carolina.  Powell won the trip to the Pro Bowl in Team Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge–a friendly competition between lung cancer survivors to raise funds and awareness for lung cancer research and treatment.  Dan’s guest at the Pro Bowl will be his friend Rick Owens who was diagnosed with lung cancer in October of last year. Rick shares another bond with the Team Draft lung cancer awareness project unfolding in Arizona–he works for Clemson University\, the alma mater of both Keasha Draft and Levon Kirkland. \n“Super Bowl week is a fitting time to spotlight the crusade to change the face of lung cancer. The level of commitment\, drive and passion required to make it this far parallels the efforts required to get lung cancer research to the next level\,” said Chris Draft who co-founded Team Draft with his late wife Keasha to change the face of lung cancer. \nBorn and raised in Williamston\, outside Greenville\, South Carolina\, Keasha Draft danced with Clemson University’s Rally Cats dance squad before graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering. She later worked as an engineer and then in pharmaceutical sales and enjoyed dancing for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets dance team. \nKeasha had never smoked when she was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer in December 2010 after experiencing a slight shortness of breath a few days earlier. Despite the diagnosis and knowing the long odds they faced\, Keasha and Chris fought back.  They launched Team Draft at their wedding on November 27\, 2011\, but just one month later\, Keasha lost her courageous fight and died at the age of 38. \nA Danville\, Kentucky native\, Keisha Kirkland attended the University of Louisville before transferring to Life University where she completed chiropractic school\, graduating with honors. Keisha went on to pursue a career in broadcasting\, and became the weather anchor at NBC TV affiliate WYFF Channel 4 in Greenville\, South Carolina. \nKeisha and Levon had a 5 year old daughter\, Kennedy when Keisha was diagnosed with lung cancer. Despite her illness\, Keisha spent many months speaking at churches and support groups\, giving hope to others who faced the challenge of lung cancer and other adversities. Keisha Kirkland shared her story nationwide in a CNN special about lung cancer and Team Draft’s efforts to change the face of the disease. In October of 2013\, Keisha Kirkland passed away at the age of 41 after battling lung cancer for 5 years. \n“Keisha’s memory is celebrated with every advance we see in lung cancer research\,” said Levon Kirkland. “ Keisha had a strong faith and her wish was that someone would hear her story and be inspired or encouraged as they endure personal challenges\, by bringing her story to the forefront\, we are carrying out her wish.” said Kirkland. \nDraft and Kirkland thank the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company and their Lilly Oncology team for sponsoring the Team Draft initiative to change the face of lung cancer. \n  \nAbout Team Draft \nTeam Draft is an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation created by former NFL linebacker Chris Draft and his late wife Keasha during Keasha’s year-long struggle with Stage IV Lung Cancer. Team Draft is committed to educating people about the true nature of lung cancer\, raising funds for research and improving the lives of those affected by the disease. To learn more about Team Draft\, share your story\, or make a donation\, please visit https://www.teamdraft.org. \nAbout Levon Kirkland \nBorn in Lamar\, South Carolina\, Levon Kirkland attended Clemson University before being drafted in the second round of the 1992 NFL draft.  Kirkland played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers\, Seattle Seahawks\, and Philadelphia Eagles.  The All-Pro linebacker was named to two consecutive Pro Bowls\, and was a member of the 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers team that made it to Super Bowl XXX in Arizona.  After retiring from the NFL\, Kirkland returned to Clemson to complete his degree in sociology.  He is currently the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers’ Coach at Florida A&M University. \nAbout Chris Draft \nA native of Anaheim\, California\, Chris Draft graduated with degree in economics from Stanford University where he was a standout in both football and baseball before being selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft.  Draft played more than 10 years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears\, Atlanta Falcons\, Carolina Panthers\, St. Louis Rams\, Buffalo Bills\, and Washington Redskins.  Known for his leadership both on and off the field\, Draft has received numerous accolades and awards in recognition of his tireless commitment.  A recognized health care advocate and leader of a National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer\, Draft has appeared on many national and local new outlets\, including CNN and ESPN.  He is the founder of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, co-cofounder of the Foundation’s Team Draft initiative\, and currently serves as an NFL Ambassador.\n\nAbout Lilly Oncology \nFor more than five decades\, Lilly Oncology\, a division of Eli Lilly and Company\, has been dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that improve the care of people living with cancer.  Because no two cancer patients are alike\, Lilly Oncology is committed to developing novel treatment approaches. To learn more about Lilly’s commitment to cancer\, please visit www.LillyOncology.com . \n  URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/nfl-vets-chris-draft-and-levon-kirkland-join-lung-cancer-survivor-super-bowl-challenge-winner-at-nfl-pro-bowl/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150125T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150125T170000 DTSTAMP:20150203T165602Z CREATED:20150203T165602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150203T165602Z UID:4146-1422172800-1422205200@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:Super Bowl Challenge Winner at NFL Pro Bowl DESCRIPTION:Lung cancer survivor Dan Powell is heading to the NFL Pro Bowl! \n“Going to the Pro Bowl is a dream come true. This time last year I was fighting for my life with the stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis. We have incredible support from my friends\, family\, my church\, support groups\, and cutting-edge treatment from St. Francis Cancer Center. I’ve learned through my cancer experience and support from Team Draft “anything is possible and to never give up.” We are bringing in the new year with a trip to the Pro bowl!! I am stoked!!” View Photos \nFOX Carolina 21 \nDan Powell was 35 when he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. A non-smoker\, Powell is well aware of the role air quality plays in lung health- he has served as Director of Air Quality for Greenville County\, South Carolina. Powell won the trip to the Pro Bowl in Team Draft’s Super Bowl Challenge–a friendly competition between lung cancer survivors to raise funds and awareness for lung cancer research and treatment. \nDan’s guest at the Pro Bowl was his friend Rick Owens who was diagnosed with lung cancer in October of last year. \n“It was an honor to go with my good friend Dan Powell to the 2015 NFL Pro bowl in Arizona. We were very excited\, to meet all of the incredible NFL athletes and listen to their stories. We were also excited to share our lung cancer survivor stories with them.” \nRick shares another bond with the Team Draft lung cancer awareness project unfolding in Arizona–he works for Clemson University\, the alma mater of both Keasha Draft and Levon Kirkland. \nKirkland\, an All-Pro linebacker who spent ten seasons in the NFL playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers\, Seattle Seahawks\, and Philadelphia Eagles\, joined Chris Draft and Team Draft in hosting lung cancer survivors Dan Powell and Rick Owens at the Pro Bowl. \nDraft and Kirkland have much more than their NFL careers in common. They both married dynamic\, outgoing women named Keasha who lost their lives to lung cancer at an early age. Neither Keasha Draft nor Keisha Kirkland smoked\, and like thousands of other lung cancer survivors\, they were stunned by their diagnoses. Before they passed away\, both women dedicated themselves to changing the face of lung cancer and educating people about the true nature of the disease–a disease that is too often mischaracterized as a “smoker’s disease”. Their legacies live\, with their husbands continuing their fight. \n  URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/super-bowl-challenge-winner-at-nfl-pro-bowl/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150131T170000 DTSTAMP:20150203T172514Z CREATED:20150203T172201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150203T172514Z UID:4150-1422691200-1422723600@www.teamdraft.org SUMMARY:2015 Taste of the NFL DESCRIPTION:Super Bowl Challenge second Runner-Up and lung cancer survivor Samantha Mixon of St. Simons Island\, Georgia is heading to the Taste of the NFL\, a gala event taking place in the Super Bowl city the night before the big game. “We are super excited to be able to go to the Taste of NFL thanks to Team Draft and all of our amazing friends\, family\, and even strangers that supported us. God is so good\, we are beyond blessed!” said Samantha. Guests at the Taste of the NFL will enjoy dishes prepared by some of the best chefs in the country on the night before the Super Bowl\, and they’ll meet legendary players from all 32 NFL teams. The event raises money for food banks around the country. For Samantha Mixon\, it also offers an opportunity to share the story of her journey with lung cancer\, and plans to share details and photos of the occasion on her blog. \nView Photos \nSamantha Mixon was 33 when she was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer two years ago. The mother of a young daughter\, she pressed her doctor for a prognosis\, and was given one year\, perhaps eighteen months to live. Looking back\, she says she regrets asking for that time line\, and since getting the diagnosis\, she has profoundly changed her way of approaching each and every day. “After almost a year I quit asking “why me?” and became grateful that I know. I know I may not have much time left on this earth. Knowing that is a gift in itself. You see\, I could get into an accident tomorrow and not survive. But that didn’t happen. I was given a warning\, not the ticket.” Samantha grew up in Jonesboro\, Georgia and though she now resides on St. Simons Island\, she frequently visits her mother in Atlanta and in addition to lung cancer advocacy work she does with her blog she has worked with the Free to Breathe Atlanta Lung Cancer Run. \n“Super Bowl week is a fitting time to spotlight the crusade to change the face of lung cancer. The level of commitment\, drive and passion required to make it this far parallels the efforts required to get lung cancer research to the next level\,” said Chris Draft who co-founded Team Draft with his late wife Keasha to change the face of lung cancer. URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/2015-taste-of-the-nfl/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR