Light the White House In Blue

[Guest guest]

 

Today's post from the advanced prostate cancer blog at www.advancedprostatecancer.net:

Dear President Obama,

Prostate cancer will hit one in every six American men.  This means that

one in every six families will also be affected by prostate cancer.  It is

the second biggest cancer killer of American men.

Sadly, many people don't understand that prostate cancer actually kills so many

men. This epidemic strikes hardest in the minority communities where education

and awareness is lacking. 

I ask that during the month of September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, you

light the White House in blue

lights to help all people become aware of this pervasive and potentially fatal

disease.

Thank you for your consideration.

T Nowak, MA, MSW

Multi-cancer survivor &

Director of Advanced Prostate Cancer & Advocacy Programs, Malecare, Inc.

This is a letter that I wrote a few days ago to President Obama.  We have started a grassroots movement to

increase awareness of prostate cancer in the United States.  In addition to Malecare, many other prostate

cancer advocacy organizations have decided to ban together, support the PCRI's grass root movement,  and make the

request to, “Light the White House Blue during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”.   

 

Please join us and send an email or posted letter to the

White House.  Think how great it would be

to see pictures of the White House bathed in blue while television and radio

commentators help us spread the word about prostate cancer.  Think of how many lives you might help to

save. 

 

To send an  email  go to: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

 

Select “Non-policy issue” and “First Family” in the pull

down menu. Let’s see if we can put some grass roots into action.

To

write to the President:

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

Please include your e-mail address

Ou

can call the president:

Phone

Numbers

Comments:

Switchboard:

FAX:

TTY/TDD

Comments:

Visitors Office:

Feel free to use my letter, modify it or better, write your

own. 

 

T Nowak, MA, MSW

-- T Nowak MA, MSWDirector for Advocacy and  Advanced Prostate Cancer Programs, Malecare Inc. Men Fighting Cancer, TogetherSurvivor - Thyroid, Recurrent Prostate and Renal Cancers

www.advancedprostatecancer.net - A blog about advanced and recurrent prostate cancerwww.malecare.com - information and support about prostate cancer

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/advancedprostatecancer/ - an online support group for men and their families diagnosed with advanced and recurrent prostate cancer