First City Council on Cancer, Ketchikan, Alaska

We wish to thank Southeast Alaska Builders for donating $1,500.00 from the proceeds of the 2008 Home Builders Show at Ted Ferry this past February. We would also like to extend a thank you to Elizabeth Richardson for organizing the Day of Hope Walk on July 19th. She donated her time and the proceeds from the walk to FCCC.

St. Patrick's Day Auction

Thank you to all our friends and supporters. The St. Patrick's Day auction last March was again a great success with proceeds netting $70,490.13.

The Grant Application form has been updated and is available online. Please print the application and send it to FCCC. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Gilson, gilson@kpunet.net.

Next Board of Director's Meeting

Date:	October 22, 2008
Time:	5:30 pm
Place:	Wilson Clinic

Once again it is time for election of officers. This will happen on November 19, 2008 5:30 p.m. at the Wilson Clinic. If anyone is interested in becoming a board member or an officer please contact Ramona Glover (evenings) 225-9351. Please see attached descriptions of positions.

In 2006, First City Council on Cancer distributed $91,572.26 in
assistance checks to approximately 50 people in Southern, Southeast Alaska.

	FCCC is a community based, non-profit organization, located in Southern, Southeast Alaska, dedicated to helping reduce the impact of cancer related problems for you and your loved ones .
	We are an all volunteer group and everyone is welcome to participate. Please contact Linda Gilson 225-2343 or Kathie Glover 225-9351 or e-mail FCCC for information about our next meeting.
	The application process is easy and the response time is very fast. In addition, FCCC can put you in touch with other sources of aid. Applications are available here, at all local physicians' offices and clinics, or by calling 225-4104.
	We can help you with reduced fee screenings.
	FCCC is not affiliated with the American Cancer Society, insuring that all funds stay in the community. Donations are received year-round in celebrations of cancer survivors and in memory of cancer victims. The annual St. Patrick's Day Auction is our only fund raiser and because of the generosity of our community we have been able to put over $1,000,000 back into the communities of southern Southeast Alaska.
	Another activity of FCCC has been to solicit and receive monetary donations which have been used specifically to purchase the following cancer related equipment of Ketchikan General Hospital: a Sentinel Neoprobe for use in breast cancer diagnosis, a new Cell Processor for Pathology, and a Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Unit.

First City Council on Cancer
P.O. Box 8832
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
907-225-7335
gilson@kpunet.net

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