March 23, 2011

Relay For Life

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - For the second straight year, the LMU men's water polo team will actively participate in the Relay For Life supporting the American Cancer Society. This year's event will take place at Hannon Field on the LMU Westchester campus and will start at 3 p.m., Friday, March 25 and will run through Saturday, March 26 at 3 p.m.

The Lions first participated in Relay for Life a year ago in an effort to raise awarness for Head Coach John Loughran, who was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) on Christmas Day 2009. Loughran is since in remission and is in a two-year recovery period. Loughran is leading the Lions participation in Relay for Life and has set-up a homepage to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society.

His homepage can be found at:

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11National?px=20012121&pg=personal&fr_id=28910

The reason for the Relay for Life:

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is more than just an event to me. It is my personal opportunity to help save lives from cancer.

Millions of people will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Somebody close to us may be one of them. But, by taking part in Relay, I am helping the American Cancer Society save lives by:

• Helping people stay well by educating on how to take steps to prevent cancer or detect it early, when it's most treatable

• Helping people get well by being in their corner around the clock to guide them through every step of their cancer experience

• Finding cures by funding groundbreaking research that helps us understand cancer's causes, determine how best to prevent it and discover new ways to cure it

• Fighting back by working with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rallying communities worldwide to join the fight

Please support my efforts by making a donation or by joining my Relay For Life team. Together, we have the power to help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays!