Welcome to the 2021 SC Cancer Action Day: Suits and Sneakers webpage where you will find all of the information you need to prepare for the virtual event!
Dates and times:
- Thursday, January 28th 6:30 - 7:30pm Training for SC Cancer Action Day: Suits and Sneakers
- Wednesday, February 3rd 10:00am - 3:45pm SC Cancer Action Day: Suits and Sneakers event
Training Agenda
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- Welcome - State Lead Ambassador, Pansy Yates, and our Co-State Lead Ambassador,Tara Boone
- Logistics of the day - SC Grassroots Manager, Marc Mazza
- Policy issues at hand - Government Relations Director, Beth Johnson & Tara Boone
- How to speak with your Member - Media Advocacy Manager, Taylor Hall and Pansy Yates
- Closing - Survivor speaker TBA
Event Day Agenda
Opening Session 10:00 – 10:45
- 10am – 10:03am Welcome: Pansy
- 10:03am – 10:10am Logistics of the day: Marc
- 10:10 – 10:15 Special Guests: Beth, Special Guests
- 10:15 – 10:25 Issues at Hand: Beth and Tara
- 10:25 – 10:30 How to speak to your Member: Pansy
- 10:30 – 10:35 Cancer Story and Send Off: Tara and Special Guests
Closing Session 3:00 – 3:45
- 3:00 – 3:03 Welcome: Pansy
- 3:03 - 3:09 Comments from Legislator: Tara and Senator
- 3:09 – 3:14 Review of the Day: successes/setbacks: Beth
- 3:14 - 3:29 Next Steps/actions: Taylor and Marc
- 3:29 - 3:35 Comments from Legislator: Tara and Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter
- 3:35 – 3:45 Closing: Tara, Pansy and Guest Speakers
Participant Packet
- SC CAN Issue Overview and Ask 2021.pdf
- SC Tobacco Preemption Talking Points .docx
- CCPN Legislative Brief-2021.pdf
- SC Hook, Line, and Sinker.pdf
- SC: 2021 Cancer Action Day Power Hour Instructions.docx
- 2020 Cost of Cancer Facts & Figures.pdf
- SC Best Practices for Your Letter to the Editor.pdf
- Survivor Views COVID Access Polling Memo 2020.10.08_Final.pdf
- SC Post Event Actions!.pdf
Social Media:
Cancer Action Day Hashtags and handles (please use in all posts)
- #SCCancerActionDay
- SC Facebook Handle: @ACSCANSouthCarolina
- SC Twitter Handle: @Acscansc
Post about your participation in this event on social media! Include a photo if you can. Before taking a screen shot with your lawmaker make sure to ask for their permission. Another photo idea is to have someone at home/office take a picture of you holding up a sign that says "stop tobacco preemption" or "access to care for all South Carolinians". Please feel free to use the sample posts below:
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Facebook: I just finished a productive day of advocating for cancer patients with @ACSCANSouthCarolina. I met with @lawmaker and @lawmaker to discuss tobacco regulation, ensuring everyone has access to cancer screenings and treatments. To join me in the fight against cancer and have the opporutnity to speak with your lawmakers you can sign up here https://www.fightcancer.org/take-action/volunteer-acs-can #SCCancerActionDay #NoTobaccoPreemptionSC
- Twitter: I advocated for tobacco regulation, equity in access to cancer screenings and treatments with @Acscansc at the Cancer Action Day: Suits and Sneakers! Thank you @lawmaker and @lawmaker for making cancer a priority in SC. #SCCancerActionDay
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Facebook: We just met with INSERT LAWMAKER HERE AND TAG THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE during #SCCancerActionDay and talked to him/her about why it’s so important to stop tobacco preemption in SC! Let him/her know why you think it’s important, too!
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Facebook: Thank you INSERT LAWMAKER HERE AND TAG THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE for making access to care for South Carolinians a top priority! #SCCancerActionDay
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