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Vince Marchetta "Losing my wife, Betsy, to metastatic cervical cancer was devastating to my kids and me." After the fog of grief started to lift, Vince developed a passion to join the fight against cancer and joined ACS CAN. For the last 5 years he has served as an

Nanci Carney Nanci Carney has been a volunteer with ACS CAN since 2005 and a volunteer with ACS since 2000. In 2016, she won the Sandra Labree New England Volunteer Values Award. Nanci lives in Silver Lake and is a non-profit manager and a realtor. When not volunteering with

Jennifer Coston Jennifer (Jennie) Coston has been involved with ACS CAN since 2011 and with the American Cancer Society for over 15 years volunteering for Relay For Life and Making Strides. She was also part of the Relay For Life ACS CAN Integration team and in 2015 was one

Ann Deshler Ann Deshler has been a volunteer with ACS CAN since 2010 and with ACS since 1979. Ann’s experience with ACS began when she received a scholarship from them while studying to become a nurse. Anne lives in Edina and also volunteers with the Oncology Nursing Society. Why

Jen Chikoyak Jen Chikoyak has been a public health advocate partnering with ACS CAN for over 20 years. She specializes in helping people find their voice and apply those unique voices to help solve community challenges. Why are you a cancer advocate? It is a way to use

Meet State Lead Ambassador (SLA) Rebecca McMahon Rebecca McMahon has been a volunteer with ACS CAN since August 2020. Currently she serves as Nebraska Medicine’s Manager of Radiation Oncology. Why are you a cancer advocate? I’ve spent 21 years working in the field of oncology and have

On September 10, we honored cancer survivors and remembered those lost to cancer at our 2019 Lights of HOPE ceremony in Washington, D.C. More than 40,000 Lights of Hope bearing the names of those touched by cancer circled the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

We don’t need an actual quiz to know that you are 100% amazing! Thank you for your continued dedication to fight back against cancer through volunteering with ACS CAN. All of us at ACSCAN California are truly honored to work with you and want to say a big