Connecting with Southern Illinois

As a new chapter of NCCC, we have a ton of work to do to get the word out about our mission and in turn save lives. Today, as I thought about the task before our young chapter, this point came to mind, "If cervical cancer awareness got the amount of attention that breast cancer awareness gets, think about how different the world would be..."

While cervical cancer awareness efforts are not in competition with, or superior to, breast cancer awareness efforts, the awareness in the community about these two issues seems unbalanced; despite the fact that cervical cancer is preventable.

So what can we do?

The "Talk about Teal" campaign will hopefully help to bring these two awareness efforts into balance, but for now, as a community, businesses in Southern Illinois can donate to our chapter or sponsor an upcoming event. People in Southern Illinois can become members of our organization or donate to our chapter. Click the "Support Us" link above to donate today.

We need one person in each community to serve as a liaison to our chapter to increase our outreach efforts.

We need local businesses to sponsor our self-defense seminar/fundraiser that we would like to host in October. We would be happy to put your business name, or logo on the event t-shirts, or hand out promotional items for your business to attendees, various levels of support are available.

We need local yoga instructors to help us plan, organize & host yoga samplers/educational events that can continue throughout the year to raise awareness in the community.

We need parent groups to invite us to host educational events.

We need to know about the upcoming local events where we could host exhibit tables to get the word out about cervical cancer prevention efforts.

We're new at this so we need all the input we can get, from the people right here in our own community, please email NCCC Southern Illinois Chapter Leader, Franciene Sabens at fsabens@nccc-online.org to join our efforts, and remember...

Be a Warrior, know your Risk!

Talk about Teal: The Campaign

The "Talk about Teal" Campaign is a comprehensive outreach effort being developed by the National Cervical Cancer Coalition Southern Illinois Chapter.

According to the American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2012, over 12,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer this year, over 500 of them will be women in Illinois, and more than 4,000 women die from this disease?

The "Talk about Teal" Campaign is being developed to raise awareness about HPV and cervical cancer in Southern Illinois, but hopefully it will reach communities all over the world. The "Talk about Teal" Campaign will be launched in Southern Illinois, January 2013.

One community at a time we will increase awareness about HPV and cervical cancer until the whole world isn't just "thinking pink"...BUT ALSO..."Talking about Teal".

The more we talk about it, the more we prevent it!

What to expect from the "Talk about Teal" Campaign...

Support from the top...solicit a Mayoral proclamation for publication.

Community awareness... "Paint the town Teal” with HPV and Cervical Cancer awareness flyers and information from NCCC and ASHA in local schools, businesses, and on signs all around town.

Get the word out...Educational events throughout the community supported by local health professionals and survivors.

Strength in numbers...Solicit local businesses to “Go Teal” in honor of the cause-allow employees to wear jeans to work each Friday during the month of January if they also wear teal, or something related to the cause (i.e.teal bracelets for sale at nccc-online.org) and donate $5 dollars (or a locally designated donation amount) to the cause.

Financial Support for the cause and NCCC Southern Illinois...Set up donation cans in businesses all over town.

If you would like to support our efforts by becoming a member of NCCC Southern Illinois, sponsoring one of our events, or helping us create awareness in any way, please contact Franciene Sabens, Chapter Leader (fsabens@nccc-online.org).

Donate today to help us raise awareness and save lives, click the "Donate Now" link. Donate Now!

 

NCCC Southern Illinois
"Be a Warrior, know your Risk!"