Summit Cancer Solutions Special Events

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Participants featured in Portraits of Courageous Beauty

Several of our participants were featured in a book produced by Working with

Artists entitled "Portraits of Courageous Beauty: Survivors Speak". You can purchase

the book at www.blurb.com.

Events

2011 Hiking Club dates

Sandy Dickman, our exercise physiologist at our Carmody, Peak, and Goodson centers

is leading a series of hikes for Summit Cancer/CancerFit exercise program participants

again this year. Bring along family members, friends, and leashed pets -- the more

the merrier.

Dates include:

Saturday, May 28th

Saturday, June 11

Saturday, July 9

Saturday, August 6

Contact Sandy at 303-409-2207 for locations and times!

LIVE BY LIVING Hiking Dates

Our nonprofit friends at Live by Living (www.livebyliving.org) are also hosting hikes

in and around Denver and Boulder this summer. Please contact their website for

more details.

2011 STEP UP FOR CANCER

We are participating in Step Up For Cancer again this year! This year's event will take

place August 7th at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Last year our steppers raised over

$3000 in funds for our scholarship program for low income cancer survivors. Please

join us this year: www.stepupforcancer/non-profit.html and then choose CPRA

Cancer Fitness Institute as your charity! Our goal for this year's event is to raise

$5000 in scholarship funds to support low income cancer survivors.

Summit Cancer 1k & 5k Walk/Run at City Park

A sincere thank you to all of you who participated in our 1k/5k on Nov. 6th!! We

raised over $6000 for low income Colorado cancer survivors to participate in the

Summit/CancerFit exercise program.

Check out our FACEBOOK page to see photos of race day.

Summit/CancerFit on the RADIO

Therese Thompson, Executive Director, and Janet Johnson, a Member and longtime

program participant, were interviewed by Colorado Today regarding the Summit/CancerFit program and Nov. 6th 5k. These radio interviews were broadcasted on several radio stations, including KOSI 101, 99.5 The Mountain, Alice 105.9, and 1430 AM Timeless Music. You can listen by clicking on the following:

INTERVIEW #1

INTERVIEW #2

Summit/CancerFit on TV

Therese Thompson, Executive Director, was interviewed by 7 NEWS. Therese was able to talk about our 5K in November and the exercise program. Click below to watch the clip if you missed it.

TV INTERVIEW

Summit/CancerFit in the News

Click on the following links to read about Summit in the news. These stories are bound to inspire you!

Exercise Provides Health and Hope for a Cancer Survivor, page 4

A Walking Miracle and Her Safety Net

Exercise Designed for Hispanic Cancer Survivors

Study Promotes Weightlifting for Cancer Survivors

Tough Times Won't Keep Summit Cancer Solutions Down

Training Others to Help Cancer Survivors

Triathlon Athlete Overcoming Cancer

Leaving a Legacy Among Colorado Cancer Survivors

Recreation Centers Reaching Out to Cancer Survivors