Kingston, New York 2018

Ray Hoetgers Hometown

Thank you Mayor Steve Noble for your continued support with Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education.

Cleveland, Tennessee 2018

I was Excited to see a big brown envelpe in the Proclamation box. I seen Cleveland and thought Ohio. But this is even more excitingly, I emailed the Mayor of Cleveland, Tennessee asking for his support and he said Yes! Thank you Mayor Tom Rowland for your support with Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education.

The importance of Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education!

Working with ZERO has given me so many more opportunities to help raise awareness and to be part of ending prostate cancer. Each year Ray and I speak to our elected officials at the Annual ZERO Prostate Cancer Summit in Washington, D.C., and work locally in Ohio to secure proclamations from each local government Each September, the nation recognizes declaring September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Currently Representative Brown and Representative Scott Lipps along with 5 Co-Sponsors are assisting us with House Bill 570 passed. This Bill is for Prostate Cancer Awareness license plates. As of June 20, 2018 I am pleased to advise that the ZERO license plate bill, HB 570, was unanimously passed out of committee this morning!  10 Yeas and 0 Nays from Transportation Committee Members, we are over our first hurdle!

1 in 9  men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. Someone in your family or you may know someone impacted by prostate cancer.  Your support is needed as education and awareness for prostate cancer is limited across the nation. Prostate cancer awareness month is in September, although I am starting early contacting everyone. In hopes that you to can encourage your surrounding communities to join us in raising awareness and education so men can make an informed decision if treatment is needed in their lifetime. Your support means the world to those battling this horrible disease and gets men talking and veterans sharing their story as well. While men are sharing their story, other men and families know they are not alone in this fight and in turn encourage others to share also.

2018 Letters of Support, Proclamations, Resolutions and Commitments

Elected Official friends,

As you may know for the past 5 years I have been asking for your support with Prostate Cancer Awareness. I send out emails daily from my database of close to 9,000 Elected Officials and staff  to those I have contact information for. I still have lots of blank spots but the work continues.  I am reaching out to you in hopes that you will consider my request. I share my story with you and many have shared yours with me. I am so greatful for your suport and blessed to hear your stories as well. Hearing that some are Survivors over 15 years or more makes my mission well worth it. We have been on this journey for 9 years, and my husband is still in Remission.

Many have sent copies of the Proclamations and  Resolutions. These are displayed during events for prostate cancer at events throughout Ohio. Which also lets the families know that they are not alone in your communities and you also know the importance of education and awareness. This year 154 Cities, Villages and Townships have said yes!

Contact me with your support,
Pcamproclamations@gmail.com

Thank you for your support
**Governor John Kasich
*Congressman Steve Stivers
*Representative Theresa Fedor
*Senator John Eklund
*State Senator Peggy Lehner
*State Senator Steve Schiavoni
*State Senator Tim Schaffer
*The Ohio Senate 132nd General Assembly
Adelphi
Athens
Avon Lake
Bazetta Township (Trumbull)
Bexley
Bluffton*
Boardman Township Trustees
Boston Heights Council
Bowling Green
Broadview Heights
Brooklyn*
Brunswick
Bucyrus
Cadiz
Canal Winchester
Canfield
Centerville
Chillicothe Council
Cincinnati
Clark County Commissioners*
Clayton
Cleveland
Cleveland, Tennessee
Cliton County Commissioners
Columbus, Georgia
Commerical Point
Commerical Point
Concord Township Trustees
Cortland
Coshocton
Cuyahoga County Commissioners*
Cuyahoga Falls
Darke County Commissioners*
Dayton
Defiance
Delphos
Dublin
Eaton
Englewood
Enon
Euclid*
Fairborn
Fairfield
Fairfield County Commissioners*
Franklin County Commissioners
Fremont*
Gahanna
Grandview Heights*
Granville
Greene County Commissioners
Greenville*
Grove City
Hamilton County Commissioners
Harrison
Harrison County Commissioners*
Hilliard
Huber Heights
Independence
Jamestown
Kent
Kingston, New York
Lakemore
Lakeview
Lakewood
Lancaster
Lebannon
Liberty Township, Butler County
London
Lorain
Lorain City Council
Lordstown
Loveland
Macedonia
Mahoning County Commissioners
Mansfield
Maple Heights
Marion
Maumee
Mayfield Village
Medina
Medina County Commissioners*
Meigs County Commissioners
Mentor-On-The-Lake
Miamisburg
Montgomery
Mt. Vernon
Munroe Falls
Muskingham County Commissioners*
Narvarre
New Bern, North Carolina
New Philadelphia
Newark
North Olmsted
North Perry
North Ridgeville
North Royalton
Norwich Township Trustees
Ontario
Orrville
Oxford
Parma
Parma Heights
Perry County Commissioners
Pickerington
Piqua
Portage County Commissioners*
Powell
Ravenna
Reynoldsburg
Richfield
Richland County Commissioners
Richwood
Riverside
Ross County Commissioners
Rossford
Sabina
Sandusky County Commissioners
Senaca County Commissioners
Springfield*
St. Bernard
St. Marys
Strongsville
Sugarcreek Township Trustees*
Swanton
Sylvania
Tiffin
Tucarawas County Commissioners*
Union
Upper Arlington
Urbana
Van Wert
Warren County Commissioners
Waterville
West Carrollton*
West Jefferson
Westerville
Whitehall
Whitehouse
Willoughby Hills
Woodmere
Woodville
Xenia
Yellow Springs
Yorkville
Youngstown
Zanesville

Commerical Point, Ohio 2018

Waterville, Ohio 2018

Ravenna, Ohio 2018

The White House

I have requested the Presidential Proclamation for National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month from the White House for the past couple of years.

In 2014 and 2015 I received it. In 2015 there was a letter from President Barrack Obama with his support. Also a signed card. I will never know if it was him personally or auto penned. Either was a Proclamation that is now framed!

I have requested from President Trump's office that same Presidential Proclamation since he took office in 2016. Sadly every September I have been let down. I have even offered to go to Washington, DC to pick it up. It is so important to the Prostate Cancer Survivors and families to know that they have the support for Education and Awareness. So that one day there will be a cure for prostate cancer and our loved ones will not have to hear those dreaded words. You have prostate cancer. 

164,690 men in 2018 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and roughly 29,430 men will die from the disease. I am the wife of a Survivor, Mother of 4 sons and Grandmother of 2 toddler grandsons. One is Bi-racial with prostate cancer on both sides. 

When my husband was diagnosed June 1o, 2009 with an aggressive form of prostate cancer I was clueless to what this disease was. You hardly hear anyone talk about it like the other cancers. There were many questions asked by the Doctor. One of which. Is there a family history of prostate cancer? No. So then we were trying to nail down why we are hearing this horrible news. 

There is one possible explanation. Ray was in the Military. His first four years as a firefighter, then he crossed trained into Weather. While doing research I learned that some of the Installations he was assigned to were contaminated from Agent Orange in the United States. Sadly he was denied Agent Orange compensation as he was never stationed in Vietnam. 

Ray is in Remission and I am greatful. His cancer spread outside the prostate into the lymphnodes. So I can never say cured as we know this disease can rear its ugly head at anytime. We live one day at a time!

Whitehouse, Ohio 2018

Bowling Green, Ohio 2018

Lakeview, Ohio 2018

Every year I ask elected officials to support Prostate Cancer Awareness Month with a Proclamation or Resolution. This year Senators and Congressman Steve Stivers has supported with Citations and Commendations. Currently Ohio has 142 Proclamations, Resolutions, Senatorital Commendation, Citations and Commitments from Ohio, New York, North Carolina and Georgia. Thank you!

August and September is busy for Ray and I traveling all over Ohio for Proclamation readings and presentations. This year we have team members who are also attending readings. And I am greatful to have them on the #Proclamationteam!

#ProstateCancerAwareness
#PCAMproclamations
#PCAMnationwide

If you would like to join our team or support with a Proclamation or Resolution contact me. I have the text that is used.

Pcamproclamations@gmail.com

Proclamation Team - Linda & Ray
Date Tuesday, August 07, 2018
Time
Where City of Powell
Address 47 Hall Street
City/ Zip Powell, 
Contact person Karen Mitchell
Phone number
Email address kmitchell@cityofpowell.us

Proclamation Team - Ken 
Date Thursday, August 16, 2018
Time 07:00 PM
Where Riverside Adminisration Building
Address 5200 Springfield Street
City/ Zip Riverside,  45431
Contact person Brenna Arnold
Phone number 937-233-6208
Email address Barnold@riversideoh.gov

Proclamation Team - Stephanie
Date Monday, August 20, 2018
Time 07:00:00 PM
Where City of Euclid
Address 585 East 222nd Street
City/ Zip Euclaid, 44123
Contact person Barbara Allen
Phone number 216-289-8123
Email address ballen@cityofeuclid.com

Proclamation Team - Linda & Ray
Date Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Time 06:00 PM
Where Norwich Township
Address 4164 Avery Road
City/ Zip Hilliard,  43026
Contact person Pam Brannon
Phone number 614-876-7694
Email address pam_brannon@norwichtownship.com

Proclamation Team -
Date Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Time 09:30 AM
Where Medina County Commissioners
Address 144 N. Broadway Street
City/ Zip Medina, 44256
Contact person Peggy Folk
Phone number 330-723-3641
Email address pfolk@medinaco.org

Proclamation Team - Linda & Ray
Date Thursday, August 30, 2018
Time 11:00 AM
Where Muskingham County Commissioners
Address 401Main Street  - Groundfloor
City/ Zip Zanesville, 43701
Contact person Susan Reese
Phone number 740-455-7100
Email address sareese@muskinghamcounty.org

Proclamation Team - Stephanie
Date and Time Monday, September 10, 2018
Time 07:30:00 PM
Where City of Brunswick
Address 4095 Center Road
City/ Zip Brunswick,  44212
Contact person Fijabi Gallam
Phone number 330-273-8012
Email address fgallam@brunswick.oh.us

Proclamation Team - Linda & Ray             
Date Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Time 11:00 AM
Where Hamilton County Commissioners
Address 138 East Court Street, Room 603
City/ Zip Cincinnati,  45202
Contact person Mollie Finnegan
Phone number 513-946-4409
Email address mollie.finnegan@hamilton-co.org

Proclamation Team - Ken 
Date Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Time 07:00:00 PM
Where City of Lebanon
Address 50 South Broadway – Second Floor
City/ Zip Lebanon, 45036
Contact person Karen Graves
Phone number 513-228-3110
Email address kgraves@lebanonohio.gov

**Proclamation Team -
Date Pending
Time
Where Megis County Commissioners
Address 100 East Second Street
City/ Zip Pomroy,  45769
Contact person Randy Smith
Phone number 740-992-2895
Email address rsmith@meigscountycommissioners.com



 

Lordstown, Ohio 2018

Rossford, Ohio 2018

North Olmsted, Ohio 2018

Field and Stream Petey

 This scene was one of my favorites!
The other day we learned a dad will be going through radiation soon. The daughter will be visiting him soon, so I gave her this scene to give to her dad.
I had no clue her dad loves fishing and camping. 💙😁💙

Car Show Petey

A Survivor out in Cheyenne, Wymoing asjked me to do a Petey scene for him. He provided the car as he owns one that is in the scene. It only takes a few days usually to create the scenes. Some have taken longer from creators block. 

Willoughby Hills, Ohio 2018

Resolution No. 2018-10 as unanimously passed on July 12, 2018  by the Council of the City of Willoughby Hills.

Marion, Ohio 2018

Lorain, Ohio 2018

 

Lorain City Council 2018

Senator Joe Schiavoni

Columbus, Georgia

Eaton, Ohio 2018

Congressman Steve Stivers 2018

North Royalton, Ohio 2018

North Royalton Mayor Robert Stefanik hand delivered his Proclamation to our house today.