Stow, Ohio 2020

 

12th Annual PCA Golf Outing

On September 13, 2020 the 12^th Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Golf Scramble will tee off with a shotgun start at 8 AM at Clinton Heights Golf Course. Registration begins at 730 AM but preregistrations are welcome and recommended since this event fills up every year.

Some history … In 2005 there was an awareness of an acute need for more readily available information regarding prostate cancer. The decision was made to establish The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund within the Tiffin Community Foundation and to raise money for that purpose. In 2009 the fund advisors began raising money in earnest to promote awareness of this disease that effects one in six men and their families.

Since then over $80,000 has been for the cause and $35,000 has been donated to the Mercy Health Foundation to support their efforts to educate the community about prostate cancer. The intent is to grant another $7,500 this year to the Mercy Health Foundation. Please contact Bernie Steinmetz, Annal Programs, Events and Sponsorship Officer at the Mercy Health Foundation (419-455-7049) (Bernie_Steinmetz@mercy.com) to plan an awareness event at your workplace!

• The cost to golf is $200 per team and includes 18 holes with a cart, hot dogs at the turn with lunch to follow. Text Steve at 419-618-3277 to secure your spot!

• If you or your company would like to donate items to be part of our raffle, please contact Laura at 419-689-1665.

• The cost to sponsor a hole is $25 (minimum) and your generous donations are gratefully accepted. Please send to: PCA – Tiffin Community Foundation, ATTN: Mike Reser, 1705 Lakeview Drive, Tiffin, OH 44883. Or you may send via VENMO: @SUE-RESER.

• Come prepared to participate in a 50/50 drawing as well as various raffles.

The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund advisors are sincerely grateful for your generosity through the years and remain passionate about educating local communities about prostate cancer and men’s health in general. The Fund looks forward to more opportunities to continue this effort thanks to and because of all who have participated and/or have donated in the past and who currently continue to do so.

New Philadelphia, Ohio 2020

Thank you New Philadelphia Mayor Joel Day for your continued support for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Month.

 

Newton Falls, Ohio 2020

Thank you Newton Falls, Ohio City Council for your support for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Month.

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Groveport, Ohio 2020

Thank you Mayor Lance Westcamp for your continued support for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education.

 

Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education supporters for 2020

 Sending out emails to Elected Officials in Ohio for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Month in September for their support. So far I have 118 who have said they will support. Some of them have already sent theirs to me. Powell has scheduled a Proclamation reading for September 1st. 

Thank you to all the Elected Officials for your Support!

Received 2020

Ashland County Commissioners

Clark County Commissioners

Erie County Commissioners 

Fayette County Commissioners 

Guernsay County Commissioners 

Lake County Commissioners 

Morrow County Commissioners 

Ottawa County Commissioners

Portage County Commissioners

Ross County Commissioners 

Scioto County Commissioners

Summit County Commissioners

Van Wert County Commissioners

Warren County Commissioners

Adelphi

Archbold

Avon Lake

Bellevue

Bexley

Binghamton, New York

Blanchester

Bowling Green

Brook Park

Brookville

Bucyrus

Campbell

Centerville

Chardon

Chattanooga, Tennessee 

Clayton 

Columbus, Georgia 

Cuyahoga County Council 

Dayton 

Defiance 

Dublin 

Elgin, Illinois

Fairfax

Fairfield

Findlay 

Gahanna 

Granville

Grove City 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 

Huber Heights 

Kingston, New York 

London 

Louisville

Mansfield 

Medina 

Mount Vernon 

Ontario

Pickerington

Piqua

Springboro

Tiffin 

Willoughby Hills 

Wyoming

Yellow Springs 

Zanesville

Mansfield, Ohio 2020

Thank you Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker for your continued support for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Month in September.

 

Grove City, Ohio 2020

Thank you Grove City, Mayor Richard Stage for your continued support for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Month in September. 

 

Signature Petition for ZERO The End Of Prostate Cancer License Plates

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Month. You always see license plates for all sorts of causes, except for one. Prostate cancer. I wanted to change that. In Ohio an estimated 7,030 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed. Education regarding prostate cancer and early detection strategies is critical to saving lives, preserving, and protecting our families. 

We need at least 150 valid names of intent to purchase. I’m asking for 250 or more names just in case. 

Funds from the ZERO The End Of Prostate Cancer license plates would stay in Ohio to provide free patient navigation services to reduce financial toxicity among prostate cancer and free transportation for prostate cancer patients to doctor appointments.

https://www.facebook.com/ZERO-The-End-Of-Prostate-Cancer-License-Plate-Petition-Ohio-111076324022440/

You will find a copy of the Signature form on the Facebook page. Please feel free to share with your family, friends, co-workers, Network.

With the COVID-19 crisis, all major events have been canceled. So it is making it more challenging to get the needed signatures. That is why I’m asking for your help. If you would like to help with signatures or sign for yourself. I would greatly appreciate it. We can not move forward until we have the names. You can email me the names on the form. It can be one or all seven lines filled. Please feel free to share it with others as well! Email the form to Linda@zerocancer.org

The Patch on 37 Smiles of Sunflowers

Today we went to The Patch on 37. It is filled with Sunflowers that you can walkthrough. You get to pick one sunflower per person. And as you can see Petey also tagged along. He was being his normal self and taking pictures on the sunflowers. So many sunflowers to look at.

Petey's favorite sunflower is the Chianti!

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Month

Whereas, this year approximately 191,930 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States alone every year and roughly 33,330 will die this year from the disease; and

Whereas, Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer; and

Whereas, Men who served in the military who have been exposed to chemicals and herbicides are at a higher risk for developing prostate cancer; and

Whereas, 1 in 9 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. African American men are at the highest risk for the disease with the rate of 1 in 6 and 2.2 times more likely to die from the disease; and

Whereas, Education regarding prostate cancer and early detection strategies is critical to saving lives, preserving, and protecting our families. The economic and social hardship it has on the families is huge; Prostate cancer is estimated to cost over $8 billion in direct medical expenditures: and

Whereas, all men are at risk for prostate cancer and we encourage the citizens of (City) to increase the importance of prostate screenings.

Wyoming, Ohio 2020

ZERO Thew End Of Prostate Cancer License Plates Petition

 

My name is Linda Hoetger. ZERO The End Of Prostate Cancer License plates has passed both House and Senate. And waiting on the Governor's signature. We need at least 150 valid names of intent to purchase. I’m asking for 250 or more names just in case. With COVID-19 out there it will make it more challenging to get names. That is why I’m asking for your help. If you would like to help with names or signs for yourself. I would greatly appreciate it. We can not move forward until we have the names. You can email me the names on the form. It can be one or all seven lines filled. Please feel free to share it with others as well! Email me for the form at Linda@zerocancer.org

Funds from the ZERO The End Of Prostate Cancer license plates would stay in Ohio to provide free patient navigation services to reduce financial toxicity among prostate cancer and free transportation for prostate cancer patients to doctor appointments.

https://www.facebook.com/ZERO-The-End-Of-Prostate-Cancer-License-Plate-Petition-111076324022440/

ZeroHour Newsletter

http://support.zerocancer.org/site/MessageViewer?current=true&em_id=9809.0ZERO Hour

Dublin, Ohio 2020

Signature Petition

We are down to the final touches on getting the ZERO The End OF Prostate Cancer license plates finalized. If you live in Ohio and want to help get signatures. Please feel free to print off this form. Also, you can contact me and I will send it via email. The form needs to be returned to me with original signatures.

We need at least 150 signature before the license plates are made. My goal is to have above and beyond 150 intent to purchase signatures. 

This is what the license plates will look like!

 

Signature Petition

Testimony for the ZERO License plates

ZERO The End Of Prostate Cancer plates

I am so excited! It will now go to the Governor for signature and then becomes law 60 days later. At that point, ODOT can start the process of issuing the plates. So I would say about two months until they begin that process.

Lake County Commissioners 2020

Centerville, Ohio 2020

License plates

The ZERO license plate bill is on the floor tomorrow, part of a large omnibus bill containing a bunch of license plate bills. The omnibus bill number is SB 163. it will pass so the ZERO license plate bill will have successfully passed both the House and Senate and will go to the Governor for signature. It will become law 90 days after he signs. The long wait will soon be over!

Morrow County Commissioners 2020

Ottawa County Commissioners 2020

Sittin on the dock

                                                      Sittin on the dock of the bay! 
                                                       Watchin the clouds roll by!

                                               
                 Got that stuck in your head now right..Now it’s time for a PSA for Father’s Day!

National Cancer Survivor Day 2020

On June 19, 2009, my life changed forever. I went from a wife to a wife/caregiver to a prostate cancer patient/survivor! Men, Please get your PSA test soon

Though this year National Cancer Survivors Day will look different, because of Covid-19 and social distancing. You can still celebrate by hosting your own. Share your pictures of why this day is important to you and your loved ones and family.

Follow this link.National Cancer Survivors Day 2020