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Area football players taking part in annual Mr. Gridiron contest
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Area football players are taking part in the 22nd annual Mr. Gridiron contest, which benefits the American Cancer Society.
Football players from the local school districts have been chosen to participate and will be looking for the communities' support to "vote" for Mr. Gridiron.
Participating schools include Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg-Osceola, Moshannon Valley, West Branch, DuBois and Glendale.
Look for coin cans in participating businesses to vote for your favorite football star. The contestant with the most "votes" will be honored as the Mr. Gridiron for the 2012 football season.
The school with the most collective votes from their candidates will be honored with a plaque in appreciation of their support of the event.
The Mr. Gridiron contest runs until the end of October, when all votes will be tabulated and winners announced at a banquet in their honor in November.
The American Cancer Society is here to help you take steps every day to stay well. It offers resources, information and support needed to stay motivated to eat right and get active, quit smoking or help a loved one kick the habit, and understand what cancer screenings you need. Nearly half of all cancer deaths could be avoided if people did what is known to work - live healthier lifestyles, quit smoking and get recommended cancer screenings.
Visit www.cancer.org for more information.
The American Cancer Society is the largest non-governmental organization providing funding for cancer research in the United States, spending approximately $130 million each year to work to find cures. It funds external research projects through grants and scholarships as well as conducts its own research into cancer epidemiology, surveillance and health policy. It funds beginning researchers with cutting-edge ideas early in their careers - 46 of whom have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, the highest accolade in scientific achievement.
The American Cancer Society has had a hand in nearly every major cancer breakthrough of the last century, including confirming the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, establishing the link between obesity and multiple cancers, developing drugs to treat leukemia and advanced breast cancer, and showing that mammography is the most effective way to detect breast cancer.
For nearly 100 years, the American Cancer Society has been working to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. And, it can't do it without your help. On its newly updated More Birthdays website, you'll find ways to support the fight and inspire your friends and loved ones.
The movement for more birthdays is about everyday people coming together to make a difference. This year more than 11 million cancer survivors will celebrate another birthday, thanks in part to the progress the American Cancer Society has already made. But, it can't stop there. With every person who joins the movement, it can get closer to the day when cancer never steals another year from someone's life. It all starts by helping people stay well and get well, and by finding cures and fighting back.
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