RandyW Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 FIRST-EVER LIVESTRONG® PRESIDENTIAL CANCER FORUM WILL REVEAL OPINIONS ON CANCER POLICY Lance Armstrong Foundation to unite candidates for discussions in Iowa; Armstrong to facilitate Austin, Tex. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (July 16, 2007) - The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) announced today that it will host the LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum, a two-day event featuring 2008 presidential hopefuls from the Democratic and Republican parties in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, next month. The forum provides candidates with an opportunity to detail their respective policy plans for fighting cancer, a disease that kills 560,000 Americans a year. Moderated by Lance Armstrong, the LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum will serve as the first-ever forum that enables candidates to go on record and detail how their administration would work to fight the disease. "Cancer is non-partisan. It's the number one killer of Americans under 85," said Armstrong, founder and chairman of the LAF. "It's time for all presidential candidates to let us know where they stand on the issue." The Democratic candidates' forum will be held on Monday, August 27; Republican candidates will convene the following day, August 28. Both discussions will take place at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 10 A.M. until noon CDT. Tickets for the forum are available, at no cost, at www.livestrong.org/forum. The LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum stems from a commitment by Armstrong and the foundation that bears his name to build and mobilize a LIVESTRONG Army that unites citizens, government officials and cancer organizations across the country to make cancer a national priority. "The dream is that we get rid of this disease forever," Armstrong said. "The '08 elections and the LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum give all Americans an opportunity to ask the candidates 'What's your plan? And where does cancer fit into your policies?'" Details for the event are as follows: LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum Hosted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation Democratic Candidate Forum, Monday, August 27, 2007 Republican Candidate Forum, Tuesday, August 28, 2007 U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnmynatt Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Randy, Thanks for posting about this. Maybe something good will come from this meeting. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyW Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 If anyone is thinking they may want to attend I believe you can go to the Livestron website to register for tickets. BE Nice security will be tight though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamataca Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I think this is so amazing. I feel an ancillary pride, somehow. I wish I could be there...I really want to hear those answers as well. Go Lance! Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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