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Health & Fitness

Introducing 'Team Gemini'

Remember, Celebrate & Fight Back

Why I Relay

Team Gemini was named for my mother and her twin sister, both of whom at the time were cancer survivors.  Team Gemini today means even more than that now.  It remembers those we have lost: My mother, my friend, and my Godmother.  It celebrates those that fought and still fight:  my aunt, my father and countless other survivors.  It also helps us to Fight Back so future generations know cancer only as a tragic footnote.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is more than just an event to me. It is my personal opportunity to help save lives from cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society.

You can support me by making a donation (online or call me about offline donations, Join Team Gemini!, or start a team at your local Relay for Life (don't know how?  I can help :)  ).  Thank you for 8 years of your support!

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By taking part in Relay, I am helping the American Cancer Society save lives by:

  • Helping people stay well by helping them take steps to prevent cancer or detect it early, when it?s most treatable
  • Helping people get well by being in their corner around the clock to guide them through every step of their cancer experience
  • Finding cures by funding groundbreaking research that helps us understand cancer?s causes, determine how best to prevent it and discover new ways to cure it
  • Fighting back by working with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities worldwide to join the fight

Please support my efforts by making a donation or by joining my Relay For Life team. Together, we have the power to help create a world where cancer can no longer claim another year of anyone's life.

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Lisa Solak, 'Team Gemini' Captain

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