STAND UP TO CANCER
In  two days, over 50 of the most renowned personalities in TV, film, sports and music will come together to make history. In an unprecedented television event, NBC, ABC, and CBS will simultaneously devote 1 hour of commercial-free prime time to raise funds for the fight against cancer.

A spectacular line up of talent including Jennifer Aniston, James Taylor, Scarlett Johansson, Meryl Streep, David Cook, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Jack Black, Kirsten Dunst, Charles Barkley, America Ferrera, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, Forrest Whitaker, Jimmy Fallon, Keanu Reeves * will make personal appearances on the show. These celebrities and more will educate you, move you and entertain you. They will also be on hand to answer your calls in the celebrity phone bank.

ONE NIGHT ONE STAGE
The premiere TV performance of “Just Stand Up” – the star studded charitable single in support of Stand Up To Cancer will be performed by legendary recording artists Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood.

Don’t miss out!

Tune in September 5th at 8pm on ABC, NBC and CBS!

* More extraordinary talent who will be making appearances on September 5th include:

Abigail Breslin Angie Harmon Brad Garrett Brian Williams Casey Affleck Charlie Gibson Charlize Theron Christina Ricci Dana Delany Danica Patrick David Spade Diane Keaton Don Newcomb

Elizabeth Berkley Elizabeth Edwards Ellen Degeneres Fran Drescher Goran Visnjic Jennifer Garner Jessica Alba Jimmy Smits Jon Favreau Josh Brolin Josh Peck Joshua Bell Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Kate Bosworth Katie Couric Mandy Moore Marg Helgenberger Marissa Winokur Masi Oka Mekhi Phifer Cast of: 30 Rock CSI Miami Lost

This promises to be a great show please visit. http://su2c.standup2cancer.org/ for more information.

Walk for ‘heroes’ fighting leukemia

By Loni Nannini

Special to the Arizona Daily Star

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.26.2007

There is life after leukemia, and Renee Rubio and the Friends of Heroes are taking steps to ensure it by raising funds through the Light the Night Walk for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Rubio is the captain of the Tucson contingent of Friends of Heroes, the largest national Friends and Family Light the Night team in the history of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Last year, the local team raised more than $19,000 to fund pediatric blood cancer research and patient services; the national team had raised almost $850,000 as of January. Rubio said the endeavor is a labor of love for many of those involved.

“We consider the kids that are going through this heroes. It’s amazing how resilient they are,” said Rubio, who has experienced the reality of leukemia firsthand with her grandson, Gavin Kelley. Gavin, 5, is a survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is undergoing chemotherapy in Jacksonville, Fla.

Read more at:
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/197670.php

Article quoted from http://www.azstarnet.com

We recently opened a Gather.com social networking group to get acquainted, meet new people, and raise awareness for Friends of Allie and Light The Night. Within two days, our Gather.com page was listed on the front page of the Google search engine (when searching for “Friends of Allie”)!

What is Gather?
Gather is a diverse online community comprised entirely of user-driven content. Our highly engaged members connect 24/7 around shared passions and express themselves through articles, images, and conversation. And membership is FREE!

Having creating our Gather.com “home”, it is ready for an Open House! The FriendsofAllie.Gather.com group is open to anyone. We would love to have you join us!

Additional thanks to bzzagent.com for the introduction to Gather and for the quoted description above.