The TinStar Fundraiser is this Friday!  Click on the brochure icon below to view the full-sized flyer.

Proceeds will go to fund The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation.  All you have to do… is eat.

We are preparing for our National Walk for Oral Cancer that will take place in May.  Details on the Dallas location will be sent out shortly. If you have a heart to help in the fight against oral cancer and would like to be a part of this event, please let me know as we are currently building our volunteer team and could use as many hands as possible.

This will be the inaugural walk, thus, we are open to volunteers that wish to take on various projects.  Money that we raise will go toward:

1. Educational pamphlet to be distributed at schools, hospitals, health fairs and public libraries locally and nationwide.
2. Provide dental care and dental hygiene educational programs for children.
3. Hold free oral cancer screenings locally and nationwide.
4. Sponsor speakers to raise awareness and promote screening.
5. Fund oral cancer research.

Hosting Local Walk Nationally or Internationally

We encourage individuals and organizations that are not from Dallas to host a walk in your hometown.  If you are interested in hosting one in your area, please let us know and we’ll work with you to give you the details you’ll need in order to host your own walk.

TinStar is doing it again!  They are giving the proceeds from the money they make to help The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation! We are so honored by their generosity!  It’s simple… You buy your normal meal for the normal price, and TinStar will donate a portion of the proceeds to The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation.

We’ll also be raffling two $50 gift certifates!

The fundraiser for FOCF is happening at one location for one day and two meal times.  The information is below:

Date: Friday, January 22,2010
Time: Breakfast and Lunch
Location: Bank of America Plaza-Downtown Dallas – 901 Main Street, C-119, Dallas, TX 75202 – (214) 741-5050

We look forward to meeting you as together we fight oral cancer!

TinStar is partnering with FOCF to raise money for oral cancer.  Click here for the posted poster about this oral cancer event.

You, your family and your colleagues are invited to an evening of fundraising at the Frisco TinStar restaurant location on December 8th from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Address:

3301 Preston Road, Ste. 1
Frisco, TX 75034

A percentage of all proceeds from Dine In and Take Out that day will be donated to The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation.

Your meal will help us in our mission to save a life every hour of every day, as we are losing one person to oral cancer every hour of every day.

Your participation is greatly appreciated.

God bless you.

Our Best Regards,
The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation Team

“Together we fight oral cancer. Together we save a life every hour.”  – The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation

In October there was a Walk for Oral Cancer that took place in Lima, Ohio that was put on by the Northwestern Ohio Dental Hygienists’ Association.  Although the weather was cold and rainy, the walk was a success!  During their first annual walk for oral cancer, they had 30 people walk 3.5 miles and raised over $500 for the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation.

We’d like to offer a special thanks to all of the walkers that were a part of the oral cancer walk in Lima, OH.  We look forward to hearing more about it next year at the second annual walk for oral cancer in Lima, OH.

This was produced by our friends at SKATE4SPOHNC and thought we’d share it with you.

20 September 2009
Irving, Texas

It was dark at 6:00 in the morning.  The sun was more than an hour from rising above the tree line by the river.  An owl hooted in the distance.  The stars were brilliant in the brisk morning air and the camp fire was kindled with mesquite charcoal.

No, this is not the opening of some cheap western novel; but it was the beginning of the wonderful story of a daunting challenge and a test of physical endurance.  An individual can make a difference.  An individual with a little help from family and friends can make a very big difference.

In our story, that individual is Rick Agee, a relatively new member of the Mid-Cities SPOHNC chapter in Dallas.  Rick came up with a remarkable idea and dedicated himself to a remarkable feat. Rick created a plan for a SPOHNC fund raiser which included him grinding out 100 kilometers on his inline skates (that’s a little better than sixty miles, folks)!

Would he do it? Could he do it? There were doubters, but there were also believers, enough believers to surround him with support and encouragement at every turn.  As the clock struck 7:00 AM, Rick took off on his well measured course. He would attempt to skate seven laps of nine miles each from Richardson Grove Park on the Campion Trails.  At sixty-three miles, that would better his goal of 100K.

On each lap, skaters, bikers, runners and walkers would join in or drop off as Rick soldiered past the pavilion base camp for the event. The pavilion was buzzing with activity from early morning with volunteers hanging the banners, serving up coffee and muffins, icing down the water bottles, preparing the food to feed the masses and cheering Rick on as he passed by on each lap.

Joining us for the day was Mrs. International 2009, Armaiti Shahidi Fitzgerald.  Arma is also the Founder and President of the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation (www.FightOralCancer.org).  She graciously posed for pictures with eager attendees while assisting her husband, Dr. Lee Fitzgerald, DDS, who generously offered his services for free oral cancer screenings.

Dr. Fitzgerald carefully screened numerous attendees.  Among those screened, he discovered 5 suspicious spots on various individuals and encouraged them to seek further diagnosis from their personal doctors.

In addition to the oral cancer screenings, Cathy Seigel of Dallas Zen Massage was in attendance giving free upper body massages for all comers. She also relieved a lot of post exertion stress for several of the marathon participants. Her services were well and truly appreciated.

The SPOHNC efforts were extremely well supported by the Pegasus Flyers Inline Skate Group. Their skaters rallied in large numbers to support this fund raiser for SPOHNC. Members of this fine organization paced Rick as he skated while offering encouragement and driving him ever onward. They were a great spiritual motivation for Rick and their presence was a big key to his success.

Volunteers from the Mid-Cities SPOHNC chapter worked throughout the event along with numerous other volunteers supplying  food preparation, keeping the water bottles iced down, photography, counting laps, logging in participants and visitors and all the many other duties that are required for a successful event of this nature.

After the coffee and muffins in the morning, lunch consisted of Angus beef burgers cooked over mesquite charcoal, BBQ ribs, chopped BBQ beef, chicken & rice soup, hot dogs, cookies and all the accompaniments. Rick’s brother, Kerry, and his friend Mike were the expert chefs for the day.  There was no charge for any of the food or drinks as much of it was donated.

Well, did Rick accomplish his goal?  You’re darned right he did!  Rick completed his 100K about 7 hours after he started. To say he was tired would be an understatement. Moreover, he made a strong statement through his tenacity, endurance and will to complete the ambitious undertaking he started.

After event revelry was convened at K’s Old Fashion Hamburgers in Dallas.

Many products and services were donated and given away as door prizes or via raffle drawings.  Financial Sponsors  and Prize Donors for the event included ADS Sports Eyewear, Agee Brothers, All American Press, BigTex.com, Bruce Miller Nurseries, Biggerstaff Construction Co., Brunelli Family Dentistry, Canyon Creek Country Club, Club Schmitz, Cooper Aerobics Center, Crawford Supply, Chambers Nursery, Carol’s Cards and Gifts, Dallas Eurocars, Dr. Lee Fitzgerald, The Golf Club at Twin Creeks, Dallas Zen Massage, Design Maintenance Construction, Edwin L. Cox, Fight Oral Cancer Foundation, Floratech Wholesale Nursery, Gardeners in Community Development, Harold Duncan, Ph.D., Jamba Juice, Jim Bellinghausen, Joe’s Pizza & Subs, K’s Old Fashion Hamburgers, K2 Sports, Oakridge Country Club, Plan B, Preston Royal Clinic, Professional Nutrition Therapists, Pegasus Flyers, RockwallSignsAndWraps.Com, Rollerblade, Rosemeade Market & Greenhouse, Southwest Wholesale Nursery, Stone River Landscape, Strong Travel Services, Telos Fitness Center, Tupinamba Mexican Food Supreme, Two Men and A Truck, Tsada Yoga, Traeger Grill, and Wire Hare Designs.  Our sincere thanks are extended to one and all.

The event was covered by local television media and was featured on the evening news in Dallas, Fort Worth and the surrounding metropolitan area. This was good exposure for SPOHNC and hopefully it will lead to increased awareness of our mission and interest in our local chapters.

Financially, the event was a success far beyond Rick’s initial expectations. Donations were received from numerous businesses, individuals and groups.

When asked whether he intended to make this an annual event, Rick suggested we ask that question of him some time later. Knowing Rick as we do, we strongly suspect we’ll see a repeat event next year.

Rick enjoyed the FULL support of his family for this challenge. His mother, brother and sister were in attendance and actively involved.  Various family members were very instrumental from the initial planning through execution of the event.  We all know how important our family support is and Rick certainly enjoyed it in huge helpings on this occasion.

On behalf of the Mid-Cities chapter of SPOHNC, we want to thank all the volunteers, participants, donors and supporters of the SKATE4SPOHNC-2009 event. Not only was it a very successful program, we heightened the awareness of Oral, Head & Neck Cancer in a way that will be memorable for a lot of people for a long time.

Cheap western novel……..I don’t think so.

Larry Menkhoff, Arlington, TX

On October 1, 2009, the Northwestern Ohio Dental Hygienists’ Association is sponsoring and organizing a walk to aid in the fight against oral cancer.

Recently, the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation had the privilege of being contacted by the Association regarding the oral cancer walk. They are donating all proceeds from the walk for cancer to the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation.

For those near Lima, Ohio that wish to participate, the information for the walk is below:

Where: Lima, Ohio at the Ferguson and Metzger Reservoirs
When: October 24, 2009
Time: 9:30am.
Cost: $15 for adults; children are free – All participants will receive a t-shirt for participating in the walk.
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2009 but registrations are accepted after October 1 including the day of the walk (t-shirts will not be provided to late registrations).

In response, the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation will be sending support wrist bands, informational pamphlets, and ribbons for those that are walking. Arma will also be sending some signed Mrs. International items as well.

For more information, to participate in the walk or to donate, please contact:

Diane Triplett
dianetriplett@hotmail.com