Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure Participates in Combined Federal Campaign Event
in Washington, DC
Washington, October 23, 2007 - Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (CFC Code 12237)
was honored to participate in the Combined Federal Campaign Kickoff at the
United States Government Printing Office on Tuesday, October 23rd.
Ken Harvey, a retired All-Pro linebacker with the Washington Redskins and
former President of the Washington Redskins Alumni Association, addressed
Government Printing Office employees as part of this event. Mr. Harvey, who
now owns JAKA Consulting, a marketing/government relations company,
emphasized the importance of giving to charities, and talked about his own
efforts to support the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as
well as other local charitable organizations.
Kendall Mattos of Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure is pictured here with Ken
Harvey and event organizer Beth Ann Telford. Special thanks to Beth Ann for
inviting us to participate in this wonderful event!
About the Combined Federal Campaign
CFC is the annual fundraising drive conducted by Federal employees in their
workplace each year. The CFC is organized into more than 285 independent
geographic campaigns (GPO is part the National Capital Area campaign). Last
year, Federal employees and military personnel contributed $271.6 million
nationwide through the CFC to benefit not-for-profit charities. No other
annual employee-giving program raises as much money for charity. For more
information visit www.opm.gov/cfc/.
About the U.S. Government Printing Office
The U.S. Government Printing Office is the Federal Government's primary
centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing,
authenticating, and preserving published U.S. Government information in all
its forms. GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of
information products and services for all three Branches of the Federal
Government. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov.
About Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure
Upon his diagnosis with brain cancer, Dan Case worked to mobilize change.
Dan, his brother Steve Case and their families, along with leading
scientists and entrepreneurs formed a not-for-profit organization,
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, to fill the desperate need for new and
effective treatments and hasten the discovery of a cure for brain cancer.
The organization works to raise awareness about brain cancer and promotes
advancements in critical scientific research through research grants and
partnerships. For more information, please visit www.abc2.org.
The Unique CFC Code for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure is 12237.
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