Greetings! Life at LIVESTRONG headquarters has been busy throughout the month of May. Below are a few highlights.

• LIVESTRONG Day was on May 19 and by all accounts was a great success! You can view the pictures here.
• Leading up to LIVESTRONG Day, we did a flash wristband promotion through social and email. We were bowled over by the response which was exponentially larger than last year. In 2016 we received 3,200 orders for a total of 28,000 wristbands. In 2017 we received 12,200 orders for a total of 74,600 wristbands.
• Simultaneous to LIVESTRONG Day, we launched the 20th Anniversary Tribute Campaign. The campaign will last all year and is a meaningful way to honor those in your life who have received a cancer diagnosis along the way.
• We served 426 new Navigation clients in April, including 148 fertility clients. In total, we helped them save over $950,000.
• Registration for the OVAC lobby day closed, and LIVESTRONG has 41 volunteers participating! Several new and returning Leaders are included in this group headed to OVAC in a couple of weeks.

If you have questions or need additional information, please let me know.

LIVESTRONG,

Kendall Bergman, MA
Managing Director, Mission Operations

The LIVESTRONG Guidebook

We are pleased to offer a digital version of the LIVESTRONG Guidebook here. Feel free to share with your networks. NOTE: Keep in mind that we are currently unable to create a digital version of the Journal that typically accompanies the hard copy version of the Guidebook. As you share the link (https://www.livestrong.org/theguidebook) to the digital version of the Guidebook be sure to let your contacts know that the Journal is not available, but the Guidebook allows for online annotation, bookmarking, etc.

Fertility and Cancer—5 Things to know

Some cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation can cause infertility. The risk of infertility is an important topic to discuss after being diagnosed with cancer and yet many doctors do not bring the subject up with their patients…

Mission Overview Documents

LIVESTRONG has developed programmatic one-pagers that highlight the great program work we do. They help provide high-level overviews and statistics for LIVESTRONG Navigation/Fertility, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, LIVESTRONG at School, and the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes. Feel free to download and print for health fairs, workplace events, etc. or share the pdf’s via email if you prefer.

When we share our own life experiences, it can have a last impacting on those around us. We encourage you to share your cancer story below—whether it’s about your diagnosis, your treatment, your recovery or someone you know affected by cancer. Your story is important.