The Cause

All net proceeds from Train in the Distance will go to the American Cancer Society.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with more than two million volunteers nationwide, 13 chartered divisions throughout the country and more than 3,400 local offices, the American Cancer Society is one of the oldest and largest voluntary health agencies in the United States.

As the nation's largest private, not-for-profit source of funds for scientists studying cancer, the American Cancer Society (ACS) focuses its funding on investigator-initiated, peer-reviewed proposals. This process ensures that scientists propose projects that they believe are ready to be tackled with the available knowledge and techniques, rather than working on projects designed by administrators who are far removed from the front lines of research. This intellectual freedom encourages discovery in areas that scientists believe are most likely to solve the problems of cancer.

For more information on the ACS, its people, its causes, and its works, please visit www.cancer.org.