The state of Georgia provides its drivers the first, and only, specialty license plate in the country specifically dedicated to lung cancer
awareness. Drivers in Georgia can alert fellow motorists that lung cancer
matters!
The plates are available exclusively through The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Fund. Georgia drivers can learn more and begin the
process of getting theirs at LungCancerLicensePlate.org.
The license plate is sponsored by The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Fund, a non-profit based in Atlanta that raises
awareness and research funds for the number
one cancer killer in the world.
"My mother, Joan Gaeta, died of lung cancer after a
three-and-a-half year battle," says Tina Pink, a VP of Fundraising for the
Gaeta Fund. "She was most passionate about raising awareness and fighting
the stigma of the disease. This plate is a big step in that direction. I know
she would be very proud!"
Mrs. Pink's sister, Theresa Andretta, VP of Operations,
concurs. "Lung cancer kills more people than the next five cancers
combined! Yet, it receives the least amount of funding. We have no choice but
to raise awareness and to fight the stigma. These plates are a great way to do
that."
The $25 plate manufacturing fee, payable to The Joan GaetaLung Cancer Fund, helps them support ground-breaking research through the AddarioLung Cancer Medical Institute.
ABOUT THE JOAN GAETA LUNG CANCER FUND
The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Fund was created in the fall of
2007 as The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation by her husband and children to
raise awareness of the disease, to educate the public, and to be an advocate
for research. They also strive to eliminate the stigma of lung cancer and to
support survivors and their loved ones in their local community. In July of 2010, they re-launched as The Joan Gaeta Lung
Cancer Fund benefiting the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute. Their
ultimate goal remains the same: “to eradicate lung cancer.” By partnering with
one significant research initiative, they can make a much greater impact in
wiping out lung cancer. http://www.forjoan.org
ABOUT THE ADDARIO LUNG CANCER MEDICAL INSTITUTE (ALCMI)
ALCMI was established in 2008 as a 501(c) (3) non-profit
organization with the ultimate goal of significantly impacting survival by
directly catalyzing and accelerating discovery of new and more effective
treatment options for all lung cancer patients. Presently, ALCMI has 13
academic and community medical centers in the United States and Europe closely
collaborating on cutting edge research initiatives. http://www.alcmi.net
ABOUT LUNG CANCER
-Even if you have never smoked, you can get lung cancer.
-60% of new cases are now diagnosed in non-smokers and
former smokers.
-Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer of both men and women.
-Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with the disease.
-It kills more people each year than breast cancer, prostate
cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, melanoma, and kidney cancer combined.
-It surpassed breast cancer of the #1 killer of women in
1987.
-The five year survival rate for lung cancer is still only
15% - the same as it was nearly 40 years ago.
-Learn more at http://www.NobodyDeservesIt.com
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