The Cause

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.

In 2009, an estimated 98,200 Texans will be diagnosed with cancer and some of those Texans will be residents of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

2005 was the first year for Lakefest. It was a huge success and even won an award for best overall event from the Association of Marina Industries (AMI) based out of Washington, D.C. We were able to reach the public and generate an enormous amount of awareness. 2009 brings us with even more more resources at our hands allowing us to reach a much larger audience.  With your help we really can go "Cruisin’ for a Cure."

Creating a world with more birthdays

To most people, birthdays are just a reminder that they're getting older. But at the American Cancer Society, "Happy Birthday" is a victory song, because a world with less cancer is a world with more birthdays. And that's definitely something to celebrate.

More than 11 million Americans who have survived cancer—and countless others who have avoided it—will celebrate a birthday this year, thanks to the progress we're making together to help people stay well and get well, to find cures, and fight back.

Join the movement for more birthdays—declare the American Cancer Society the official sponsor of your birthday. It doesn't have to be your birthday and you don't have to be a cancer survivor to join. Just imagine how many more birthdays we can save if we create a movement of millions fighting for more candles to light.