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Warrior Wednesday:  Our finalists for the 2012 kid’s shirt design

Warrior Wednesday: Our finalists for the 2012 kid’s shirt design

My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Forest Gump When Get Your Rear in Gear looked to young artists to design the 2012 kid’s shirt, we feel like we indulged  in a box of chocolates.  There was tremendous enthusiasm from our young artists and [...]

Get Your Rear in Gear 2011 in review…thank “you!”

Get Your Rear in Gear 2011 in review…thank “you!”

As 2011 draws to a close, we want to thank “you” for making it possible.  Without our participants, event chairs, survivors, warriors, donors and sponsors, the difference being made would have not happened in this past year.  From planning, to race day and grants going back into the community, we educated, increased screening and we [...]

More studies suggest colon cancer rates on the rise for those under 50

More studies suggest colon cancer rates on the rise for those under 50

As we reported here in 2009, colon cancer rates continue to be on the rise for those in the under 50 set, while the rates appear to be falling for those over 50. An article published by WebMD on December 13, 2011 highlights a new study published by the Archives of Internal Medicine. The article [...]