Making a Difference with Prostate Cancer Canada!
Last week, the Masonic Foundation of Ontario presented Prostate Cancer Canada with a cheque for $20,250 – this on top of their incredible financial support in 2009. A special thank you to the Masonic Foundation of Ontario for supporting the Prostate Cancer Canada mission and vision and for enabling us to increase awareness of this disease, a disease which will affect 1 in 6 Canadian men in their lifetime.
In 2009, The Masonic Foundation donated $120,000 to Prostate Cancer Canada for the development and distribution of a Public Education Program for Prostate Cancer. This Program will provide clear and concise information about prostate cancer to audiences throughout Ontario including a comprehensive overview of the disease including: prevention and risk factors; early detection and PSA screening; treatment options and their side effects; and life following treatment.
The format will not only standardize a wealth of information and make it dynamic and engaging to all audiences, but it will also be packaged so that non-experts can deliver the presentation themselves and answer basic questions at the conclusion. Program elements will be reviewed for accuracy and edited by members of Prostate Cancer Canada's Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee. This committee is comprised of some of the leading surgical, medical and radiation oncologists in Canada.
The support of the Masonic Foundation of Ontario will not only help in the creation of this package, but also in its promotion to the public and dissemination to corporate and community groups across the province.
For more information, please visit www.prostatecancer.ca
In the photo, from left to right, are: Rocco Fazzolari, Chief Financial Officer, Prostate Cancer Canada Steve Jones, President & CEO, Prostate Cancer Canada Robert Ough, Right Worshipful Brother, OMC Helene Vassos, Executive Vice President, National Development, Prostate Cancer Canada Rebecca von Goetz, Executive Vice-President, Marketing & Communications, Prostate Cancer Canada Ron Tait, Worshipful Brother, OMC Craig Robinson, Very Worshipful Brother, OMC.
