M Uptown and Dream Girls Presents: Rita Von Trapp, LADIES IN PINK

Come one come all, M Uptown and Dream Girls Present: Rita Von Trapp, Ladies in Pink a benifit for cancer. This is going to be a night full of fun. Lets donate to help find a better more effective solution to finding, treating and preventing cancer. I am doing this event because I have come across a lot of friends, close friends, and family who have suffered, or are suffering from or have beat cancer. I just want to do this to give back to them. These people have been there for me and now it's my turn to help them. I know this may not be going directly to them to help but it's going to help research find better ways to find cancer, treat it, cure it, and prevent it. ALL proceeds/contributions (100%) will be donated to ACS (American Cancer Society) to help with research. This is a little about the American Cancer Society. (COPIED FROM http://m.cancer.org/aboutus/whoweare/index) to much great info it's hard to shorten it. The American Cancer Society (ACS) saves lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has regional and local offices throughout the country that support 11 geographical Divisions. The History of the American Cancer Society. (COPIED FROM http://m.cancer.org/aboutus/whoweare/our-history) The American Cancer Society was founded in 1913 by 10 doctors and 5 laypeople in New York City. It was called the American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC). At that time, a cancer diagnosis meant near certain death. Rarely mentioned in public, this disease was steeped in fear and denial. Doctors sometimes did not tell their patients they had cancer, and patients often did not tell their friends and families that they had been diagnosed with it. In 1935, there were 15,000 people active in cancer control throughout the United States. At the close of 1938, there was about 10 times that number. More than anything else, it was the Women’s Field Army that moved the American Cancer Society to the forefront of voluntary health organizations. In 1945, the ASCC was reorganized as the American Cancer Society. It was the beginning of a new era for the organization. World War II was over – the single greatest threat to modern democracy had been defeated – and the nation could at last focus its attention on the public health enemy at home. Many believed it was time for another bold move. In 1946, philanthropist Mary Lasker and her colleagues met this challenge, helping to raise more than $4 million for the Society – $1 million of which was used to establish and fund the Society’s groundbreaking research program. With the aid and assistance of dedicated volunteers like Lasker and Elmer Bobst, our research program began to bear fruit. In 1947, we also began our famous cancer signals campaign, a public education effort about the signs and symptoms. Society-funded researchers have contributed to nearly every major cancer research breakthrough we’ve seen in the almost 70 years since the Society’s research program began. They’ve helped establish the link between cancer and smoking; demonstrated the effectiveness of the Pap test; developed cancer-fighting drugs and biological response modifiers such as interferon; dramatically increased the cure rate for childhood leukemia; proven the safety and effectiveness of mammography; and so much more. Since 1946, the American Cancer Society has invested more than $4 billion in research, recognizing and providing the funding 47 researchers needed to get started and go on to win the Nobel Prize. In the 60s, the Society was instrumental in the development of the Surgeon General’s report on the link between smoking and cancer when early Society-sponsored studies confirmed the connection. This upheaval in the perception of smoking laid the groundwork for tobacco control progress – and for the corresponding lives saved – that continues today. Thanks in part to the Society’s work, there are nearly 14.5 million people alive in the United States alone who have survived cancer. In fact, more than 500 lives are being saved each day that would have otherwise been lost to cancer. And we won’t rest until we finish the fight against cancer. (COPIED FROM http://m.cancer.org/aboutus/whoweare/our-history) Now let's get on with whose performing. Rita Von Trapp (Host) Felony Misdemeanor (Co-host) Lacey Vanderpump Cherry Poppins Jessica L'Whor Vivian Le Cher Mia Staxx Special guests Victoria Sexton Angel Fairfax We are also going to have sexy go go's and a kissing booth, and raffle type goodies!! $5 Door ALL PROCEEDS/CONTRIBUTIONS (100%) WILL BE GOING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Again I am super excited for this, just to be a part of something bigger gives me joy. Much Love. Rita Von Trapp.