Richard is to be convinced there is a such a link, he will then be involved with those advocates on ways to reduce the risk of cancer in kids from environmental sources.

He has also been active with respect to the efforts of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Pediatric Cancer to pass what is commonly referred to as the Creating Hope Act which is pending in the House of Representatives, with a companion Bill pending in the Senate. *Update- The Bill passed and was signed by President Barack Obama*

Richard has been nominated and will be featured as Today’s Honoree. Today’s Honoree gives people a chance to nominate or be nominated for a daily award by their peers. It doesn’t matter how big or small you are or how much or less money you have each Today’s Honoree has to be nominated by someone other than themselves.

Richard's feature will be available on http://www.todayshonoree.com on Wednesday July 11th, 2012.

Richard has also offered to assist the group of pediatric cancer foundations, currently numbering about 30 or so, that formed what is commonly known as Project Collaborate (for the Childhood Cancer Community) in their effort to establish collaboration among childhood cancer foundations in the areas of research, awareness, advocacy and family assistance.

Richard was particularly instrumental in MCF’s forming the Roar Beyond Barriers initiative to financially, emotionally and psychologically assist low-income families battling pediatric cancer who are located in New York City and in other areas of the country.

During the spring of 2011, Richard attended the opening in Austin, Texas, of the Livestrong Center and heard a speech by Lance Armstrong, founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Mr. Armstrong referenced an oncologist named Dr. Harold Freeman, affiliated with The Ralph Lauren Cancer Center in Harlem, who had stated that of the 600,000 annual deaths from cancer in the United States, 200,000 of them are preventable.

Richard speculated that included among those 200,000 preventable annual deaths were an inordinate number of children from poor families. Dr. Freeman has said, "Poverty should not be a death sentence." Richard agrees and is determined that MCF through its Roar Beyond Barriers initiatives in New York City and in other geographic areas can provide support in the form of satisfying the needs described above for poor families battling pediatric cancer.

Contact for Richard:

Alexandra MacLeod

Director of Public Relations

Indra Public Relations

521 Fifth Avenue – Suite 1700

New York, NY 10175

O: (212) 292-4555

C: (813) 767-2571

allie@indrapr.com

www.indrapr.com

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