CCA, Joeten launch ‘Scratch, Win, and Fight Cancer’ fundraiser

The Commonwealth Cancer Association, in partnership with Joeten Markets, is launching the first ever “Scratch, Win, and Fight Cancer” fundraiser beginning today, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. The fundraising promotion will run for a 90-day period ending April 12, 2015. Tickets are being sold at $1 each at any of the four Joeten markets. Play to win cash prizes. All proceeds from the sales of these tickets will benefit the Commonwealth Cancer Association.

Joeten is a proud partner of CCA and this is just one of the things we can do to help the non-profit organization achieve its mission.

Joeten’s untiring support to raise funds for the CCA speaks of its outstanding partnership and commitment to the CCA along the way, said CCA president Lauri Ogumoro.

In 2003, the CCA began as an alliance of volunteers and became formally chartered and incorporated in 2008. In 2009, CCA achieved a tax-exempt under 501 (c)(3), status and since then has been providing direct client financial assistance for qualifying assistance such as nutritional supplements and other personal needs, as well as offers certain types of medical equipment e.g. hospital beds, wheelchairs, oxygen concentrator, etc. as prescribed by a locally licensed physicians in the CNMI to those individuals who are receiving treatment for cancer. Also, CCA facilitates monthly cancer survivors support group meetings, and CCA engages in various awareness and outreach activities and has produced various educational publications such as brochures, fliers and DVD’s for our diverse community.

CCA organizes community events such as cervical cancer, oral cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer awareness, to mention a few. The CCA also engages in programs such as early screening and detection, and patient navigation.

With your $1 purchase, you are helping those families, friends and community members who have been touched by cancer. Please join the fight, please join Joeten Enterprises and CCA in raising funds for a much needed assistance to our community.

You can contact CCA at telephone 682-0050, by email at ccamarianas@gmail.com or log on to www.ccamarianas .org website for more information about CCA and its programs. Or you can contact the Joeten at telephone 234-6445 for more information about the “Scratch, Win and Fight Cancer” campaign. (CCA)