Press Releases

The following press and media releases are for immediate release and are labeled with their respective publication dates. Questions regarding the use of campaign media materials should be directed toward the Coalition Media Director and Press Officer.

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Cancer Survivor's Support Group Presents Stipend

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Publication Date: 
July 4, 2009
Faasegi Caldwell Presents Stipend to Valasi Tea, a Leukemia patient.

A cancer stipend award of $500 was presented by Faasegi Caldwell of the Cancer Survivor's Support Group to Valasi Tea of Fagasa. Ms Tea is 14-years-old and she was diagnosed with lymphoma at LBJ. She went to Hawaii and she was diagnosed with leukemia in March 2008. She had chemotherapy and radiation treatment in Hawaii.

Valasi is here to visit her father and family and will return to Hawaii next week for her follow-up check. She is having monthly chemotherapy treatment at Queens hospital in Hawaii.

Funds for these stipends are donations from the business community

Have you heard "Tasi le Ola"?

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Publication Date: 
May 28, 2009
Elderly lady dancing at Tasi Le Ola launch event.

The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition (ASCCC), a non-profit, non-governmental, community-based organization, kicked off the first ever cancer prevention radio drama called “Tasi le Ola” at Utulei Beach Saturday May 23.

Nearly over 200 people turned out to hear the creative and talented finalists in the radio drama theme song contest perform their original songs. The ASCCC received 12 song entries. Each song was judged on how well the lyrics encouraged women to be healthy and expressed the show’s theme “tasi le ola”—you only have one life so be healthy.

Kick-off for new radio drama "Tasi le Ola"

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Publication Date: 
May 22, 2009

The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition (ASCCC) is hosting an outdoor kick-off event — “Tasi le Ola” — for women this Saturday, May 23, at Utulei, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

ASCCC, a non-profit, non-governmental, community-based organization, was funded by the Pacific Center of Excellence for Eliminating Disparities (PCEED) Legacy grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop an innovative 5-episode radio drama focusing on breast cancer prevention and education for women over the age of 40 years old.

The radio drama “Tasi le Ola” (One life) encourages women to make their health their priority by following fictional characters who overcome realistic health challenges.

American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition partners with Hawaiian Airlines to provide assistance to cancer patient.

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March 23, 2009

The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition, a non profit local organization dedicated to the welfare of patients diagnosed with cancer, recently partnered with Hawaiian Airlines to provide travel assistance to a patient recently diagnosed with cancer. An airline ticket was donated by Hawaiian Airlines during the ASCCC’s 2008 Mardi Gras Event. The winner of the Mardi Gras Event, Mr. Brett Butler, gifted the ticket back to provide assistance for any cancer patient that needed travel off island.

American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition Honored with an Exemplary Implementation Award

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December 12, 2008
Jennifer with President George H.W. Bush

     The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition (ASCCC) was presented a Comprehensive Cancer Control Exemplary Implementation Award for a U.S. Territory and Pacific Jurisdiction by C-Change, an organization comprised of the nation’s key cancer leaders from government, business, and nonprofit sectors. Some of these leaders include former President George Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush (Co-chairs), Senator Dianne Feinstein (Vice-Chair, and American Cancer Society’s Chief Executive Officer John Seffrin (Treasurer). The ASCCC was invited to accept the award at the C-Change Annual Meeting and 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 13, 2008, held at the George H.W.