Making Strides

By CURT CLARK

Published: Nov 06, 2009 12:00 AM

Making Strides

To the Editor:

On behalf of the American Cancer Society, I would like to thank Connecticut residents for their generosity and support of the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks in Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, and Westport. An estimated 10,500 walkers and hundreds of volunteers participated, and we raised more than $900,000 to fight for every birthday threatened by breast cancer in every community.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a chance to celebrate survivorship. I want to applaud the many survivors who led the way. These women (and men) are heroes. They are the reason we continue the fight, and they remind us all of a very important message â together with the American Cancer Society, we are fighting breast cancer and saving lives.

Again, thank you for supporting your American Cancer Society in our efforts to create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays. Funds raised by events like Making Strides Against Breast Cancer are critical in meeting the needs of breast cancer in the community. If you have outstanding donations or would like to make a contribution, itâs not too late. Contact the American Cancer Society at 203-379-4830 or make a gift online at cancer.org/stridesonline. You can also contact us anytime, day or night for cancer-related information, support and resources at 800-227-2345, or visit cancer.org.

Sincerely,

Howard J. Goodrow

Senior Operations VP,

Development ACS,

New England Division

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Budget should be cut by 20%, spending $2.65 million dollars per every week forever is absolutely unsustainable ! Do everything possible to Vote No on another nonsensical attempt to increase the cost of living ! Taxpayers are honestly just renting their houses from the town, it costs me $40 every night to sleep in my own bed ! Soon it will be cheaper living in a hotel than owning a property in Newtown !

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I went and complaint to Rosenthall's father that the budget was too high at $80M several years ago, now we are at almost $140M . $2.65 million per week that is ! Fairfield hills should have long been developed by investors money and bring revenue to the town. WE ARE DRIVING OURSELVES OUT OF NEWTOWN by doing this and constantly raising the cost of living. It makes zero sense, any extra budget money gets burned on stupid stuff just so they can ask for more next year. Put an END TO THIS STUPIDITY and CUT THE BUDGET 20%. Everyone will be just fine ! Kids won't get any smarter anyway. That's an honest reality !

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Any common sensical person can do this job at under 100k salary. Way overhyped and overpaid at over $200k annual salary. We as voters have to put an end to this. Not to mention an assistant comes along with this job paid at 190k! What is wrong with you voters?

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