CCA's signature programs have helped tens of thousands of patients and their caregivers as they struggle with this disease. These programs require funding and we would love your help! Consider doing a fundraiser where you can raise awareness about colorectal cancer screening and support colorectal cancer programming efforts.

If you have a great idea for a fundraiser, we'd love to hear about it! Please download and complete a Fundraiser Event Form to get started.

CCA Fundraiser Profiles

	Monika Serrano -- Making Every Mile Count Inspired by her mother's career as a gastroenterologist and her battle against cancer, Monica Serrano raised almost $3,000 last fall for the Colon Cancer Alliance. Supporters gave money for each of the 100 miles she ran. Serrano's mother, Maria Cristina, lost her battle to leukemia 5 years ago after working as a gastroenterologist for 30 years. "I wanted to do something not only for her, but for others because she was contributing to [gastrointestinal health] her whole life," said Serrano.  Read more
	Santa Claus + Colorectal Cancer = Todd Setter What do Santa Claus and colorectal cancer have in common? Todd Setter. For the past five years, Setter has been raising eyebrows and money with his Santa Cause fundraiser. The event premiered in December 2004, six years after Setter's father, Ron, passed away from colon cancer. Since then, the Santa Cause Pub Crawl has raised over $30,000 to help CCA with education and resources and more importantly, it has helped spread awareness about the prevalence of the disease and the importance of early screening and detection. Read more
	From End to End: Antarctica Expedition 2008 Tom Davenport, a colon cancer survivor, reached the South Pole on January 1st. He is now skiing back to Chile. Send him a note of encouragement!
	Jeremy Kaish's Bar Mitzvah Project Jeremy made 40 key chains in honor of his grandfather, Harry Silber. He died when Jeremy was just 8 months old. Jeremy will soon be 13. He sent the key chains, and a letter, to friends and family and raised over $3,500. Read more.
	Magill's Donates to CCA Every Week Magill's restaurant in Pasco, Washington, has been hit hard by colon cancer. Co-owners Marty and Darren Martin were both diagnosed with colon cancer in 2007. Now the restaurant will be donating a portion of its profits to the Colon Cancer Alliance every Tuesday. Read more
	Cancer Takes A Hike! In October 2008 Andrew Stevens hiked the Appalachian Trail in Virginia to help raise awareness and funds for the Colon Cancer Alliance. Read more

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