It’s been an unreal year at LIVESTRONG. Below are a some of the best online memories for 2009. We appreciate our online community so much. Thank you for making 2009 unforgettable.

This year, we opened our new world headquarters in Austin, Texas-an environmentally friendly building and great space for us to work and provide direct services to people affected by cancer.

Lance returned to cycling with a renewed sense of purpose- to make cancer a global priority.

Some amazing artists made him some sweet rides:

He took a little spill in…

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By 2010, cancer is projected to become the leading cause of death worldwide. More than ever, your support is critical to connect survivors to the resources they need, raise awareness, engage communities and leaders in the fight against cancer and fight the stigma that often surrounds this disease.

Make your tax-deductible gift today so we can continue to build upon the success of 2009 and make even greater strides in 2010. With the help of supporters like you, this past year LIVESTRONG:

• Held the first-of-its-kind LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland, where more

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The LIVESTRONG Headquarters will be closed from Wednesday, December 23rd till January 4th; however, our LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare services will still be available every day except for Christmas day and New Years Day.

LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare can provide you with free, confidential, one-on-one support to anyone affected by cancer. This may include you, a loved one, friend or caregiver. Health professionals may request help on behalf of a client or patient. Services are available in English and Spanish.

Please call us at 1-866-673-7205 or go online to fill out a request for information.

Have a safe and healthy holiday season.

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An important part of any non-profit organization is participation from its board of directors, but what exactly is a board and what do they do? I asked a few members of our board why they got involved with LIVESTRONG and what their role is in our organization. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful and active members. Thanks to you all!

Dennis Cavner:

Lee Walker:

Jeff Garvey:

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We sent a letter Sunday to Capitol Hill in support of the Senate health care reform bill. Ultimately, we made our decision because we felt that passage of this bill will improve the lives of people affected by cancer in a number of ways. The bill:

• Ensures that there will be no annual or lifetime coverage limits. This is a big issue for some cancer patients who face extremely expensive treatments. A cancer diagnosis should not mean that you have to go broke or into debt because your treatment costs exceed the annual insurance cap.
• Requires insurance

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