Show Cancer Volunteers Ready Annual Anua l Drive For Funds During April one of the themore themore themore more than American Cancer Society volunteers will call on you The volunteer will ask for contributions for the society's cancer research education education education ed ed- ed- ed and service program Also you will be urged to have a health checkup if you have lave not already had one this year ear as your best protection against death from cancer Tim TILE AMERICAN Cancer Society has appropriately designated designated des des- 1963 as The Year of ol the Volunteer Actually every every every ev ev- ery year is The Year of the Uie Volunteer However we are arc happy to see sec this special earned honor paid to them A desire to help others motivates motivates moti moti- vates the volunteer It t is an unselfish desire rewarded only only on on- ly in the J. J knowledge of a job needing to be done being done well of helping people in distress of helping people roads of disease being narrowed narrowed narrowed nar nar- rowed and of sighting stunning stunning stunning stun stun- ning victories ahead VOLUNTEERS have a 1 1 I- ready won stunning victories over disease There would have been no Salk vaccine against polio without their hard work and enterprise I It Itis Itis is inconceivable that without their efforts we would be saving saving saving sav sav- ing one out of three cancer cancel patients today instead of the less ess than one out of five of 25 years ago Or that w we would be saving at least 50 percent of all uterine cancer patients which was 25 years ago the Ule leading cause of death from cancer among I women I The volunteer is on the threshold of another stunning victory saving at least half of those who develop cancer instead of the one third now being saved This year volunteers volunteers vol vol- volunteers arc are redoubling their efforts to persuade all people to have a health checkup once a year They have set their sights to get people to act in their own interest With your help heip the volunteers will win and another lives will be be saved each year I BY VIGOR and dedication the volunteer has contributed immeasurably to the lives of all people They are a great and human national asset The country benefits daily from their dedication and purpose Our national life needs them |