Today is the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, where smokers from across the country are invited to quit for the day...and perhaps it will be their frst step tward a smoke-free life.

Quitting smoking is not easy, but it can be done. To have the best chance of quitting successfully, you need to know what you're up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.  The American Cancer Society offers many resources to aid you in your efforts to quit smoking.

We are currently in the process of a slight re-design of the layout of RelayForLife.org.  Primarily, this re-design will affect the aesthetic value of the pages and some slight changes in how users will navigate through the site.

Naturally, our goal is to make it easier for you to find what you're looking for when you get to RelayForLife.org.  With you, the end-user, in mind, we are now looking for a group of volunteers who would be willing to help us test the new design and offer your thoughts and feedback.  We are looking for people with varied degrees of Internet comfortability (so don't think you have to be a web designer to participate).

We will accept the first 30 people who respond.  The 2nd 20 will be placed on an "alternate" list, in case any of the original members drop out.  If you are interested in helping us test the new layout of RelayForLife.org, please send a message to me with the following information:

Has anyone conducted a new team training.  During Relay University, it was mentioned that one Relay did a New Team Academy which was held one evening and new teams were paired with an older team.  We are interested in doing this?

Thanks, Shelby, Entertainment Chair, Gloucester VA Relay for Life flapsdn@cox.net

The American Cancer Society is looking for people with a strong personal interest in the battle against cancer to help decide which grants should be funded by the organization’s research and training program. These “stakeholders,” who have been part the Society’s grant review process since 1999, have a personal connection to the disease, such as having had a family member with cancer, having acted as a caregiver, or even having had a personal battle with the disease, but are without formal science training.