2001年,一群崭露头角的年轻慈善家聚集在一起,看看他们如何才能取得进步MD安德森的争取到年底癌症。当时,凯瑟琳·威尔逊,两个年幼的孩子的母亲,刚刚经历了预防性乳房切除术和子宫切除术。经过基因测试证实BRCA2基因突变,她是第一个潮人接受了中预防癌症治疗在MD安德森。威尔逊也是原始组先遣队成员,决定通过为癌症患者和他们的家庭的支持,有所作为之中。
“我被邀请加入先遣队,这在这一点上还没有一个名字甚至尚未解决的成立大会上,回忆说:”威尔逊。“我们旗开得胜。我们有大量的精力和想法,做了很多的头脑风暴。我们认为,“我们可以做些什么?我们在哪里可以有所作为?””
新组协调物流是费尔南多Yarrito对在MD安德森工作的第一任务之一。发展的前执行董事,现在退休愉快,Yarrito召回有前途的年轻群体对制度的重要性。
“已经有一些连接,并承诺这么多的‘下一代’男人和女人MD安德森” Yarrito说。“但是,他们仍然在建设自己的事业和家庭的过程。我们想给他们董事会的经验和有所作为的机会“。
只是一个会议结束后,首届15名成员有工作权,专注于一个优先工作:童年皮肤癌的预防。先遣队成功的地方太阳的安全意识计划和防晒秘诀在整个得克萨斯州的学校,并扩大其重点领域涵盖MD安德森的整个儿科程序,甚至打在开发不可或缺的作用MD安德森儿童医院的癌症牌。
Yarrito说:“‘先遣队’这个名字非常适合这个团队。”“他们是我们的第一线——在社区里的第一批人——告诉人们MD安德森,我们的使命,我们要完成“。
今天,发展办公室的莱娜·福勒负责协调该组织,该组织在全国各地已经发展到60名成员。去年,他们筹集了30多万美元,分发了1500多瓶防晒霜,并主持了十多场活动。
该方法的先遣队成立后,作为个体的小,动态组,大家都觉得参与并有权说话,并采取多数民众赞成完成的好,这来自于我们的团队努力的积极的实际所有权。它是自我延续,我们都希望在第一次见面是什么。我很高兴地看到,它的持续了多年。
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