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Trevor’s Law Press Release

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer files “Trevor’s Law” to Better Investigate and Address Cancer Clusters Across the U.S.

Washington, D.C.…According to Trevor’s Trek Foundation, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) yesterday filed Strengthening Protection For Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act, or “Trevor’s Law,” legislation that calls for an improved, streamlined process to investigate and address disease clusters across the U.S. by:

• Strengthening federal agency coordination and accountability when investigating and helping to address potential disease clusters;

• Increasing resources to communities who may be impacted by potential disease clusters, including by providing for community-based committees that play an integral role in actions to investigate and help address such clusters; and

• Enhancing federal, state and academic capacity to investigate and help address such clusters, including through partnerships and grants and by developing new pollution and disease tracking tools to facilitate investigation and actions to address clusters.  Click here to read the entire press release!

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Boise Holiday Parade
Honoring Childhood Cancer Patients and Survivors with Treasure Valley Parrothead Club. (more)
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Extraordinary people of 2007: Most courageous – Trevor Smith
The Idaho Statesman editorial board selected five people from the Treasure Valley who showed extraordinary leadership or positive influence over the past year on issues we care about. (Typo: Due to a typo in the Idahostatesman paper the walk took place September 2007, not October as stated in the Idahostatesman.) (more)

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Teen cancer survivor fights for awareness
Trevor Smith and his mother, Charlie, thought they were living the perfect life. They were a beautiful, rich family with a large home in McCall and spent days on the golf course, lake or ski hill. They had no worries, didn’t need to work and almost always played. (more)

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The Mayor’s eMemo
Trevor Smith and his mom, Charlie, didn’t know what kind of response to expect when they organized “Trevor’s Trek,” a walk from St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute to City Hall to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Frankly, neither did I. (more)

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2008 Danny Thompson Memorial Golf Tournament Interview
Danny Thompson was a Major League Baseball Player who succumbed to Leukemia in December 1976.  Every August a golf tournament is held in Sun Valley, Idaho in his name.  In 2008 Trevor Schaefer was the featured story for this annual event. (more)

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Idaho’s Childhood Cancer Strategic Plan 2008-2010
Idaho’s Childhood Cancer Strategic Plan that was launched September 13th 2008 at the 2nd annual Trevor’s Trek. This plan addresses all aspects relating to childhood cancer. Trevor and his mom Charlie would like to give special thanks to everyone who made this Strategic Plan possible. ( more )