Inside Track

What moment has mattered the most to you during your volunteer journey? I joined Pancreatic Cancer Action Network as a volunteer during the years we were campaigning to get the Pancreatic Cancer Research Act passed by congress. I was extremely proud the moment I heard that the act had passed and was signed by the president as the newly renamed ...

What moment has mattered the most to you during your volunteer journey? The moment that has mattered the most to me during my volunteer journey was last month when my best friend texted me that her grandpa was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This was my first experience knowing anyone affected by the disease and it lit a fire under me. Her grandpa only ...

What moment has mattered the most to you during your volunteer journey? The moment that has mattered the most in my volunteer journey is seeing the faces of survivors, their families, and the families who have lost someone.  It’s a look of thank you, a look of we made it another year and we are keeping the spirit alive of a lost loved one. Why do you want to ...

What moment has mattered the most to you during your volunteer journey? The moment that matters the most during my volunteer journey isn’t just one moment.  It occurs every year at PurpleRideStride when our survivors gather in front of our stage to be recognized.  As a survivor myself, I know how much it means for us to be honored.  Each year we have more ...

As the summer ends and we head into the fall PurpleStride season and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November, the Volunteer Advisory Council (VAC) would like to share accomplishments from the past fiscal year, as well as some of our goals for the current fiscal year (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020). We’ve enjoyed soliciting feedback from all of you ...