Reid R Sacco AYA Cancer Alliance Information

The Reid R. Sacco AYA Cancer Alliance is an organization of volunteers committed to remembering Reid by doing everything possible to prevent what happened to him from happening to other young adults and adolescents with cancer. These volunteers form essentially what is a community of family, friends and acquaintances from all over. This community's commitment takes the form of advocacy for the Alliance's mission of supporting research directed at finding better treatments and someday a cure for the cancers that strike adolescents and young adults. It spreads a message about awareness of a disease not readily anticipated in young adults and one that is often diagnosed much too late for the disease to be curable. Much of the time, this community of volunteers is raising funds to benefit the Reid Sacco AYA Cancer Fund through any number of large and small fund-raising events, like Reid's Ride.The governance of the Reid R Sacco AYA Cancer Alliance is simple and reflects the community basis of the organization. Two boards, a senior board and a junior board, meet frequently to plan events and make decisions. A separate board reviews applications for the Reid Sacco Memorial Scholarship, and selects its winners.