I have updated the map that show cities that have or will issue a Prostate Cancer Awareness Proclamations.

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Hi Mike,

Thank you for contacting Reno Direct regarding Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September.

We would be happy to do a proclamation for this awful Cancer.  You can contact the Mayor's office in July to see if you can get on the Council agenda for the August 26th meeting, if you would be available to accept the proclamation or you know of someone who could attend.  Or if there is a special event, we can have a proclamation prepared for that.   

I have attached a proclamation we did in 2000, to give you an idea of the wording we would need.

As far as having the blue bulbs in Reno's arch, there is a cost involved, somewhere around $1600.  

Thank you for your interest in spreading the awareness of Prostate Cancer.

Good luck and stay healthy,

Marcia

I have updated the map that show cities that have or will issue a Prostate Cancer Awareness Proclamations.

I have made a map that shows the cities I know have stated that they are going to issue a Proclamation support Prostate Cancer Awareness in the month of September. I have not contacted all these cities.

Besides Cities I am writing to companies to Support Cancer Awareness. I received the following form Kroger:

Dear Mr. Yates:

Thank you for contacting Smith's with your suggestion. I have shared your comments with our leadership team so they may look into the possibility of promoting Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the future.

Thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention. If you have any other questions or comments, please reply to this email or call 1-800-576-4377. Thank you for your patronage, and have a great day.

Sincerely,

Kyle
Kroger Customer Connect 

The Kroger Family of Stores 

I received this e-mail from Henderson, NV

Hello Mike,

Prostate Cancer is a terrible disease that takes many lives. Mayor Hafen would be happy to issue a Proclamation declaring September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Henderson. He would further like to personally invite you to a meeting in his office so that he may present the Proclamation to you. Please let me know if you would like to accept his invitation and we will schedule a convenient time a little closer to September.

Thank you.

Letter to Mayors or Managers

Dear Mayor or City Manager

My name is Mike and I have Prostate Cancer. When I were told the devastating news that I have this horrible disease, my wife and I were stunned, shocked and horrified. Even 1 1/2 years later I am still shocked, stunned and horrified that prostate cancer does not get the same support in September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month as October does for Breast Cancer. It is my mission to change it in Nevada I cannot do this alone that is why I am contacting all the Mayors of Nevada for your help! For my family every month is Prostate Cancer Awareness month 24/7 365.

I am going to try to contacted as many Mayors or City Managers is the state of Nevada to get a Resolution to support Prostate Cancer Awareness in the month of September. As you know many cities support Breast Cancer Awareness for the month of October.

I would love to see your City Hall or other Landmark illuminated BLUE in September even for one day is a start or even the whole month would show the families of prostate cancer that We are not alone in the fight to raise awareness. Can I count on a commitment from your City or Village for 2015? Though I am not a Citizen of your great City, I hope you would consider my request and have Nevada be the first State to have all cities supporting Prostate Cancer Awareness.

Look at the facts (from the American Cancer Society):

§                 About 238,590 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed

§                 About 29,720 men will die of prostate cancer

About 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.

Prostate cancer occurs mainly in older men. About 6 cases in 10 are diagnosed in men aged 65 or older, and it is rare before age 40. The average age at the time of diagnosis is about 67.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer. About 1 man in 36 will die of prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer can be a serious disease, but most men diagnosed with prostate cancer do not die from it. In fact, more than 2.5 million men in the United States who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.

Sincerely,

Mike Yates