Taking part in ACS CAN's legislative campaigns on the national, state and local level is fun and easy to do. There are activities and campaigns that we focus on year-round, and you can help to lead our campaigns to victory.

Here are some activities you can do by month to keep you and your fellow advocates engaged in our campaigns. For help or more information, contact your local advocacy staff partner.

Each January, the President makes the annual State of the Union Address to the nation. During this address, the legislative priorities of the President are laid out to Congress and our nation. ACS CAN volunteers can take part by hosting a State of the Union Watch Party to see if the President mentions cancer or any of our other legislative priorities during the address. Following the State of the Union Address, Congress starts to work on its federal budget priorities.

Congress typically celebrates President's day with a congressional recess. During this recess, Members of Congress will be back home to listen to constituents and hear their concerns. This would be a critical time to contact your Members of Congress and let them know that you want them to support more funding for cancer research. Visit our campaign page at www.acscan.org/research to find out how you can take action.

Colon Cancer Awareness Month is celebrated in March and this is a perfect time to let our elected officials know that they have a role in fighting colon cancer. Visit www.acscan.org to learn more about our campaign to fight colon cancer and what you can do to take action this month.

Participate in a congressional spring recess event. Contact your local advocacy staff partner to find out what the focus is for this congressional recess.

Send a special Mother's Day message to those special ladies in your life encouraging them to join ACS CAN in the fight against breast cancer. ACS CAN is fighting breast cancer by working to ensure that uninsured and underinsured women have access to mammograms and other lifesaving cancer screenings.

Help us celebrate the 11 million cancer survivors in this country. Honor all survivors by calling your Members of Congress and urge them to support more funding for cancer research and the National Institutes of Health.

Congress takes a break during Fourth of July, but we know that you won't stop fighting cancer. Send a letter-to-the-editor to your local newspaper urging our lawmakers to do their part in supporting our legislative agenda.

As summer ends, students start to head back to school. ACS CAN is working on behalf of students by ensuring that all students can remain insured, even if they have to leave school due to a cancer diagnosis. Help ACS CAN pass Michelle's Law, which will ensure all college students keep their insurance during cancer treatment.

Join ACS CAN at its annual Lobby Day on Capitol Hill in Washington DC this month. Host a house party to let your friends and family know what you are doing to fight cancer and what things you will be doing in Washington D.C. to advance our legislative agenda.

Take part in Breast Cancer Awareness Month by sending a letter or making a phone call to your elected leaders telling them to support the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Currently, only 1 in 5 eligible women are able to be screened due to inadequate funding. Help us let Congress know that this is unacceptable.

Fight tobacco during The Great American Smokeout™. Call or email your Members of Congress and urge them to support our tobacco legislation this legislative session.

With the end of the year, its time to celebrate our victories and prepare for the next year of success. Visit your local elected officials office and send them a holiday card thanking them for their support and send them a "wish list" of cancer priorities that you want to accomplish in the next year.

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