The Odyssey Relay Series will be contributing to each of the communities in which we partner.

In Georgia, we have chosen to partner with The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation.  This wonderful organization was established in the fall of 2007 by Joan's husband and children to raise awareness of the disease, to educate the public and to be an advocate for research. 

They are striving to eliminate the stigma of lung cancer and support survivors and their loved ones in their local community.

A life long non-smoker, Joan was a devoted wife, teacher and mother of five. Diagnosed in early 2004, she fought a three and a half year battle before succumbing to the cancer in July of 2007.

During that time, Joan stressed the need for greater awareness of lung cancer (the number one cancer killer in the world), its low survival rate and its tragic lack of research funds. She was most passionate about eliminating the stigma of the disease, since lung cancer also strikes non-smokers at a high rate.

Please visit The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation at http://jglcf.org.