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Dela Cruz continues support of MMAC
The Marianas March Against Cancer is an annual event that is close to the hearts of the family of Dr. Ignacio Dela Cruz, D.V.M., since his mother and brother fell victim to the disease that has claimed a lot of lives here in the Commonwealth.
“My mother and brother died of cancer. We were hoping that our mom would survive it but she passed away,” said Dela Cruz, whose mother and brother died of pancreatic and prostate cancer, respectively.
The Dela Cruz, along with his wife Victoria and their children, donated $1,500 to the 2016 MMAC set on May 13 and 14 at the Hopwood Junior High School field. The check presentation was held yesterday at the Commonwealth Cancer Association’s office in Middle Road.
“Whenever we are needed, we are always ready to help out in any way that we can. I just wish we could have given a bigger amount,” added Dela Cruz, whose family has been supporting various community events and fundraising activities.
Geri C. Dela Cruz, the 2016 MMAC overall chair, thanked the Dela Cruz family’s donation saying that it wasn’t the first time that they had done it.
“The 2016 MMAC committee is thankful with their donation. People in the community, like Dr. Dela Cruz and his family, that are doing their best in supporting causes like this, that speaks a lot of how we help each other,” said Geri Dela Cruz.
“We are also thankful for the MMAC committee members and CCA officials who always find time to come in meetings amidst their busy schedule
CCA president Bo Palacios said the donation by Dela Cruz’s family would go a long way in supporting their events and other programs that promote awareness as well as providing information and hope either to cancer patients, survivors, or their families.
“All funds that goes to CCA are utilized, every centavo of it, to various programs that help cancer patients and educate people about cancer. In April, there are two dozen events that are dedicated in raising awareness on oral cancer,” Palacios said.
Nola Hix, a 2016 MMAC committee member, added that a lot of people had been affected by cancer in their lives. “In one way or another we are also survivors. We are survivors since we might have lost either relatives or friends to cancer.”
