MMAC Committee\u2019s note: As we mark the 10th anniversary of the Marianas March Against Cancer, the 2012 MMAC committee would like to honor and recognize the efforts of our teams for their untiring support in the fight against cancer.<\/p>\n
For Team #FREEDAVE, their debut at the 2012 Marianas March Against Cancer is particularly significant for its team captain, Rob Travilla.<\/p>\n
Travilla, who has been involved with MMAC for the last three years but has yet to form a team, decided to do so this year to recognize the battle that his friend and brother, David Ayuyu, known as \u201cKid Slick\u201d of the local group Fatal Hitz, is going through.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fight that my brother David is facing definitely inspired and pushed me to get it going,\u201d said Travilla of Ayuyu, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year and is presently undergoing chemotherapy off-island. <\/p>\n
Travilla\u2019s Salbahe\u2019 Company and Fatal Hitz Entertainment, along with family and friends of Ayuyu, formed a team dedicated to Ayuyu and dubbed Team #FREEDAVE. <\/p>\n
Travilla recounted how the team was originally established on the social network site Twitter, generating followers who have helped provide moral support to Ayuyu.<\/p>\n
Their MMAC plans, Travilla said, is to raise awareness about testicular cancer. According to Travilla, some 7,500 to 8,000 males in the United States, usually between 15 to 39 years, are diagnosed with testicular cancer every year. <\/p>\n
\u201cSince the establishment of our team, we have been constantly spreading the word to \u201cfight with us\u201d and \u201cget with us\u201d on all our social network sites,\u201d said Travilla. <\/p>\n
He said that the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation, an internationally known non-profit organization aimed at fighting the disease, has already begun following the #FREEDAVE MOVEMENT, which is working with TCAF to provide them with brochures, handouts, and giveaways for their MMAC tent.<\/p>\n
Travilla, whose co-captain is Barney Travilla, said they also plan to feature #FREEDAVE-themed and street-inspired artwork in Salbahe\u2019 Brand and Tha Trapp shirts, which will be available in their Gualo Rai store or during the MMAC. All proceeds will be donated to MMAC.<\/p>\n
Travilla commended the veteran MMAC teams because of their commitment and dedication in the fight against this deadly disease.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t forget why you\u2019re doing it and don\u2019t forget what you\u2019re fighting for,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
All proceeds raised at the MMAC will be spent entirely in the CNMI through cancer awareness programs, patient assistance, and other cancer-related activities.<\/p>\n
For more information, contact 285-1828, email attaoc@yahoo.com or visit www.ccamarianas.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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