This coming Saturday, the Sleepy Cat Urban Winery in Allentown will host the American Cancer Society (ACS), broadcasting live interviews by Mike Kelly of top 40 radio station B104 as part of the 47th annual telethon taking place at Penn’s Peak in the Poconos. The telethon airs on Service Electric Cable in the Lehigh Valley, channels 913 and 914.
Receiving the ACS Courage Award at this year’s local event is cancer survivor Bari Pollock, who manages social media for multiple ACS Relay for Life chapters. Pollock works with teams in the Lehigh Valley; Warren County, N.J.; and Rahway, N.J. Relay for Life began in 1985 when Dr. Gordon Klatt did a 24-hour combination walk-run in Tacoma, Wash., to raise money for the ACS and awareness of cancer nationwide.
Pollock was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer at the age of 28 and quickly learned the value of a strong support network…