The non-profit organization, founded by Ankeny police officer Craig Phinney to provide financial assistance to those battling cancer, has depleted its funding and is seeking public donations while it awaits word on grants.
The non-profit organization, founded by Ankeny police officer Craig Phinney to provide financial assistance to those battling cancer, has depleted its funding and is seeking public donations while it awaits word on grants.
An Ankeny non-profit created to provide financial assistance to people battling cancer has run out of money. Cops Against Cancer, founded by Ankeny police officer Craig Phinney, is asking for the public's help to replenish funds needed by the organization. Phinney and his wife, Shirley, started the non-profit in 2009. It's mission is to provide both emotional and financial support to individuals and families who are battling cancer, after Phinney fought and survived his own bout with colon cancer. Related: Ankeny Cop's Organization Offers Help to Families Facing Cancer Phinney recently was interviewed by WHO-TV in Des Moines, telling the station the need has exceeded donations. "When the funding's not there, it's hard to tell someone we …
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Tickets can still be purchased for the event and all proceeds will benefit the non-profit, which provides financial assistance to families and individuals battling cancer.
Your love of barbecue could serve a good purpose this weekend. The Five-O Barbecue Classic will be held Saturday at Geisler's Farm & Corn Maze, located at 5251 N.E. 94th Ave. in Bondurant, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Eight barbecue enthusiasts are competing in the cookoff and for $25 per ticket, you can enjoy the results while supporting Cops Against Cancer, a local non-profit group founded by Craig Phinney, an Ankeny cop and resident. "We’re gonna have a lot of fun that day and we don’t think the people who attend will be disappointed," Phinney said. Phinney and his wife, Shirley, founded Cops Against Cancer, an organization that provides both emotional and financial support to individuals and families who are battling cancer, after he fought and…
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On March 3, Cops Against Cancer — an organization founded by Ankeny resident and police officer Craig Phinney — held a 12-Hour Fitness Challenge to raise money for the non-profit group. The event raised $6,500.
On March 3, Cops Against Cancer — an organization founded by Ankeny resident and police officer Craig Phinney — held a 12-Hour Fitness Challenge to raise money for the non-profit group. With the help of some fitness celebrities, the day was hit. Phinney recently submitted this to Ankeny Patch to let the community know how the event went. To catch everyone up with how the Fitness Challenge went — what an amazing day! We started at 5 a.m. the morning of March 3, and the event kicked off at 7 a.m. and went until 7 p.m. The weather was fantastic and the energy inside 2nd Wind Fitness was extremely high. The 50 participants and six former "Biggest Loser" contestants were power house athletes. In all, we raised a little more than $6,500 for the…
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The event was held at Northview Middle School and was a partnership with the local non-profit organization, Cops Against Cancer. The students chosen to participate were selected were winners of an essay competition.
Twenty Ankeny students got a unique chance on Friday morning for an early-morning workout with former contestants of NBC's show "The Biggest Loser." Students ran laps, learned new stretches and exercises and demonstrated the proper way to do a push-up in a special workout led by Rebecca Meyer and Daniel Wright, Des Moines residents and personal trainers through FitnessWrightNow, LLC in West Des Moines. The two also were contestants on "Biggest Loser" during seasons 7 and 8. The event was held at Northview Middle School and was a partnership with the local non-profit organization, Cops Against Cancer. The students chosen to participate were selected were winners of an essay competition in which they answered why they felt they needed a …
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The 12-Hour Fitness and Endurance Challenge will be held March 3 at Second Wind Exercise Equipment, located at 10201 University Blvd. in Clive. The event is organized by Cops Against Cancer, founded by an Ankeny cop and resident.
Do you want to promote good health while, at the same time, taking a stand against cancer? If so, there's still a chance this weekend. The 12-Hour Fitness and Endurance Challenge will be held Saturday at Second Wind Exercise Equipment, located at 10201 University Blvd. in Clive. The event is serving as a fundraiser for Cops Against Cancer, a non-profit group founded by Craig Phinney, an Ankeny cop and resident. Phinney said many volunteers are still needed to work the event, which begins at 7 a.m. Want to put a team together to participate? There's still time if you hurry. "We still have seven team slots open and have a dire need for volunteers," Phinney said. "Two hours, four hours — whatever they can provide." A maximum of 15 teams of …
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Ankeny's Craig Phinney survived colon cancer and turned his illness into a mission to help others. He formed Cops Against Cancer, a non-profit group that provides emotional and financial support to others going through a similar fight.
Craig Phinney is a cop. He speaks with authority; people trust him. So, when Phinney gave himself an order — stop the pity party and defeat cancer — his mind, spirit and body responded. Phinney, an officer with the Ankeny Police Department, is a colon cancer survivor, who has made it his mission to help as many of those people and their families as he can. “Being a police officer is not a job for me – it’s a profession, a passion and a love. Getting healthy and getting back on the job was my fight.” Phinney, a 53-year-old Ankeny resident, is the founder of Cops Against Cancer, a non-profit organization that provides both emotional and financial support to individuals and families who are battling cancer. His organization is planning a …
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Beth Dalbey
3:31 pm on Thursday, April 5, 2012
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