ENCORE: Ankeny Cop's Organization Offers Help to Families Facing Cancer
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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