I can feel my muscles tighten again. It’s important to put some stress on all the muscles in your body and to stretch. Stretches are one of the most important things people can do. I don’t mean getting carried away, but doing a few moderate stretches helps a lot. For example, my hands are as strong now as they’ve ever been, but if I don’t do hand exercises, they get stiff.

AICR: It seems that being a world-class athlete would take all of your time. But you’ve done so much more, with the Arnold Palmer Prostate Cancer Center in California as well as the two hospitals in Florida. What inspired your achieve-ments in health care and cancer?

Palmer: There are a lot of reasons I want-ed to support cancer research: one, per-sonal; two, family; and three, friends. My first wife, Win-nie, died of cancer and my daughter had breast cancer – but now she has

AICR: How are you feeling these days?

Palmer: I feel fine – I’m exercising a lot, feeling very good.

AICR: What is your routine for stay-ing fit?

Palmer: I golf a few times a week and I work with a trainer at the gym, using vari-ous machines. I t ’ s a general physical tune-up, with exercises for my back. I also started bicycling out-side, which is helping my legs and back more than any other single exercise. A couple of miles of continuous pumping does a lot to relieve stiffness.

AICR: Stiffness can be a problem. What would you advise folks who have found themselves growing less active?

Palmer: I would encourage people to do something 3 or 4 days a week. You don’t have to exhaust yourself, but keeping some motion going is so important. If I stop for a couple of days,

Arnold Palmer: Staying Active after Prostate CancerLegendary golfer and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, Arnold Palmer has supported AICR for many years. In addition to being a world-class athlete, Mr. Palmer was instrumental in creating the Arnold Palmer Medical Center. This organization supports the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, both in Orlando, Florida. Being a prostate cancer survivor, he has also lent his name to the Arnold Palmer Prostate Cancer Center in Palm Springs, California. AICR spoke to Mr. Palmer about life after cancer and how he stays in shape.

her own children and grandchildren. It’s something that keeps your inter-est – when you start seeing people you care about being diagnosed with cancer, you get into it. One friend,

a leukemia victim, in-vented a non-invasive type of treatment that is now almost ready for testing in human trials – unfortunately, he passed away from that disease. Another friend is a physician at

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. So it is personal a lot of the time.

AICR: Mr. Palmer, thank you for be-ing an AICR supporter and for taking the time to share your experience with our readers.

Palmer: I'm happy to support AICR. Good luck with your work.

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or the last two years, the community at Michaywé Pines in Gaylord, Michigan, has come together to support the fight against cancer through their annual golf event “Michaywé Pines for Research.”

The American Institute for Cancer Research has been the grateful ben-eficiary of the dedicated efforts of the Michaywé community, who wished to celebrate the lives of family, friends and neighbors affected by cancer. In 2010, the par-ticipants raised more than $8,000 for research.

In 2011, Judy Mason, the Golf Director at Michaywé, will hold the club’s third golf event to benefit AICR. Of the event she says, “So many people in our com-munity have been personally touched by cancer – it really hits close to home. We support the American Institute for Cancer Research because its repu-tation is outstanding. We did research on a few organizations and AICR is the type of institute we were looking for that financially and educationally provided everything we wanted to support.”

AICR’s research focuses on diet, nutrition, physi-cal activity and weight management as a means not only to reduce sig-nificant cancer risk, but to enhance survivorship and assist in treatment. In addition to provid-ing AICR with critical

F research funding, golf tournaments are a great, low-impact activity that burns calories and uses consider-able energy. Golf is fun and it’s good for you. Join Michaywé and other communities like them in the fight against cancer.

Hold a Charity Golf Event in 5 Easy Steps

1. Determine the right date. Select a date that complements your events calendar. Be sure to plan it far enough in the future to allow time for planning and publicizing the event to your community.

2. Recruit enthusiastic volunteers. Form a committee of diverse individuals who will help plan, organize, publicize and execute the event with you. Your committee can reach out to prospective sponsors and program ad purchasers to boost event revenue.

3. Brainstorm auxiliary events. Successful golf events often include, in addition to the tournament itself, complimentary events like: a raffle, silent auction, luncheon or dinner, walk-a-thon for the non-golfing family members.

4. Publicize! Make sure the members of your community hear about the tournament through all possible channels – newsletters, web sites, invitations, and word-of-mouth. Because nearly every person has been touched by cancer, many people will be moved to participate.

5. At your event, thank everyone who has helped make it possible. Acknowledge partners, sponsors, volunteers and participants in the tournament program and at a luncheon or other ceremony after the event. Goody bags containing AICR materials on cancer prevention and healthy lifestyles make a great thank you gift.

For more detailed planning guides and tips, visit www.aicr.org/golfevents or call 800.843.8114 ext. 3022 to speak with AICR’s events coordinator.

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