The committee works with lobbyists and coordinate lobbying activities with other organizations, and provide and update current issues for CCA's designated advocacy web page. This committee is made up of several task forces . Calls should be returned within 24 hours and all volunteers must submit a confirmation of call to the task force chair. The chair will keep track of nature and number if all calls. Buddies are colon cancer survivors, caregivers, family and friends.
Buddies share their own stories.
Buddies provide the personal perspective whether it is coping with side effects, treatment options, life after a colostomy or dealing with the many emotional issues. If you are intereseted in being a buddy please fill out the buddy form on our web page. Each committee has administrative needs, such as maintaining contact databases for media or keeping a calendar of events, and recording minutes from a committee meeting. If you have any interest in helping out in this way, please let us know. The bulk of our work in currently done in Word and Excel.