Columbus, OH. Our co-founder, Chris Draft, joined the Breath of Hope Ohio team at the Columbus Blue Jackets game on Tuesday night. Breath of Hope was inspired and founded by two lung cancer survivor-advocates, Annie Cacciato and Mark Lomeo. The game capped off a day of getting to know the lung cancer community in Columbus, Ohio.

Given the overwhelming success of our Survivor at Every Stadium initiative, in 2012, we expanded it beyond the gridiron to the ice through our Survivor at Every Rink initiative. As part of Team Draft’s National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer, this celebration of survivorship raises awareness, gives hope to those battling the disease and shines a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers across North America.

Through our Survivor at Every Rink initiative, we are working with all NHL teams to have a lung cancer survivor attend one of the team’s home games as a part of their national initiative, Hockey Fights Cancer!

Team Draft's goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local, national, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.

Special thanks to the Breath of Hope Ohio, Columbus Blue Jackets, The Ohio State University Cancer Center "The James", the NHL, Dr. David Carbone and our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible.

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