Cancer Patients Alliance Awarded Google Grant to Help Raise Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

Jan. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Pacific Grove, CA – January 15, 2010 – Cancer Patients Alliance announced that they have been selected as a Google Grants recipient, and will be awarded an online advertising grant valued up to $10,000 monthly.  The Google Grants program empowers select charitable organizations to achieve their goals by helping them promote their websites via advertising within the Google Adwords program.

Cancer Patients Alliance is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote awareness, increase funds, and further research aimed at pancreatic cancer. “This online advertising grant from Google couldn’t have come at a better time, “says Candice San Juan, Event Coordinator for the foundation.  “We hope to utilize the maximum effectiveness of the grant to drive additional visitors to our website, generate greater awareness for the cause, and increase our fundraising efforts.”

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About Cancer Patients Alliance
Cancer Patients Alliance is dedicated to raising awareness and funds, increasing education and supporting pancreatic cancer research. The purpose of the website is to serve as a worldwide gathering point on the Internet, and offers a searchable clinical trials database, frequently asked questions, news, and archives. http://www.pancreatica.org http://www.tofightcancer.com

About Google Grants
The Google Grants program empowers over 4,000 organizations to achieve their goals by helping them promote their websites via advertising within the Google Adwords program. Organizations that receive a Google Grant are awarded an in-kind online advertising account which can be used it in a variety of ways, including general outreach, fundraising activities, and recruitment of volunteers. http://www.google.com/grants/