Brooke Blough was awarded ACT! Lead of the Year by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) for his dedicated volunteer and advocacy work to help make cancer a national priority.
This annual award is given to a lead congressional district volunteer who has demonstrated outstanding leadership advocating for ACS CAN’s areas of cancer-related public policy.
“Brooke Blough is a tireless volunteer and dedicated cancer advocate,” said Christopher W. Hansen, president of ACS CAN. “We are grateful for Brooke’s outstanding efforts to organize and mobilize local volunteers to advocate for strong and effective cancer-fighting public policy in his community.”
Blough leads the Ambassador Constituent Team (ACT!) in Congressional District 2 for ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. As the ACT! Lead, Brooke serves as the primary volunteer contact with District 2 lawmakers, and recruits and manages other local volunteers to lead district advocacy and fundraising efforts.
Blough has served as the District 2 Act Lead for West Virginia for the past 6 years. He began his work with the American Cancer Society as the caregiver and supporter of his wife after her battle with ovarian cancer.
Brooke and his wife recently helped lead their local smoke free coalition to a huge victory in West Virginia this year, making Berkeley County the 25th in WV to have a 100% comprehensive Smoke- Free regulation.
On behalf of all families touched by cancer, ACS CAN applauds Brooke’s passion and determination to advocate for meaningful legislation that helps eliminate the burden of cancer and end suffering and death from this disease.
ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard. For more information, visit www.acscan.org.
