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American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network visited Congress

By Loretta Jackson - Correspondent | Sep 28, 2026
Glowing luminaries that joined more than 100 more on the steps of the town gazebo at Abbie Griffin Park in a recent Lights of Hope event, sponsored on Sept. 12 by ACS CAN, are inscribed "Janet Glitch, our youngest sister who is dearly missed each day," and, "In Memory of Lucille La Rue." Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Nashua artist Nil Akcacoca, left, and Nora Sargent, an artist from Merrimack, contribute their artistic touches to some newly requested luminaries added to more than 100 displayed on the steps of the town gazebo at Abbie Griffin Park, tributes placed there in memory of departed cancer victims or in recognition of cancer survivors. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Members of the American Cancer Society's nonpartisan advocacy affiliate Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), founded in 2001, assemble at Abbie Griffin Park in Merrimack on Sept. 15 to mark with glowing luminaries a pending mission to Washington D.C. that called attention on Sept. 17 to a wide range of needs affecting cancer victims. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Among the more than 100 luminaries displayed at a recent Lights of Hope event in Merrimack, one sponsored by ACS CAN, were these salutes, "In honor of Dr. Chrystal. Champion. 3x Cancer bad ass," and, "In honor of Kim Hammond. Blood cancer bad ass." Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

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