The American Cancer Society (ACS) of Western North Carolina and South Carolina has announced the launch of its Charlotte chapter of the Associate Board of Ambassadors.
The Charlotte ABOA will be composed of Charlotte’s up-and-coming professionals from various industries including IT, financial, medical, and real estate.
“Millennials and Gen Z make up 45% of the US population and the American Cancer Society has identified the unique opportunity to build relationships with these individuals starting at a young age and engage them in a meaningful way throughout their lives,” Lindsay Maggio McElwee said.
McElwee is the national director of young professionals development and engagement at ACS.
“Our Associate Board of Ambassador (ABOA) approach to young professional engagement has seen enormous success in numerous markets,” McElwee added. “The ABOA recruits YP members giving them opportunities for personal development, networking and contributing philanthropically within their community. We are thrilled that Charlotte has been chosen as one of a dozen launch sites for our young professionals’ organization rollout in 2022.”
“This is a first for me, volunteering with ACS, however, cancer research and veterinary oncology has been top of mind since my dog passed away from colon cancer. And my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and has luckily beat it,” Rachel Novosel, 2022 Chair ABOA Charlotte, said. “Cancer has touched everyone in some way or another. Growing the ABOA and spreading awareness for ACS in Charlotte is probably one of the most significant things I can do as a young professional and I am just so happy to have the chance to be involved.”
The board is now accepting applications from additional candidates who want to learn how ACS impacts the lives of cancer patients and their families, while having fun and meeting like-minded young professionals. For more information, please email CLTABOA@gmail.com.
