Olivia Newton-John Performs on FOX TV on Thanksgiving Day

FOX THANKSGIVING DAY SPECIAL “KALEIDOSCOPE” UNITES CANCER SURVIVORS ON ICE AND IN SONG TO CELEBRATE SURVIVORSHIP

Airs on FOX on November 26, 2009 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. EST

Note from Kay Cofrancesco (Lung Cancer Alliance) 
 
I wanted to remind you of the FOX Thanksgiving Day television special called “Kaleidoscope”. The 90 minute special will feature the historic return to the ice of cancer survivors Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill and a moving number from Olivia Newton-John and David Foster who will perform “Hope is Always Here,” a song written by children involved with Purple Songs Can Fly – a unique project that enables kids with cancer to work with professional composers to write and record their own music.

“I am very excited about being a part of Kaleidoscope and performing this very powerful piece of music written by children faced with cancer,” said Newton-John. “As a cancer survivor and health advocate, this will be a particularly memorable performance for me.”

“It is an incredible honor to take the heartfelt lyrics of amazing and courageous children and turn them into a poignant song with Olivia [Newton-John]. Performing this song with Olivia and the kids was the icing on the cake for a spectacular evening, making Kaleidoscope a truly unforgettable program,” said Foster.

In addition to performances from legendary skaters and cancer survivors Dorothy Hamill and Scott Hamilton, Kaleidscope will also feature Olympic hopefuls Ashley Wagner and Rachael Flatt, the two top ranked women in US figure skating, the top ranked dance team of Meryl Davis and Charlie White, as well as Olympic Champions Kristi Yamaguchi and Viktor Petrenko, two-time Olympic Medalist Nancy Kerrigan and music from American Idol runner-ups David Archuleta and Katharine McPhee.

The show was taped at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. on Monday, November 16^th in front of a live audience, many of whom were LCA advocates and lung cancer survivors!  It will air nationally on FOX on November 26, 2009 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. EST, immediately following the FOX Thanksgiving Day football telecast. Check your local listings.

About Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope – presented in part by sanofi-aventis US – is a program designed to recognize women and the key role they play in the battle against cancer - as patients, caregivers, and advocates. Its mission is to address issues surrounding women and cancer by helping educate women to be proactive with their health and by honoring all cancer survivors, including the more than 713,000* women who are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. This effort is being supported by an unprecedented collaboration with 10 nationwide advocacy partners—including LCA.

Check it out and let us know what you think of the show!!!  Have a wonderful and healthy Thanksgiving!

Kay

Kay Cofrancesco

Director of External Relations

Lung Cancer Alliance

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