Evan Handler: We Need to Spread Awareness of the LIVESTRONG Foundation's Programs Evan Handler - TakePart
go to original March 18, 2013

This is the LIVESTRONG Foundation (livestrongarmy)

Now that some of the frenzy over Lance Armstrong’s recent admissions has died down, I thought it might be a good time for me to weigh in. You see, I hold the title of LIVESTRONG Global Envoy (really, it's on their website and everything). As such, I am asked to use my paltry celebrity and limited influence to spread awareness of the LIVESTRONG Foundation’s programs. (LIVESTRONG is the foundation that Lance founded to help cancer patients and survivors, among others.)

It’s become clear to me in recent weeks that I have not done a very good job.

I am tired to the bone of the criticisms people continue to hurl toward the LIVESTRONG Foundation, based on crimes Lance committed as a cyclist. Whether the LIVESTRONG Foundation does good work, uses its donated resources responsibly and efficiently, and benefits the people its mandate directs it to are separate issues from whether Lance ever cheated, or lied, or lied about cheating. Still, every article I read about Lance is followed by vitriolic attacks on LIVESTRONG, by people who don’t know what they’re talking about. In fact, it’s obvious they’ve made no effort to inform themselves.

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I fear the misinformation will continue. Some people prefer lashing out to learning. I wish instead they would log online and learn about LIVESTRONG. If they learned that the Foundation does good work, and does it well, then I wish they’d make a donation. Then they’d have done something good, instead of just complaining about something we can all agree is bad.

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