Carrie Host Author of Between Me and The River: Living Beyond Cancer: A Memoir Co-founder of the Colorado Youth Program Member of Rocky Mountain Team Survivor Accomplished Public Speaker
Biography
Carrie serves on the board of directors for the Caring for
Carcinoid Foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts (http://www.caringforcarcinoid.org), which
is the only not-for-profit foundation dedicated to discovering a cure for
carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors. An accomplished public
speaker, Host addresses cancer patients and the medical community at CFCF and
other cancer-related fundraising events across the country. As a member
of Rocky Mountain Team Survivor-an organization of 400 that promotes health,
education and fitness programs for women affected by cancer- she stays
involved with the local cancer community in Boulder, Colorado. Carrie and
her husband, Amory, co-founded the Colorado Youth Program in 1995; a nonprofit
that connects under privileged children with nature and their community. The
program enriches over 150 children annually through a 10-day summer camp and
year-round programming. A third-generation Colorado native, she lives in
Boulder with her husband and their three children: Chanel (18), Marco (16) and
William (5).
Contact Roxanne Black-Weisheit for further information at (732) 418-1811 ext. 211 or Download The Speaker Request form and E-Mail to: rblack@friendshealthconnection.org
