HOLDCOM will be participating in The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life on May 16th-17th, at the Glen Rock High School. In addition to raising much-needed funds and awareness to eliminate cancer, The American Cancer Society is looking for Cancer Prevention Study participants to play a direct role in improving the lives of future generations.

The Society will be signing up volunteers for its Cancer Prevention Study (CPS-3) at the Glen Rock Relay For Life on May 16th from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Glen Rock High School. Please note, you do NOT need to be participating in the walk to enroll for the study. The study, which will enroll a diverse population of half a million people across the United States, will help researchers better understand the lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer, and will further efforts to eliminate cancer as a major health concern for future generations.

CPS-3 participants must be between the ages of 30 and 65, must never have been diagnosed with cancer, and must be willing to make a long-term commitment to the study. They will be asked to complete a brief written survey, provide a waist measurement, and give a small blood sample at the enrollment site. After that, follow-up surveys will be sent to participants’ homes on a regular basis over the next few decades to update health behavior information.

Researchers will use the data from the Cancer Prevention Study to build on evidence from a series of American Cancer Society studies that began in the 1950s and involved hundreds of thousands of volunteer participants. The Hammond-Horn Study and previous Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS-1 and CPS-2) have played a major role in understanding cancer prevention and risk, and have contributed significantly to the scientific literature and to the development of public health guidelines and recommendations. Those studies confirmed the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, showed that obesity increases the risk of several cancers, and linked aspirin use to a lower death rate from colon cancer. The current study, CPS-II, began in 1982 and is still ongoing. But changes in lifestyle and in the understanding of cancer in the more than two decades since its launch make it important to begin a new cohort.

The Glen Rock Relay For Life will be one of 16 sites throughout New York and New Jersey where individuals can enroll in the study this year, and will be the only time the Cancer Prevention Study will be enrolling in Glen Rock this year. The Society asks the community to find the 25th hour in their day to enroll in the study and fight back against cancer. Initial enrollment will take 20 to 30 minutes, and the study is expected to produce benefits for decades to come.

For more information or to learn how to become involved, contact Stacey Caropreso or visit www.cancer.org/cps3.

This month’s Eco Tip is yet another small step you can take that can yield a BIG impact.

A full freezer and/or refrigerator runs less often than an empty or partially full one. If yours is not full that often or you’re between big food shopping trips, fill a few empty juice bottles with water and toss them in the freezer to take up the unused space - the fridge will come on less often.

You can also raise the temperature on both the fridge and the freezer – this will also cause the unit to run less often, but the food will still remain cold and frozen respectively.

These simple steps will save money and electricity, prolong the life of the appliance, and keep your household that much quieter by not having your fridge turn on.

HOLDCOM’s Voice Talent roster offers a variety of talents and although the voice choices are abundant, we pride ourselves on offering only professional talents. Case in point is April’s featured Voices: Randye.

HOLDCOM Voice: How did you get into voice over work?
Randye: When I was pregnant with my first child, I wanted to find a way to keep working as an actress while accommodating my growing belly (limited visual casting opportunities there!). Voice-over work was the perfect solution, and I’ve been behind the microphone ever since (right through my second pregnancy 3 years later, and beyond!).

HV: How long have you been working as a voice over?
Randye: Well my son is 26 years old, so…between voice-overs and my years in radio (PM and AM drive, and now occasional fill-in), it’s been a wonderful, and varied, work life.

HV: With so many years of experience, what is the most exciting/interesting aspect of working as a voice over talent?
Randye: I love bringing words to life, taking anything from informative copy like telephony and narrations to the comedy and drama of commercials, audiobooks, video games, etc. and adding my voice to the writer’s words so we can tell the story. Plus, I love the people in this business!

HV: Thanks so much for taking the time to chat with us Randye. At this point, is there anything unique about yourself and/or any career highlights that you’d like to mention?
Randye: I’m still a stage actress and singer, and perform when my schedule permits on both Connecticut and New York stages. I’m also a motivational speaker, Corporate MC, Diversity Trainer for the Anti-Defamation League, and the author of a memoir, "No Casseroles for Schizophrenia: and Other Lessons a Family Learns on the Journey to Acceptance", currently being presented to publishers by my literary agent (Dunham Literary in NYC). I voice a lot of medical narrations as a result of my work with families affected by mental illness. I’m a member of Mensa, too!

Capture Randye’s experience for your next project! Sample her voice at www.holdcom.com/voices.