Tonia Farman Wins "Women Doing Good" Award

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Athletes for Cancer founder Tonia Farman at the SUP Endurance Awards. Photo by Richard Hallman






Our own Tonia Farman, organizer of numerous events to benefit cancer research over the years has earned well deserved recognition in winning "Self Magazine's" Women Doing Good award for 2012. She appeared on the Today Show this morning to discuss what she does and why. She works to eradicate this disease through "Athletes For Cancer." Tonia and her troops have organized many events over the years including mainstays, Kiteboarding 4 Cancer, Paddle 4 Cancer, and Boards of Hope.

Way to go Tonia!


More about the SELF Magazine award:

"Tonia Farman, co-founder of Athletes for Cancer, wins Self magazine's Women Doing Good award"

By Katy Muldoon, The Oregonian

"Life's gentle breezes and fierce storms, though, pushed her down those paths, which led Self magazine to select her for one of its annual Women Doing Good awards. The honor, according to a spokeswoman, is for "inspiring people who fill a need and make the world a better place."

The award, which she'll accept next month in New York, comes with a $10,000 prize -- a nice chunk of change for her fledgling nonprofit, Athletes for Cancer, based in Hood River. In Oregon and Hawaii, it operates adventure-sports camps designed to instill confidence and hope in cancer survivors age 15 to 39.

Farman co-founded the organization after her only sibling, Scott Farman, died at 19 from acute lymphocytic leukemia.

"We were 15 years apart, yet we had a lot in common," Farman says. Both found their passions, peace and healing in the outdoors.

Farman, 41, began discovering that peace, plus the power of mastering wind and waves, when she moved from Seattle to the Columbia River Gorge nine years ago to take a marketing job with a kiteboarding company.

She didn't sail, windsurf or kiteboard. "

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still more information at:

http://www.self.com/health/women-doi...deshow#slide=2



Athletes for Cancer campers take outrigger canoes for a spin off Maui, Hawaii.
Photo: TRACY KRAFT LEBOE/Athletes for Cancer





You can donate to and/or volunteer to help with these events through the Athletes For Cancer website at http://www.athletes4cancer.org/ and Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/Athletes4Cancer .




Tonia appeared on the "Today Show" this morning to discuss her charitable efforts resulting in this award. Movie star Jessica Alba and two other women were honored for their unique efforts to help others on the program.



Jessica Alba in a personal free diving favorite feature set in the Bahamas, "Into the Blue."



An "Athletes For Cancer" event from the organization's Facebook page.











Thank you for all the good you have done Tonia and continue to do!
Good winds and all success in your efforts.

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