JOIN STAR-STUDDED SKATING AND SONG EVENT
CELEBRATING CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
“KALEIDOSCOPE ON ICE PRESENTED BY LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE”
AIRING NOV. 25 ON CBS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – November 23, 2012 – Legendary skater and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton and National Sportscaster and Sportswriters Hall of Famer Verne Lundquist
host Kaleidoscope On Ice presented by Carolinas HealthCare System’s
Levine Cancer Institute, a skating and song spectacular celebrating
cancer survivorship, Sunday, Nov. 25, (5:00-6:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS
Television Network.
The star-studded event, features 2010 Olympic champion and gold medalist Evan Lysacek, Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan, Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen, four-time world champion Kurt Browning and Olympic silver medalist Paul Wylie. Country music chart-topper and actress Jana Kramer, the iconic Kool and the Gang and country music star and Grand Ole Opry member Craig Morgan add to the celebration.
Olympic champions Gabrielle Douglas, Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber
also make a special guest appearance and headline a Psy-inspired
Gangnam-style tribute spotlighting Levine Cancer Institute’s Research
and Administrative Headquarters and taking viewers on an uplifting and
madcap ride during the broadcast.
The broadcast’s performances include Evan Lysacek, the most consistent
and decorated U.S. male skater of the past decade, kicking off the
holiday season with his performance to the “Nutcracker Suite,” Nancy
Kerrigan skating to Jana Kramer’s “Why Ya Wanna,” and Sasha Cohen’s
lighthearted take on Kool and the Gang’s “Ladies Night.” Paul Wylie,
whose parents are both cancer survivors, skates to Craig Morgan’s “Being
Alive and Livin’” and Kurt Browning, who lost both his parents to
cancer, offers his fun interpretation of Kool and the Gang’s “Jungle
Boogie” and also performs his iconic tribute to “Singing in the Rain.”
Rounding out the show, all of the skaters join Kool and the Gang for a
rousing performance of “Celebration.”
Now in its fourth year, the Kaleidoscope mission is to provide America’s
12 million+ cancer survivors and their caregivers with inspiration,
information and resources to help them thrive, live life to its fullest
and feel empowered as they navigate their journey of survivorship.
Kaleidoscope has created a digital community to expand beyond national
broadcast, to keep the survivor community connected throughout the year.
Viewers can join Kaleidoscope on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CancerSuperstar)
and Twitter (@CancerSuperstar) to celebrate a survivor in their life or
share inspiration with others about their own journey as a cancer
survivor.
Kaleidoscope is made possible by a collaboration with the National
Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) whose mission is to advocate
for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer and provide
tools that empower people to advocate for themselves.
Viewers can log on to www.kaleidoscope.org to learn more about NCCS and
access survivor resources and information. The online clinical cancer
information resource for Kaleidoscope is www.Cancer.net, the patient
education resource of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
The creator and producer of Kaleidoscope, Edge Health
(www.edgehealth.com), a health care marketing company that uses
entertainment platforms to communicate key health and wellness
information in a way that is simple and easy to understand. Through
national programs such as Kaleidoscope, Edge Health hopes to inform,
inspire and entertain. Together with its partners, Edge Health endeavors
to make the toughest of journeys that much easier, one step at a time.
Kaleidoscope is presented nationally by Levine Cancer Institute. Levine Cancer Institute (www.levinecancerinstitute.org)
is changing the course of cancer care by removing the barriers that
separate patients from access to world-class research and breakthrough
treatments. Through the latest advances in technology and by building
upon Carolinas HealthCare System’s strong network of affiliated
hospitals and providers, the Institute is able to deliver innovative,
value-driven protocols when they are needed most – so where a patient
lives will not determine how they fight cancer. Kaleidoscope also
sponsored by Belk (http://www.belk.com), the nation’s largest privately
owned mainline department store company with 301 Belk stores located in
16 Southern states. It’s also made possible by generous support from
Bristol Myers Squibb and Oreck.