LP Gas, April 2012

GUEST COLUMNIST ED VARNEY Not just about you Propane industry stepping up again for prostate cancer awareness J une is the month when we honor our fathers We give gifts have barbecues go to dinner and enjoy our family There is another great thing we can do for our dads that doesnt cost anything Let them know how important they are to us Let them know we appreciate all they have done to guide us in life And finally ask them to make sure they get tested for prostate cancer Pros4Care was started more than five years ago with that simple purpose Propane Professionals Promoting Prostate health is our organization Our goal and mission has been to advocate early testing through awareness in addition to raising funds annually to donate to the research being done by the Prostate Cancer Foundation One in six men will develop the disease Testing and early detection are the key My dad got diagnosed two years ago at 70 years old He was fortunate that he had been getting checked regularly and had radiation seed implant treatment Two years later the cancer is undetectable Since 2007 we have raised more than 100000 for research This is in the form of donations annual golf event dollars that are matched by Safeway dollar for dollar and other fund raising methods The propane industry has stepped up in many ways Our sponsors for the golf event donated time and money to these events The Texas Propane Gas Association undoubtedly has been a tremendous part of our success by completely managing our golf events to date Our championship trophy is named in honor of Mr Bill McHenry former NPGA president and industry gentleman who succumbed to prostate cancer We have had several celebrities help us in raising funds and participating in events We have been fortunate to team up with Major League Baseball and have enjoyed the company of such greats as Art Howe Kevin Millwood Jack Lazarko John Matlick Brad Lincoln Tom Grieve and many others With June being such an important month we have decided to team up with LP Gas Magazine and have our fifth year event in conjunction with the LP Gas annual golf tournament on June 14 17 at the Reunion Resort and Club in Orlando Fla There is no better way to celebrate Fathers Day than to play a few rounds of golf with your dad brother uncle or anyone else close to you who needs to be aware of the aspects of prostate cancer In addition the Reunion Resort is a great family place that has a water park and restaurants and is minutes from Disney World and all of the other Orlando attractions I would ask to seriously consider the trip for a good cause and to take a break and celebrate your family at this event And by the way get yourself checked LPG Ed Varney is the founder of Pros4Care and an industry management veteran of 22 years He is a former vice president of Heritage Propane and also formerly of Emerson and AmeriGas He lives in the Dallas area and can be reached at bostoned@ sbcglobal net For more information about the LP Gas golf outing visit www propanegolfers com 14 LPGas April 2012 www LPGasmagazine com