Miss America 2005 Dedra Downs  Helps Children With Cancer

What Do You Get When You Cross a Duck, Miss America, and a Lot Of Love? 

Giant Steps to Help Kids with Cancer.  Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs and Aflac Cancer Center patient Robin Haralson cut the first piece of birthday cake to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 

Recognized as one of the top three pediatric cancer centers in the country by Child magazine, the Aflac Cancer Center has benefited from the generosity of Aflac for the last 10 years.  To date, the Columbus, Ga.-based insurance company has contributed $25 million to the Aflac Cancer Center helping the center treat more than 300 new cancer patients yearly and nearly 1,500 patients with sickle cell disease, hemophilia and other blood disorders.

At Left: Aflac Cancer Center Medical Director William G. Woods, M.D., Aflac Chairman and CEO Daniel P. Amos, Aflac Foundation President Kathelen Amos and Aflac Cancer Center patient Robin Haralson celebrate the 10th birthday of the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.