rhythm : from : the : heart

At 4:54 PM, Saturday, May 5, 2007 in the rolling pastures of Misty Meadows Farm, Weddington, North Carolina, a dedicated group of 600 strong launched the first annual drumSTRONG™ event.

With his wife Carola, and sons Mason and Toby by his side, drumSTRONG™ founder Scott Swimmer sounded the shofar to assemble the people and spoke the words “…drumstrong is my idea to bring more financial assistance and attention to cancer concerns, exhibit the local resources available to address cancer concerns and, at the same time have a blast doing it...”

We will drum for at least 24 hours non-stop. Remember, there is no audience in a drum circle; everyone is part of the performance.

We are making a sound impression on the health complexion of our community. Today we are doing good.

Cancer will crumble to the beat of our drums, as we will continue in the coming years to speak up for proactive measures to defeat it. Knowing ones enemy is the classic model for survival.

In the famous words of Mason Swimmer, ‘cancer sucks!’

Cancer is not an easy fix! It will take great community effort and financial support to make the ‘c’ monster a thing of history and something no body need fear.

Drum to rekindle the fire of survivorship in you. Drum in honor of or in memory of or just out of the goodness of your hearts. Drum with hope of opening the eyes and hearts of more people to amplify efforts to find cures. Drum to respect and represent all the fighters and survivors who share this history

:: Be Heard :: Drum Long :: Drum Strong

The bon fire was lit, the large gong was sounded and the drumming began. Over 1000 people, of all ages, in various stages of health, through ALL of natures’ challenges – played through the weekend. With kind, confident direction from the amazing Arthur Hull and by virtue of the strength in the dedicated hearts (and hands) of those that drummed; we kept rhythm in motion until 5:54 PM on Sunday, May 6, 2007; exactly 25 hours from commencement. We have lifted spirits, raised thousands of dollars and, yes, we have established the Guinness Word Record for maintaining rhythm by more people for the longest duration ever. We await their acknowledgment.

Only with your financial help can we continue our efforts through drumSTRONG™ to assist local and national organizations to address cancer concerns. PLEASE continue to support drumSTRONG™.

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All proceeds will benefit the Levine Children’s Hospital - Hematology/Oncology Center at Carolinas Medical Center and the Lance Armstrong Foundation's LIVESTRONG for cancer research and advocacy.

The power is in YOUR hands! Let's BEAT IT!