The dove symbolizes hope for cancer research everywhere. Cancer has a very personal effect on me. I lost my Great Aunt Dorothy to Bone Cancer in November of 1999. I lost my Great Aunt Barb to Brain Cancer in 1990. Plus I lost a good family freind to Cancer in 1999. I support cancer research and cancer development. Relay for Life, donations,and I believe the program is called Lights for life or something like this. We had this program in Arkansas. You buy an ornament around christmas time and it is placed on a tree in the community. and then there is a ceremony to light candles for each of the cancer surviors or memorials. You can find out all about donating you time money, and energy by visiting the American Cancer Association on their websitewww.cancer.org