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Custom Inflatable Colon Tunnel Works to Save Lives from Colorectal Cancer

Strides for Life Inflatable Colon at Fundraising Race EventStrides for Life Uses Inflatable Colon Tunnel to Promote Cancer Screening & Early Detection

Colorectal cancer is the number two cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S., yet millions go unscreened and uneducated year after year. This is what drives the Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation. The organization was established after the death of Dylan Cappel at age 23. 

Dylan died while training for a berth on the 2004 United States Olympic Rowing Team. A young man. A highly trained athlete. Yet colon cancer struck.

With the help of Landmark Creations, Strides for Life took a lighthearted approach to this very serious subject. Using an inflatable tunnel as the base, a custom inflatable walk-through colon was developed that allows visitors to actually see a replication of what goes on inside the human body. As the tour progresses from entrance to exit, visitors watch possibly harmless polyps morph into dangerous growths.

Using the inflatable colon tunnel at their Annual Run/Walk in San Francisco, health fairs, street festivals and other public events, Strides for Life has gotten lots of positive feedback. They've also impacted countless lives that might well be saved, thanks to this fun lesson about the deadly effects of neglecting colon-cancer screenings.

Featured in Landmarketing Issue 35

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What Others Say About Landmark Creations

"It was a big success! Customers were stopping to take their pictures with the inflatable pheasant and it helped draw in interstate traffic."

- M. Kettler, Cabela's

"The Adventure Colon is so rewarding for our organization. Everyone that walks through it is just in awe and learn so much when we guide them through it."

- Oneyda Cuevas, Hope Through Grace, Inc.

"Thanks so much, [the inflatables] look great. I am truly impressed. (So is the client.) I'll look forward to working with you in the future."

- W.C.P., CRN International

"Thank you so much for getting the arch to us in time for our event!  The arch looked great and we couldn't of been happier with the look.  Looking forward to ordering another arch from you for our 2013 events!"

- Holly Vittengl, Gladiator Assault Challenge

"We received our inflatable and gave it a test run Saturday afternoon. To be short; Excellent Work. Thanks again for all your efforts."

- Curtis Gadula, Brock University

"Our tunnel was also a great addition to our pre-game tradition: the Wildcat walk. Our city shuts down three blocks of downtown, and we have hundreds of fans lining the streets with a police escort, while we walk to the stadium."

- Sam Baker, Head Football Coach at Waconia High School