SayleStock 2013
The music and art festival SayleStock is held annually, and all proceeds are to benefit The Matthew Sayles Foundation for Salivary Gland Cancer.
SaylesStock 2013 details:
April 28, 2013
Memorial Park at Van Neste Square
Ridgewood, NJ
One year ago today, Matthew Sayles passed of salivary gland cancer. This website is the beginning of the Matthew Sayles Foundation, All About Matt.
We strive to help break the silence about the potential danger of salivary gland cancer that is affecting thousands of people and increase the information available to the everyday person who may not even know that this cancer exists.
Salivary gland cancer is a rare form of cancer that begins in the salivary glands of the body. Saliva is chiefly part of the digestive system as it aids in the breakdown of food in the mouth. In addition to many minor glands located throughout the mouth, there are three pairs of major salivary glands in the neck, mouth, and throat: the parotid (in front of the ear), the sublingual (underneath the jawbone), and the submandibular (in the back of the throat). The most common place where this cancer occurs is in the parotid glands (85% of cases), however salivary gland cancer can form in any tissues of the salivary glands. Tumors are formed when the typical cells become mutated and don’t die naturally as the normal cells would, creating an accumulation of cells. These cells can begin to spread into other parts of the body, or Metastasize.
SayleStock is more than just music! There will be various local artists and crafters displaying and selling their creations, a 50/50 raffle, other various prize raffles and light concessions. (All proceeds are to benefit The Matthew Sayles Foundation for Salivary Gland Cancer.)