The Colon Club was founded in 2003 by Molly McMaster, a colon cancer survivor who was diagnosed on her 23rd birthday, and Hannah Vogler, whose cousin and Molly's friend, Amanda Sherwood Roberts, died of the disease at the age of 27. Our main goal is to educate as many people as possible, as early as possible, about colorectal cancer in interesting and out-of-the-box ways. Our wishes are for people to have "colon talk" in their everyday lives, to know the risk factors and symptoms, and to get screened when it is appropriate for them. The Colon Club is a New York State non-profit organization with federal 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

The first project of The Colon Club was the Colossal Colon®, a 40-foot long, 4-foot tall crawl-through replica of the human colon that has been touring the United States since 2002. The Colossal Colon shows examples of healthy colon tissue, diseases of the colon, polyps, and various stages of colon cancer. By the end of 2006, the Colossal Colon will have visited approximately 50 cities across the United States. For more information about the Colossal Colon and The Colon Club, visit www.colonclub.com.