June 30th, 2008
I came home the other day and these Jelly Belly brand fruit punch flavored jelly beans were on my desk. Have I told you my husband and I are suckers for anything with a pink ribbon on it as long as proceeds go to the cause? Not hard to figure out, perhaps. But anyway, back […]
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June 30th, 2008
The Breast Cancer 3-Day Series benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure is visiting 14 cities across the US this year. 60 miles over the course of 3 days. When you participate, you get food, beverages, showers, entertainment, tents for sleeping. Not to mention the fellowship of other survivors, caregivers and philanthropic walkers in support […]
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June 26th, 2008
Back in May I announced the affiliation between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Airlines — their Miles for the Cure program — do you remember? (If not, here’s the link to that original post.)
Today it was announced that:
Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R), the
world’s largest breast cancer organization, has received more than […]
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June 13th, 2008
On June 8th, Deborah Gibson attended and performed at the 6th Annual What A Pair! Concert at the Orpheum Theater in LA (here are a few reviews of the performances!).
It was an evening of broadway duets — cabaret style, performed by celebrity women to benefit breast cancer research — man, I wish I was in […]
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June 5th, 2008
Yesterday’s review of the Polaroid i631 digital camera got me thinking about the benefits of disposable cameras … inexpensive, non-breakable, great for kids, disposable recyclable if returned to Fujifilm by your photofinisher … then I remembered, ‘hey, I have one of those … let me give it away’!
I have a QuickSnap 800 Flash One-Time-Use Camera […]
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June 2nd, 2008
The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, or His Royal Highness The Prince Charles as he’s known in Scotland, is going to officially open a research unit on Thursday designed to improve and develop treatments for breast cancer.
Prince Charles will be given a guided tour of the newest facility for an organization called Breakthrough — the […]
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May 31st, 2008
Makes me want to live down under, this one does.
Autoglam Bling Car Stickers are raising breast cancer awareness and fundraising for Australia’s National Breast Cancer Foundation with this limited edition Pink Butterfly Car Sticker.
80 cents from each sale will be donated — that’s 10% since they retail for $8 — cool.
They’ll be hitting stores June […]
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May 29th, 2008
Did you know that African Americans have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial/ethnic group in the U.S.? So while 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, African American women are more likely to die from the disease. This seems to warrant some special attention.
Susan G. Komen is on […]
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May 15th, 2008
Yes, another pink product sighting at the grocery store! Seems Bumble Bee Foods has launched an Interactive Health and Wellness Program to benefit the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Foundation.
The program runs from May 1 to June 30, 2008.
“During the two-month campaign, grocery store shelves will get a makeover with 10 million pink Bumble Bee® Solid […]
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May 12th, 2008
Just got this email from Lance Armstrong …thought I’d share it with you (and no, I don’t kid myself by thinking he wrote to me personally):
Tomorrow is LIVESTRONG Day, a day when more than 600 cancer awareness and fundraising events will take place all across the country. Every staff member from my Foundation is attending […]
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