July 21st, 2008
Not interested in walking or running for the cause? There’s so much you can do to be doing your part and you probably don’t know the half of it. Here’s another listing of things you can do for the cause. So ask yourself … do you:
Recycle? Recycle for Breast Cancer: They’ll get you free prepaid […]
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July 16th, 2008
Apparently after last night’s Bon Jovi concert I’m feeling a little boy crazy. Check this out:
Mamma Mia! The Movie opens in theaters this Friday. Based on the smash hit musical (Mamma Mia! The Musical), Mamma Mia! The Movie stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper and Christine […]
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July 10th, 2008
Marisa Acocella Marchetto is the author of a great graphic memoir entitled ‘Cancer Vixen’ — you really have to check it out. (Here’s a review of the book that I wrote for my former blog.)
Marisa has started the Cancer Vixen Fund at St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in NYC.
Anyway, she’s using what’s she’s got going […]
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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 19th, 2008
Courtesy of Jayne, I discovered a neat “blogland” event:
Can I Be Pretty in Pink: Garden Tour Event
The tour is being sponsored by Deena!
Participants were asked to post photographs of their garden along with a link back to the site — all visitors to the main site had the option of clicking to fund free mammograms […]
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June 19th, 2008
American Idol winner David Cook (love him) is going to perform at Taste for a Cure 2008, a fundraising event for UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Yes, that’s a comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute — with a breast cancer department worth considering if you’re in the area.
The event will take place on […]
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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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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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May 11th, 2008
Yeah, that’s Mets player Carlos Beltran using a fabulous pink bat!
Major League Baseball players continued a Mother’s Day tradition today and used those awesome pink bats I blogged about a few weeks ago to raise awareness of breast cancer.
Did anyone see ‘em live?
Now you can bid on the bats the players used and signed since […]
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