May 4th, 2008
Here’s a partnership that works for me: American Airlines and Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. American Airlines has been supporting this organization for more than 20 years, sponsoring the first Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Dallas in 1983 and remaining an Official Race Series Partner today.
They’ve kicked off their online Miles […]
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May 3rd, 2008
Today was a Pinkalicious Day for me and my daughter. Pinkalicious the Musical came to Connecticut in support of the cause and you know we were all over that!
Have you not heard of the book by Elizabeth Kahn and Victoria Kahn? Well, here’s a synposis:
“Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. […]
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April 26th, 2008
What a great night it was at Fairfield University’s Second Annual Relay for Life event. As part of the American Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Cancer program, the student volunteers put on an event that mirrors all Relay for Life events — complete with the luminaria ceremony — and made me so proud to be a […]
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April 25th, 2008
Tonight, I’m speaking at Fairfield University’s second annual Relay for Life. As reported in The Mirror, Fairfield U’s student newspaper:
“A talk will be held at the reception by Fairfield alum and cancer survivor Karen Lynch, who spoke last year’s opening ceremony at last year’s Relay For Life.”
I did speak at the event last year — […]
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April 18th, 2008
The first Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure took place in 1983. By 1995, events were held in 57 US cities. This year, it’s a 25th anniversary celebration at national races … more than 1 million people participate in more than 100 races throughout the world. It’s the largest 5K runs/fitness walks in the […]
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April 18th, 2008
Raising money for the cause is as easy as trying on a new little something. That’s the thought behind Coldwater Creek’s fundraiser — happening in stores this Sunday.
Simply try on anything you’d like and they’ll give $1 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. No purchase necessary. Wahoo! Of course, if you do need something […]
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April 16th, 2008
Are any of you Pink Ribbon readers also riders?
Registration has begun for the 5th annual Hershey’s Tour de Pink, sponsored by The Hershey Company and benefitting the Young Survival Coalition! This four day, 200+ mile biycle ride is scheduled for October 2-6, 2008.
The group of approximately 150 riders will be riding from Chocolate World in […]
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April 13th, 2008
This You Tube video features the song by Melissa Etheridge … I Run for Life (uploaded by Kismetdancer). These lyrics get me every time …
It’s been years since they told her about it
The darkness her body possessed
And the scars are still there in the mirror
Every day that she gets herself dressed
Though the pain is miles […]
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April 10th, 2008
First of all, I want to shout out to Tanya, the amazing artist at the Etsy shop called The Art She Makes; Tanya designed the Pink Ribbon Review banner you see at the top of this site; she deserves all the kudos I can muster up for a job well done, don’t ya think?
If you […]
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April 4th, 2008
A 6.300 square foot house in Tanglewood, TX, modeled after an Italian villa, was designed, built, decorated, shown and will be sold (for $2,999,000) to benefit research at Baylor College of Medicine. When all is said and done, more than $500,000 is likely to be raised. Wow. Anyway, if you’re in the Houston area … […]
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