PINK - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - the Color in October 2009
posted October 6, 2009 - 9:31pm 
Updates follow the initial article...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Shoppers are being encouraged to buy-pink! Pink is its official color. Think PINK in October by making a donation, buying products from companies who give part or all of the sale items as donations to continue the fight, or becoming a sponsor of or participant in one of many events to occur this year.
Multitudes of other companies use the color pink on products and services to let the public know of the fund raising efforts underway, including American Airlines...
(above: photo via American Airlines)
If you are an Ebay seller you can designate a percentage of the sale of any item through the Mission Fish organization. It's very simple on Ebay. You select the percentage you wish to donate from an item's captured-price-at-auction, or from the purchase of a product and Mission Fish does the collection of funds for Ebay.
Susan G. Komen was just 33 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977. Her sister, Nancy Brinker, promised her sister before she died to fight for a cure to end this terrible disease. She established the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Since its beginning the foundation has raised $1.2 billion to find the cure. After twenty-five years Ms. Brinker has said that monies in the form of grants given by the foundation, in the early days, are beginning to bear fruit in the area of treatments, medicines, and continued research.
The foundation sponsors the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® runs and walks nationwide to gather funds to continue research and develope treatments to aid a patient's fight, as, well, as find-the-cure. Other sponsored activities can be found at the website of:
"Pink For The Cure," http://www.info-komen.org/
As, example, the Campbell Soup Company has for many past years (and continuing) sold cans of soup printed with pink-labels to raise money for this cause, and by printing-in-pink brings the awareness into public view.
Products, such as women and family apparel, New Balance, accessories - water bottles, race day novelties, jewelry, headware, socks, etc., - things for your office and home, and much more is available through the Shop Komen website.
This is also the website for obtaining educational materials.
Nancy Brinker was just awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama for her relentless work on behalf of her sister. The Medal of Freedom is our nation's highest honor to be given to a civilian.
View a YouTube Video of Nancy Brinker talking about 25 years since the Komen organization was created:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONd9obFD7SE
Update 10/6/09
THE CHARITIES - Updated 10/6/2009
Just a few of the major organizations that will benefit from breast cancer awareness products this month:
BCRF
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation provides funding for innovative research at leading medical centers around the world aimed at preventing and curing the disease;
bcrfcure.org
CANCER AND CAREERS
Cosmetic Executive Women Inc. runs this program through its foundation to provide information and support for working women living with cancer; cancerandcareers.org.
SUSAN G. KOMEN
Founded by Nancy G. Brinker after breast cancer claimed her sister, Susan G. Komen, this huge grassroots organization works to fund research and provide quality care; komen.org
WAR
Women at Risk is a program run by New York Presbyterian Hospital/
Columbia University Medical Center that tries to enhance the lives of women living with and at high risk for developing breast cancer;
womenatrisknyc.org
YSC
Young Survival Coalition works to improve the quality of life for women 40 and younger who are diagnosed with breast cancer; youngsurvival.org
Information on charities provided by: Newsday.com
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Comments
Great Job!
As a BC survivor (it sounds weird to say that) October is a difficult month for me. I started chemo on October 1st last year and it really was a descent into hell.
As odd as it sounds, pink has "bad" connotations for alot of us. Among the breast cancer blogs, we often talk about how much we hate the color pink. I think it's almost medicinal to get angry at the color :) It's definitely not a lack of appreciation for the hard work of these organizations.
My personal BC favorite mottos include: "Cancer is my bitch!" and "Fight like a Girl!"
Thanks for condensing this in one place, JH. This is a fabulous resource!
-Sharon
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It is so good to see all the support. I knew about some of the foundations and item, but you have shown me many more. Great research and great article. Interesting to read. Thank you for sharing.
So much pink!
There are so many PINK items available these days... so great to see. Thanks for posting this for everyone.
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