News and Updates
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Honored as Most Valued Non-Profit Brand, Top Ranked for Trust, Charity People Are Most Likely to Donate To
The 2010 rankings of non-profit organizations from global market research firm Harris Interactive last week ranked Komen for the Cure as the number one most valuable non-profit brand and the charity people are most likely to donate to. Komen also ranked second among the most trusted non-profit organizations in America. “We are enormously humbled to be recognized in this way by the public that we serve,” said Komen founder and CEO, Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker. “This validation redoubles our resolve to our promise to end breast cancer through science, education, advocacy and relevant support programs all around the world.” Click here to read full press release.
Rally for the Cure
Be a part of the breast cancer movement by participating in Rally for the Cure®, a breast cancer awareness program! Rally for the Cure is a grassroots program designed to spread awareness about breast health and breast cancer through organized golf, tennis and social events. Each registered participant receives event favors, important breast health information from Komen, as well as a one-year subscription to select Condé Nast magazines such as, Golf Digest, SELF, Bon Appétit and Condé Nast Traveler. To find out more about how you can host a Rally for the Cure event, call 1.800.327.6811 and tell them the North Central Alabama Affiliate sent you!
Congratulations Kerry McInerney for being part of the 2010 Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40!
http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/events/2010/40_Under_40/mcinerney.html
Passionately Pink for the Cure®
www.passionatelypink.org
Are you inspired to save a life?
If your answer is ?yes? ? and we think it is! ? this is your chance to turn that passion into action! Join with thousands of people across the country who are going Passionately Pink for the Cure® with Susan G. Komen for the Cure® ? and make a life-saving difference for people battling breast cancer.
A year long program, Passionately Pink for the Cure is a fun and easy fundraising program that raises breast cancer awareness, inspires advocacy and honors those affected by the disease.
The premise is simple: Go pink to fight breast cancer! All you need to do is choose a day (or several days) for your group to wear pink, and ask participants to donate their best gift to join the fun.
On your Passionately Pink day, you might dress in crazy pink outfits. Or you might honor a breast cancer survivor with a nice luncheon. The day?s activities are completely up to you!
For more information about how this great program works, visit www.passionatelypink.org. Register there, and we?ll send you your team ID number and a free kit with everything you need ? a promotional poster, a Passionately Pink guidebook, collectors? pins that feature the Passionately Pink logo, basic breast health information, a donation reply form, a matching gift checklist and a reply envelope to make it easy to return donations to Komen.
Fit for the Cure®
http://www.wacoal-america.com/
Wacoal is proud to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its Fit for the Cure® program benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. According to Wacoal, 8 out of 10 women are wearing the wrong size bra. Fit for the Cure helps women across the country find their perfect fit with professional bra fittings. For every woman professional fitted at these events, Wacoal will donate $2 to Komen for the Cure. Wacoal will also donate $2 for every Wacoal or Be.Tempt?d bra or shapewear item purchased at these events. In addition, Wacoal will offer the ?Wacoal Promise?, providing every woman who signs up at a Fit for the Cure® event with a complimentary email reminder to conduct a monthly breast self-exam.
