I don't know about you guys, but this is a topic near and dear to my heart. Okay... not really dear. I hate the fact of breast cancer with a seething passion. It's a disease, if not caught early, that can rob a woman of her identity as a woman, cause physical pain to the patients, emotional pain to the woman and her family, and just generally wreak havoc. Breast cancer affects men as well - as supporters of the women who have it and as patients themselves.
The Susan G. Korman Foundation has been raising money for a few decades now to help prevent and fight breast cancer. One of the ways the foundation does this is by sponsering fund raising events. Their big one is the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. It happens every year in cities around the US. This year, the Philadelphia Walk starts on October 5 and ends October 7.A friend of mine is walking and her husband is working on the safety crew. (Found out this weekend that they aren't actually doing it this year, due to lack of funds. Everything that's donated, this year, though, still goes to the foundation. She will be walking next year.) Please consider donating to the cause at Terri's donation page. Click here for the donation page.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled f-list.
The Susan G. Korman Foundation has been raising money for a few decades now to help prevent and fight breast cancer. One of the ways the foundation does this is by sponsering fund raising events. Their big one is the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. It happens every year in cities around the US. This year, the Philadelphia Walk starts on October 5 and ends October 7.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled f-list.
I've decided to participate in the Susan G. Koman 2006 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer in Philadelphia with my friend, T. We'll start our walk on October 6 and end on October 8. The goal is to walk 60 miles total. We're going to start training for this very soon. The dog is happy. It means he gets longer and longer walks as the year progresses. *grin* I just hope it doesn't rain or otherwise be ugly weather. *grin*
If you can, click here to donate. If you can't... that's okay too. I need a cheering section as I train for this thing. And feel free to tell your friends and family. This post is public. :)
In memory of Harriet Bruno (d: 1982 breast cancer) and in honor of Anna Klinger (survivor: 2005 breast cancer). :)
