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Think Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness & Celebrity Fundraisers

Raising awareness with the breast of intentions! Trying to focus on the lighter and brighter side of breast cancer awareness and fundraising - with fun pink products, breast cancer ribbons, pink ribbon jewelry and fashion, with a spotlight on celebrity activists and famous people battling breast cancer. Get the latest news on Hollywood style fundraisers and other fundraising events for a breast cancer cure, that happen year round - not just in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

BMW: The Ultimate Drive® for the Cure

Did You Know? BMW organizes an annual event, The Ultimate Drive®, to raise money for breast cancer research and outreach programs. Choose a vehicle, take it for a drive, and we'll donate $1 per mile on your behalf to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, our partner in raising over $8 million for research in the past eight years.

So far in 2005, BMW's Ultimate Drive® has raised $500,000 in the race for the cure. Help turbo-charge the donation from BMW by finding your local BMW dealer participating in the event, and test drive one of the specially marked BMWs.

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MORE GREAT PLACES TO PICK PINK:

All year long, not just during October/Breast Cancer Awareness Month - eBags.com donates 10% of every pink product (look for the pink ribbon) to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Since 2004, they have donated over $500,000. Shop now:

AVON Beauty Products for Breast Cancer Awareness. Join the AVON Crusade for the Cause, and buy one of their pink products with a purpose. Since 1992, AVON has raised over $585 million for breast cancer research, free screenings and treatment assistance. Up to 100% of the profits of every product from the Crusade for the Cause collection are donated.

About the Pink Ribbon Blog:

: Name: M. Beth Parker

I started this blog (now moved to BreastCancerBracelets.org) because I have a family history of breast cancer. My maternal grandmother (a nurse) was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 55, her treatment plan included a lumpectomy and radiation therapy, and she went into remission for over 10 years. At age 68, other cancers (including a brain tumor) were discovered, and she died just before her 70th birthday. My mother found a lump at age 47, followed a similar treatment plan, and has now been in remission for 6 years. I am a 31 year old healthy, active woman, but due to the history, have already had mammograms and ultrasounds done on suspect spots. Neither I nor my 24-yr old sister have been tested for the BRCA1 gene, but we both take this matter very seriously, and hope medical advances will continue to improve. I write this blog under M. Beth Parker, a form of my grandmother's maiden name, in her honor.

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