Deanna Favre HOPE Foundation & Drive for $1 Million

Support the Favre FOURward Foundation & buy Breast Cancer Gear for Football Fans!

I'm a Favre fan for sure, Brett for his amazing football career, which I get to witness firsthand from the 45-yard line this coming Christmas day, and Deanna for her personal battle with breast cancer and amazing work generating awareness.

I just discovered Favre Foundation Gear, which offers official merchandise in the Drive for $1 Million for each of their charities: Brett Favre's programs for disadvantaged and disabled kids in Wisconsin and Mississippi, and Deanna Favre's HOPE foundation supports breast cancer education and state-of-the-art women's breast imaging and diagnosis services for all women, including those that are medically underserved.

Choose the pink knit beanie or the women's HOPE football jersey to support Deanna Favre's Hope foundation.

Breast Cancer on Broadway

British theater actress, Maria Friedman, currently starring in Woman in White on Broadway, has had to pull out of the production this week due to a second outpatient procedure and treatment for Stage 1 Breast Cancer.

First diagnosed in late October 2005, Maria Friedman first underwent surgery on November 3rd. Friedman bravely returned to rehersals in the broadway show on November 10th, and the show opened as planned on November 17th.

Producers of the show released a statement: "Because her course of treatment is still being determined, the date of Maria's return to the production is not set; but it is hoped she will re-join the show as early as this weekend."

Remembering Wendie Jo Sperber: A Personality Who Added Spark to Breast Cancer Awareness

The actress died on November 29, 2005 at the age of 46, after a long battle with breast cancer.

Wendie Jo Sperber became known for her role on "Bosom Buddies", the 1980's sitcom starring a then-unknown Tom Hanks and Peter Scholari, and went onto to have a successful film and television career.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, Wendie Jo Sperber used her celebrity status and hollywood connections to build awareness and raise money for the cause, including her involvement in launching the breast cancer research Postal Stamp.

More importantly, Wendie Jo Sperber created weSPARK, a cancer support center in California dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for cancer patients, their families and friends.

Tom Hanks says of Wendie Jo, "The memory of Wendie Jo Sperber is that of a walking inspiration. She met the challenges of her illness with love, cheer, joy and altruism through weSPARK, and an unstoppable supply of Goodness. We are going to miss her as surely as we are all better for knowing her."

Read more about Wendie Jo and her fundraising efforts for breast cancer awareness and research.