I believe the final matching donation for the Avon walk has come in. With your generous help, we are donating $2585 to help people in very personal and life change ways! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
End of Donations
I believe the final matching donation for the Avon walk has come in. With your generous help, we are donating $2585 to help people in very personal and life change ways! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hiking - a great idea!
Here is an article I got in my email today. Anyone want to join me!
Hikers raising cancer awareness along trail
NORTH ADAMS — Two hikers popped off the Appalachian Trail and into the city Tuesday on a journey to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Cousins Chad "Stretch" Anderson, 22, and Daane "Goat" DeBoer, 20, both of Grand Rapids, Mich., wore scraggly beards and T-shirts advertising the cause they titled "Hike for the cure."
"Four years ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer," Anderson said, "I saw her go through chemotherapy and radiation. I saw the pain and trial she went through and also the trial on me and my family. I don't want to see anyone else go through that."
Anderson said he felt helpless during his mother's illness and recovery process. He shaved his head in sympathy with his mother when she went through chemotherapy, but that was only a first step.
Now, he is taking four months to complete the 2,174-mile trail in order to increase breast cancer awareness.
To read the rest of the article visit this link.
Hikers raising cancer awareness along trail
NORTH ADAMS — Two hikers popped off the Appalachian Trail and into the city Tuesday on a journey to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Cousins Chad "Stretch" Anderson, 22, and Daane "Goat" DeBoer, 20, both of Grand Rapids, Mich., wore scraggly beards and T-shirts advertising the cause they titled "Hike for the cure."
"Four years ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer," Anderson said, "I saw her go through chemotherapy and radiation. I saw the pain and trial she went through and also the trial on me and my family. I don't want to see anyone else go through that."
Anderson said he felt helpless during his mother's illness and recovery process. He shaved his head in sympathy with his mother when she went through chemotherapy, but that was only a first step.
Now, he is taking four months to complete the 2,174-mile trail in order to increase breast cancer awareness.
To read the rest of the article visit this link.
Monday, July 17, 2006
News from San Francisco!
Over 2300 people walked in San Francisco on July 8th and 9th and raised over $5.4 million! To read how a portion the San Francisco funds will be spent, visit this web site.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Healthy Weight Important
It is increasingly clear that maintaining a healthy weight throughout adulthood is one of the best things women can do to protect themselves against breast cancer.
Findings from a study involving more than 87,000 female nurses show that weight gain during adulthood is a strong risk factor for breast cancer. Researchers also found that weight loss after menopause helped lower breast cancer risk.
Gaining 55 pounds or more after age 18 was associated with a 45% increase in breast cancer risk after menopause over women who maintained a healthy weight throughout their 20s, 30s, and 40s.
To read the entire article visit: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/124/115751.htm
Findings from a study involving more than 87,000 female nurses show that weight gain during adulthood is a strong risk factor for breast cancer. Researchers also found that weight loss after menopause helped lower breast cancer risk.
Gaining 55 pounds or more after age 18 was associated with a 45% increase in breast cancer risk after menopause over women who maintained a healthy weight throughout their 20s, 30s, and 40s.
To read the entire article visit: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/124/115751.htm
Saturday, July 01, 2006
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