This year will be my second year walking in the SF Breast Cancer 3-Day. Last year, my best friend and I embarked on an amazing journey. It was more than we could have ever imagined. Walking 60 miles...sure that sounds easy, right? NO!! It is really hard.
My fundraising goal is $2300 and I have a LONG ways to go before I meet that. In this post I have included some FACTS about Breast Cancer and some FACTS about the Susan G. Koman Foundation and the 3-Day Walk.
Breast Cancer Facts: One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer knows no boundaries be it age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location. The greatest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older. Early detection and effective treatment for breast cancer have been shown to improve survival. Making healthy lifestyle choices may reduce the risk of breast cancer. There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today. Breast cancer affects more than just the patient co-survivors (friends, family and co-workers) need support, too.
Susan G. Koman Foundation and the 3-Day Walk Eighty-five percent of the net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Day benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting to end breast cancer. Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure® and the Breast Cancer 3-Day, the organization has invested more than $1.2 billion to fulfill its promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1.877.GO KOMEN.
National Philanthropic Trust
Fifteen percent of the net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Day benefits the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, a special field of interest fund that will provide support for breast cancer initiatives including research, treatment, prevention and education. The NPT Breast Cancer Fund is an endowment, which will ensure that the cause receives long-term, continuing support irrespective of gifting activities in years to come. National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) is a public charity dedicated to providing philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations and financial institutions, enabling them to realize their philanthropic aspirations. Founded in 1996, NPT is among the 100 fastest growing charities and one of the top 35 grant makers in the United States with $660 million in assets under management. Since its inception, NPT has raised over $1.5 billion in charitable assets, and made over 32,000 grants to U.S. and international charities totaling $900 million. NPT is led by a national board of trustees and a team of professionals with more than 200 years of philanthropic experience. For more information, visit www.nptrust.org.
Visit my personal page to see where I am at or to make a donation:
http://www.the3day.org/site/
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