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“Gift of Life” Putting on the Pink

“Gift of Life” Putting on the Pink. A celebration of survivorship during October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Putting on the Pink. Project Goals: Increase community-wide breast cancer awareness

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“Gift of Life” Putting on the Pink

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  1. “Gift of Life” Putting on the Pink A celebration of survivorship during October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  2. Putting on the Pink • Project Goals: • Increase community-wide breast cancer awareness • Generate program funding to provide free mammograms for medically underserved and extensive regional educational outreach

  3. Putting on the Pink • October Projects • BRA-vo! Applause for the Cause • An Evening with Marie Osmond • Pink Shopping Card Project • Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kickoff • Tie the Town Pink

  4. Survivor Project BRA-vo! Applause for the Cause An artful expression to increase breast cancer awareness

  5. Survivor ProjectBRA-vo! Applause for the Cause • Bra decorating art project • Convey breast cancer survivors’ stories while sharing the importance of early detection • Exhibits at local art galleries • More than 50 survivors and community partners participating

  6. Survivor ProjectBRA-vo! Applause for the Cause “Back in the Saddle”

  7. Survivor ProjectBRA-vo! Applause for the Cause “Get Carried Away”

  8. Survivor ProjectBRA-vo! Applause for the Cause “Who Let the Dogs Out”

  9. Survivor ProjectBRA-vo! Applause for the Cause “Boobles”

  10. An Evening With Marie Monday, October 18 5:00pm Dinner & Dancing Beaumont Civic Center

  11. An Evening With Marie

  12. An Evening With Marie Monday, October 18 7:00pm Survivors “Walk of Courage” Downtown Library Promenade

  13. An Evening With Marie • Monday, October 18 • 7:30pm Performance, • Julie Rogers Theatre • Memorial Musical Tribute • Inspirational Presentation by actor and motivational speaker, Steve Ford, son of breast cancer survivor Betty Ford and former president Gerald R. Ford

  14. An Evening With Marie Monday, October 18 7:30pm Marie Osmond Performance, Life Stories & Love Songs Julie Rogers Theatre

  15. An Evening With Marie • Success in 2009: • An Evening with Debbie Reynolds, legendary Hollywood star • Inspirational speech by Austin Breast Cancer Survivor Gail Chovan • More than 1,200 board members, sponsors, breast cancer survivors, volunteers and dignitaries attended

  16. Pink Shopping Card Project Pink Shopping Card Five Years of Success! Save Money. Save Lives.

  17. Pink Shopping Card Project • Discount shopping card • 20% savings at more than 600 Southeast Texas participating merchants • 12 days of discount shopping Thursday, October 21 – Monday, November 1 • $50 shopping card is 100% tax-deductible • Benefits the “Gift of Life” Breast Cancer Program

  18. Pink Shopping Card Project • Success in 2009: • Nearly 2,500 cards sold • More than 200 volunteers served as ambassadors of the project, working tirelessly to distribute and sell cards and promote awareness of the project as well as breast cancer awareness throughout the community

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