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Komen Florida Launches ‘BigWigs On The Front Lines’

Six-Week Fundraising Campaign Leading Up To October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month

At Susan G. Komen friends and family members. For more information on
Florida, nothing is more As the first responders to BigWigs on the Front Lines,
important than saving a breast cancer, we have just please visit at komenflorida.
life. As the first call those a small taste of what they org/bigwigs, or contact Kelly
touched by breast cancer do to help those in need. Lindsey at (561) 514-3020 or
make, the organization is We are excited to join forces kelly@komenflorida.org with
partnering with other first to create an impact in our questions.
responders and community community and to continue About Susan G. Komen
leaders in a shared sense to help our friends and And Komen South Florida
of purpose through their neighbors.” Susan G. Komen is the
BigWigs on the Front Lines Fun is guaranteed in the world’s largest breast cancer
fundraising campaign from BigWigs campaign with organization, funding more
Sept. 16 to Oct. 25. plenty of opportunities for breast cancer research than
Community supporters Chief Michael Gregory friendly competition in Luke Pingleton any other nonprofit while Matt Goldstein
interested in participating communities across the state providing real-time help
can join early registrants as competitors don their to those facing the disease. Komen Florida is working
Lt. Patricia Brown, Anne pink wigs while fundraising to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the
Todd, Beth Ann Pasquale, to help save lives. Each local community. Through events like the Komen South
Matthew Goldstein, David participant is challenged Florida Race for the Cure , Komen Florida has invested
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Hubert, Eden Weiss, Chief to raise $1,000 or more over $14 million in community breast health programs in
Michael Gregory, Luke to support breast health Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie counties
Pingleton, Zachariah programs and services and has helped contribute to the more than $920 million
Merschdorf, Ben Durgan, in Florida, and along the invested globally in research. For more information, call
Patricia Gardner, Shawntoia way they will be treated to (561) 514-3020 or visit www.komenflorida.org.
Be rna r d a nd Off i c e r plenty of prizes, incentives,
Kassandra Placeres, as they and opportunities to boast
add another component for the winners of top
to their already amazing fundraiser, top team, most
reputation of being real-life Kassandra Placeres donors, or most creative Patricia Gardner
superheroes. In addition BigWigs campaign.
to their day jobs, these While BigWigs are
BigWigs will be hard at having fun, the reason they
work encouraging friends are fundraising is that breast
and colleagues to support cancer continues to affect
their efforts by raising one in eight women at some
funds for life-saving point in their lifetime. Every Answer for
education, screening, and two minutes, one case of
treatment services provided breast cancer is diagnosed in Crossword Puzzle
throughout Florida. the United States. This year
“These individuals risk alone 268,000 new cases of
their necks, and some their invasive breast cancer are
lives, each and every day to anticipated to be diagnosed
protect and serve others,” in women and 2,600 cases
said Kate Watt, Susan G. Kate Watt in men. With events such Pat Brown
Komen Florida executive as these Komen Florida is
director. “They know first-hand the effects of a breast able to make an incredible impact on increasing the current
cancer diagnosis; many having experienced it through number of 3.8 million breast cancer survivors living today.

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