Firefighter Dave Graybill of Phoenix, Arizona dressed up in pink turnout gear and drove a pink fire truck, signed by hundreds of breast cancer survivors and family members, across the United States this past fall to promote breast cancer awareness and support throughout the nation. What began four years ago as a Graybill’s private operation [...]
Category Archives: fundraisers for cancer research
22nd Annual Preview Party for Antiques Show Attended by Jamie Tisch
Friday, October 29, 2010
Guests were out in full glamour this past week, as The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center hosted the 22nd Annual Preview Party for The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show at the Park Avenue Armory. The show featured many of the world’s most important and influential art and antique dealers in the U.S. [...]
NFL Sporting Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
The National Football League has publicly joined the battle against breast cancer! To show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October, all players, coaches, and staff will be wearing a variety of pink articles, ranging from traditional football gear to bandanas and t-shirts. This operation, called “A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives” [...]
The Origins of the Lee National Denim Day
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Each year, the Lee National Denim Day donates some of the money that it raises to the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund, co-founded by Kelly Chapman Meyer, Marion Laurie, Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow and Jamie Tisch. Certainly, the Women’s Cancer Research Fund is honored to have the Lee National Denim Day as one [...]
Shower for the Cure & Help the Women’s Cancer Research Fund
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Women’s Cancer Research Fund, co-founded by Kelly Chapman Meyer, Marion Laurie, Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow and Jamie Tisch, appreciates the support it receives from its major donors. One of these major donors, Philosophy, is marketing their Shower for the Cure Pink Ribbon Shower Gel for their 8th consecutive season. This powerful campaign enables people [...]
Lee National Denim Day Coming Soon
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Since 1996, Lee National Denim Day has helped to promote the idea: one day, one cause, one cure. This event, which will be held on October 8th, 2010, has become one of the largest single-day fundraisers in the nation for breast cancer. Lee Jeans has invited companies to go casual for the cause and to [...]