Why Is October                     NATIONAL BREAST CANCER Month?

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is held every October to raise awareness of the disease and raise money for research. One of the major goals of NBCAM is to encourage women to self-check for early detection of breast cancer.

One of the reasons October was chosen is that the first Race for the Cure was held then in 1983. Eight hundred people took part in Dallas, Texas. Today, more than a million people take part in the annual race.


Pink Days

People are encouraged to hold pink-themed parties in October to rraise money for breast cancer. These "pink days" extend to the workplace, where people wear pink to support those with breast cancer.

The Estee Lauder Company created the pink ribbon as the symbol of NBCAM in 1993.If you would like to contribute here is information my friend Janet sent me.

Janet is raising money for SUPPORT CONNECTION, INC - please make a donation by visiting her FirstGiving page: http://www.firstgiving.com/janetpietrangelo

 You can donate on-line with a credit card. All donations are secure and sent directly to SUPPORT CONNECTION, INC by FirstGiving, who will email you a printable record of your donation.

 Please send Janet's page on to anyone who might like to donate!

Pray for those struggling with this all consuming disease and THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart