Yes We Coupon loves to get involved with charities and help those in our community. A Few of our bloggers, Kritta Hebert, Katie Lusk (and two of her kids, Nick and Emma) have formed a team to participate in #RaceForACure.
We have not asked for donations but if you would like to donate directly to the Susan G Komen Foundation, you can do so HERE.
I’ll never forget the first time I sat with her. I took the day off from work, and I planned to spend the day at her home. Since I had been away at school until after she went into a coma, this was the first time I had even seen her in about a year.
In October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), Valpak will turn its Blue Envelope pink and also raise local awareness within the communities that they serve and funds in support of the fight to end breast cancer.
I’m excited to join the Valpak team and the Race for the Cure in Washington, DC. Since it’s not until September 8th, you still have plenty of time to sign up, set, a fundraising goal, and hit it!
1 in 8 … Let that sink in? For many of us, that’s the number of people in our own home plus one more. Chances are extremely likely that you know someone or you, yourself, have been affected by breast cancer.
I have participated in the Race For the Cure® in Newport Beach, CA over the last few years with my daughter-in-law and her friends and family. Her mom is a breast cancer survivor.
Participating in the race is a powerful, uplifting experience.
It is 3 am and we are on a three-hour drive to the Breast Cancer Awareness Race held in Manchester, Vermont. Two of my kids and my sister are on this trip with me.
Our Nana was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and was a survivor. Unfortunately, Nana passed away a year later from pancreatic cancer.
When I went to bed on Friday night before the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure on Saturday, I was a little nervous. Not because I was scared to participate.
Nope, I was excited to participate on behalf of Valpak and their Pak4ACure Campaign (remember when I was prepping for Race for a Cure?).
Have you signed up for your local Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure? My oldest son, Drake, and I participated in our local race this past Saturday. Although the weather could have been better (it was cold and rainy), there was still a great showing of people to support breast cancer awareness and education.
Last weekend, my parents, son, and I participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Austin, Texas. This is the world’s largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer ever created and it was wonderful to be a part of it. Through the runs and walks, they are able to raise funding and awareness for breast cancer. Survivors are celebrated and those who are no longer with us are honored as well.
I grew up knowing I had a family history of breast cancer. Unfortunately, two of my dad’s sisters died of breast cancer when they were young. One was in her 30s and the other was in her 40s. In addition, I had known and heard of many others who faced with breast cancer.
Sabías que 1 de cada 8 mujeres en los Estados Unidos va ser diagnosticada con Cáncer de Seno?
Pensando en este numero quiero compartir la historia de mi madrina Nelsy De La Cruz que a los 45 años de edad fue diagnosticada de cáncer al utero.
At the sound of the bell, I joined over 15,000 breast cancer survivors, supporters and volunteers from all over Orange County in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. In its 27th year, this year’s Race called for supporters to “Be More Than Pink”!
Valpak has joined the community of bold companies that share in the vision of Susan G. Komen for a world without breast cancer. To amplify awareness around this common vision, Valpak will turn its Blue Envelope pink this October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month while also working to raise local awareness within the communities that they serve and funds in support of the fight to end breast cancer.
Today, thanks to Valpak, our family was able to participate in Susan G.Komen’s Race for the Cure. It was incredible.
We woke up before the sun to get downtown and parked before the 5k race began.In spite of the early hour, everyone was cheerful. I was prepared with stroller, snacks, and water. What I wasn’t prepared for was how emotional this race would be for me.
Did you know the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the world’s LARGEST and most successful fundraising and education event for breast cancer ever created?! The 5K races helps bring awareness to the breast cancer movement. Every event is such an emotional experience, especially once you see the celebrations of surviorship and families honoring members.
The Susan G Komen organization was founded in 1982 by Nancy Brinker. Brinker’s sister, Susan G Komen passed away from breast cancer in 1980. Brinker promised Komen that she would do everything she could to end breast cancer.
I know many who have lost their battle and who are survivors and today I walk for Megan. A friend and incredible woman who found out she had breast cancer last year.
Two simple words… yet, they have the ability to completely change your world.
For me, those words were for my mom. During a routine self-exam, she had discovered a lump and went to the doctor to have it checked into… the results were something that no child ever wants to hear from their parent.
My older sister lost her battle to the disease over a decade ago. It was during the time of her diagnosis that I made a decision to do all that I could to better educate myself about the disease and to advocate for increased research, resources, and dedicated solutions to support people living with breast cancer and the communities that surround them.
Cancer is everywhere. It’s scary, sad and unfair all at the same time. However, we can’t just get up and walk away from it. We have to hear more and more about it. Day in and day out. There is always someone struggling with the wrath of cancer and the trauma and fear that families face dealing with it.
In the above picture is my grammy and me when I was about 7 years old. I never knew my grammy very well because we moved across the country when I was a kid. So when we would go back home on vacation, we would visit her. But one thing I do remember about her is my dad telling me she had breast cancer.
Recently I participated in the 2018 Komen Tulsa Race for the Cure in partnership with Valpak. Witnessing the level of compassion and positivity flowing from team members, family, friends, co-workers and even complete strangers was nothing short of amazing!
When Susan G. Komen invited me to take part in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® I was eager and also relieved. A 5K race is such a great way to bring awareness yet not have to trample your body for days on end. Oh, wait Joey. Isn’t that what happens to women and men struggling to put their own breast cancer into remission? Of course. What on Earth am I complaining about?
Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women, with skin cancer being the first. And about 1 in 8 women born today in the U.S. will get breast cancer at some point in their lives. That’s a scary thought.
© 2018 Susan G. Komen. The Running Ribbon is a registered trademark of Susan G. Komen. In 2018, Valpak Direct Marketing Systems, Inc. will donate to Susan G. Komen® $50,000.00 regardless of sales. Susan G. Komen®’s mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer. For more information, please contact Susan G. Komen® at 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 526, Dallas, Texas 75244 or visit www.komen.org.