by Stephanie Laird
This Friday, COM students, faculty and staff are invited to make
the ultimate fashion statement by wearing denim to celebrate Lee
National Denim Day. This Friday a $5 donation to the Susan G.
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and wearing denim along with a
Pink Ribbon Pin shows your support of this annual fundraising
event.
This is not just another casual Friday; it is an opportunity for
the OU-COM community to rally in support of the fight against
breast cancer.
“The enthusiastic support we get from companies, organizations
and schools every year is overwhelming,” says Kathy Collins,
vice president of marketing communications for Lee. “The $5 you
might normally have spent on lunch has an amazing impact when
combined with the donations from people nationwide. It is
millions of individuals that make this program a success.”
In celebration of Lee National Denim Day’s 10-year anniversary,
OU-COM is working to contribute to the $10 million fundraising
goal.
“This is the largest single day fundraiser for the fight against
breast cancer,” says Janice Smith, Community Service
Programs Healthy Adult Project coordinator. “To date more than
$52 million has been donated to the Komen Foundation because of
Lee National Denim Day.”
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will be receiving
every last cent that is donated on Lee National Denim Day. This
nonprofit organization was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker
to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from
breast cancer at the age of 36. As a global leader in the fight
to terminate this life-threatening disease, the foundation
fulfills its mission through support of innovative breast cancer
research grants, meritorious awards, educational and scientific
conferences and community-based outreach programs around the
world.
CSP’s Healthy Adult Project is one of the outreach programs that
receives a large grant from the Komen Foundation every year.
“The grant is used to serve the uninsured and underinsured women
of this area,” says Smith. “Without the grant we would have a
difficult time operating our breast and cervical cancer
programs.”
If you are interested in donating $5 and receiving a pink ribbon
to wear with your jeans this Friday, Oct. 7, please contact
either Billie Jo Reeves at 593-2158, Marty Bayha at 593-2216,
Jamie Remy at 593-2530, Beth Maxon at 593-0768, Jill Breeze at
593-2524 or Janice Smith at 593-9127.
Your style will say it all. Help support the fight against
breast cancer on Lee National Denim Day.
For more
information about breast health or breast cancer, visit the
Komen Foundation’s Web site, www.komen.org, or call its national
toll-free Breast Care Helpline, (800) 462-9273.
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