“Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) (also referred to locally as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM)) is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure. The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer.
As well as providing a platform for breast cancer charities to raise awareness of their work and of the disease, BCAM is also a prime opportunity to remind women to be breast aware for earlier detection …”(1)
“The pink ribbon is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness …”(3)
Please Help Us Support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
You Can Help by:
CLICKING HERE (and/or Go Directly to: http://www.munchkin.com/projectpink/email_a_duck.php?duck=5267&src=e ) to:
Email a Duck, Raise a Buck!
First, dress up your computer-generated duck - make it sassy, chic, funky or frilly using the dozens of accessories available. Then email your new creation to a bunch of friends. For each person that opens your email, Munchkin will donate $0.05 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help in the fight against breast cancer*.
You can check your duck’s “flight” on a map of the world and see how much money your duck has raised. Decorate, distribute, donate and you’ll be just ducky!
And …
“Pink for October is an initiative started in August of 2006, in which sites all over the world change their templates to include the color pink, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness, because October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness. …”"(2)
I-ShopTheWorld.com, and the Founders, also recently participated in and I-ShopTheWorld.com Donated products , Gift Certificates, and time and efforts as part of a Fundraiser for a personal Friend and colleague of the Founders who is currently Fighting Breast Cancer, wherein over $5,000 were raised through the efforts of friends, co-workers, etc. and the concerted efforts of at least two local churches, to get this Friend the Breast Cancer Treatments and respite she needs to Win her Battle against Breast Cancer! 
We hope to soon be able to share with you more details regarding this Friend’s Battle against Breast Cancer and How You may Help Soon!
But Hopefully this just goes to show you that …
You can Make a Difference! in the Fight against Breast Cancer! Right?!
And very soon, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we will be posting herein and sharing with you a Heartfelt Article written by another Friend about her recent loss of an Aunt to Breast Cancer ;(
So …
We need to All continue to Work Together to Defeat Breast Cancer!, Right?!
Please also Post Any and All of Your Comments, thoughts, ideas, experiences and stories HERE regarding:
- How else may we all Work Together to Win the Fight against Breast Cancer?!
- Do you know anyone who has fought or is Fighting Breast Cancer?
- How may we all Work Together to Help those currently Fighting Breast Cancer?
- What other Worthwhile Charities do You know of that are Helping Fight Breast Cancer?
We hope this all helps!
- The I-ShopTheWorld.com Global Family
(Additional References:
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_for_October
(3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_ribbon )
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I lost a dear friend to breast cancer in 1992 after she fought a long arduous battle and had to face leaving two young sons behind. At that time, her medical care maxed out the $1 million worth of coverage she had, and the company extended it all to no avail. With hope fading, she subjected herself to some experimental techniques in hopes that if it didn’t help her, it would help others. This is a very worthy cause i-shoptheworld.com. I truly hope your friend gets the treatment she needs and it is successful.
Thank you for writing about companies that support breast cancer awareness month. I created a company in memory of my 28 year old sister, Liz, who died from breast cancer. Uptown Liz (www.uptownliz.com) promotes products from companies whose proceeds go to charity. You can shop on this one-of-a-kind website by charitable cause or product category, knowing that every time you make a purchase you are making a difference. There are many great art, clothing, jewelry, house wares, beauty and eco-friendly products (just to name a few) that benefit charities all over the world.
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