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Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to setting new standards for creative collaboration in the fight against breast cancer.

Our corporate partners provide us with the opportunity to reach people where they live, work, and play. In addition to a financial contribution, each of these organizations have found a unique way to get their customers and employees involved in raising awareness and hope that we will one-day find the cures. We thank them for their commitment to the fight to end breast cancer

 The premise is simple: Go pink to fight breast cancer!

How to go Passionately Pink:

1. Get a group of friends or co-workers together to go Passionately Pink for the Cure.
2. Choose a team captain to register your group at passionatelypink.org.
3. Select the date(s) for your Passionately Pink day(s).
4. Plan your event.  Dress in crazy pink outfits.  Honor a breast cancer survivor with a nice luncheon.  The day’s activities are completely up to you!
5. Invite your team members, letting them know to wear pink!
6. Collect donations from each team member on your Passionately Pink day.  (Make sure each personal check has your team ID written in the memo area!)
7. Send the donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

When your team captain registers your group, he or she will receive a free kit.  This kit will include everything you need to get started — event day ideas, a promotional poster, a Passionately Pink guidebook, collectors’ pins that feature the Passionately Pink logo, basic breast health information, a donation reply form, a matching gift checklist and a reply envelope to make it easy to return donations to Komen.  You can find additional materials and ideas for your day at passionatelypink.org.

Last year, more than 8,800 businesses, schools, places of worship and social organizations went Passionately Pink for the Cure and generated more than $3 million to fight breast cancer.  To help us top 2010, we need your support to reach our goal of raising $4.6 million in 2011.  You can play a critical role in creating a world without breast cancer!

All of the net proceeds from Passionately Pink for the Cure go directly to fighting breast cancer.  Of the net proceeds, 25 percent goes to funding breast cancer research and 75 percent supports community-based breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs funded by local Komen Affiliates.

Please join us by going Passionately Pink for the Cure!  If you have questions about the program or would like to request educational materials or guest speakers, we would love to help!  Call the Los Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure at 310-575-3011.

Event Day Ideas

Encourage participants to wear something pink on the day of your event.  Choose a fun category that’s appropriate for your workplace, organization or group.  Here are some suggestions to go pink:

Easy: Wear pink blouses, shirts, slacks, jackets, dresses, scarves, pink ribbons and pink bracelets.

Cool: Wear pink sunglasses, belts, bandanas, ball caps, shoes, boas, headbands and wristbands.

Subtle: Wear pink socks, ties, pins and pink ribbons.

Zany: Wear Hawaiian shirts, pink leis, bowling shirts, sports jerseys and pajamas.

All out: Wear decorated hats, custom pins, pink wigs, togas and complete outfits.  Have your boss agree to dye his/her hair pink if you reach your fundraising goal!

All Komen: Visit komen.org/promiseshop to purchase Passionately Pink for the Cure
t-shirts and other Susan G. Komen for the Cure items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wacoal Fit for the Cure

 Wacoal invites women around the country to “step into the ring” (or even better, the dressing room!) and join the fight against breast cancer. Attend a Fit for the Cure event* in your area and let a Wacoal fit specialist help you determine your true bra size. For every woman who participates, Wacoal will donate $2 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to help fund breast cancer research and community outreach projects. (No purchase necessary).

After determining your correct size, the fit specialists will help you find perfect bras for all your different moods, styles, and fashions. As an added bonus, Wacoal will donate $2 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® for every Wacoal bra, shapewear piece or b.tempt'd bra purchased at these events. And, that's not all, with a purchase of $80 or more, you will receive a cream and gold shopper as our gift to you. **

We are proud to report that, to date, Wacoal has:

·     Donated more than $2.7 million to
Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

·     Held 10,397 Fit for the Cure events

·     Fit over 507,242 women

 

 

 

 

 Balance Walking by Foot Solutions is a proud partner of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and committed to the fight against breast cancer. From October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011, Foot Solutions will donate to Komen $5.00 per set of Pink Ribbon Balance Walking Poles sold, $2.00 per Pink Pole Balance Walking Book sold and, in connection with each Set of Pink Ribbon Balance Walking Poles sold on www.footsolutions.com or www.balancewalking.com, an additional $5.00 to the participating Affiliate of the purchaser’s choice selected from the drop-down list of participating Affiliates, with a combined guaranteed minimum donation of $100,000.00. More information about Balance Walking by Foot Solutions click here.

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking on a promise

Haven’t you always wanted to show the Los Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® ribbon wherever you go?  Well, now is your chance.

Learn how Bank of America is supporting our promise with uniquely designed credit cards, debit cards and checks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cook for the Cure®, presented by KitchenAid, offers people with a passion for cooking three ways to help raise awareness and funds to support the breast cancer movement.

Pink Product Collection

KitchenAid’s Cook for the Cure® line of pink products benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. For each Pink Product sold and registered, KitchenAid will donate at least 10 percent of the retail price to Komen. The Pink Products must be registered on-line at www.CookfortheCure.com to generate a donation. The KitchenAid Pink Product Collection can be purchased online at www.shopkitchenaid.com or at retailers nationwide.

Cook for the Cure® Party Series

Those who love to cook and entertain can turn a meal with friends or family into a party with a purpose by simply asking each guest to make a donation to Komen for the Cure®. Guests can choose to have their donations benefit their local Komen Affiliate. Ideas for raising funds while hosting a party for family and friends along with recipes are included in the Cook for the Cure® Party Kit. The Party Kit is available for download at www.CookfortheCure.com.

Pass the Plate Initiative

The Cook for the Cure® initiative, Pass the Plate, allows you to share your favorite culinary specialty with friends or family on a KitchenAid and Villeroy & Boch specially designed serving plate. When the plate   is purchased and also passed, you can visit CookfortheCure.com/PassthePlate to take a moment to write about what dish you have “passed” and enter the number stamped on the back of the plate. From this website you can follow your plate’s travels and every time the plate is passed and registered, KitchenAid will donate $5 to Komen for the Cure in connection with this initiative.

Be a part of the breast cancer movement by participating in Rally for the Cure, a breast cancer awareness program!  Would you like to host an event?  Our Affiliate has been the beneficiary of some of the fundraising dollars from this program.  Because of the support from Rally for the Cure events in our area, we have been able to make grants to many local organizations.  We are here for you and the community.

Rally for the Cure provides a registration packet to get you started on your golf, dining or tennis event.  Participants pay a $20 entry fee which enables them to receive the materials Rally provides, i.e. a goody bag, breast cancer awareness materials from Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as well as a pin - designed for Rally for the Cure - featuring the symbolic pink ribbon.

The entry fee also entitles all participants to receive a one-year magazine subscription to a selection of Conde' Nast Publications, helping further the Rally for the Cure mission to disseminate information about breast cancer and reinforce the awareness and early detection messages that save lives.

Now in its 14th year, the program has generated more than $45 million for Komen since its inception.

To find out more about how you can host a Rally for the Cure event....call 1.800.327.6811 or emailinfo@rallyforthecure.com and tell them the Los Angeles County Affiliate sent you!

To visit the Rally website click here. 

 

      

The Warriors in Pink initiative is designed to complement Ford’s sponsorship of the Race for the Cure. The Warriors in Pink apparel collection features bold symbols that embody the
Warrior credo of taking charge, living out loud, harnessing power and standing together. Ford’s commitment stands strong with 100% of net proceeds going to Susan G. Komen from all WIP apparel purchases.

Visit www.fordcares.com and use promotion code LACTY at checkout.

 

During the month of October 2011, Camarillo Premium Outlets® located at 740 E. Ventura Blvd, Camarillo CA 93010 offers customers the opportunity to make a $10 donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and receive a discount card for 25% off one item at participating stores, while supplies last. In connection with this national fundraising initiative benefiting Komen for the Cure, Premium Outlets is proud to support Komen, and with the help of its generous customers, guarantee a minimum contribution of $100,000. More information available at  www.premiumoutlets.com.