Good Day Friends, Family, and Supporters:
As most of you know, our family lost a bright star, our Kimmy, on February 29th of last year. What this past year of reflection has done for us is reiterate how important family, friends, and support are when you are dealing with "the pink disease."
The facts speak, more than any words I could ever muster up: women of color have a 37% higher chance of dying from breast cancer. What that means for these women and their families, who, statistically speaking, are often the most vulnerable and the most without quality health care, is that they face a double-whammy: living with breast cancer,and possibly dying from breast cancer.
The vast majority of research says early detection is key. What the research also tells us is that more than half of the battle against breast cancer lies in the patient's will to live. However, women of color and their families may not have the resources or the connection to the support they need to WIN the battle against breast cancer.
To that end, we have begun a nonprofit organization near and dear to our hearts, called "Pink Isnt Always Pretty," or P.I.A.P. P.I.A.P.'s mission is to provide a national community of support for women of color coping with breast cancer through raising awareness, education on healthy living and encouraging freedom of expression. Our vision is to develop a network of communities dedicated to providing financial, educational and moral support to women of color and their families as they battle breast cancer together.
WE NEED YOUR HELP: While we are developing, P.I.A.P. needs the support and financial donations of you, our friends and family, to be able to provide the services to communities in need and to ensure the success of this rather large, and admittedly, ambitious endeavor. Our 501 (c) (3) is now pending, but come tax time, you can surely write your donation off!
We know that these are rough and turbulent economic times, but please if you can spare $5, $25, $50 or more to help families battling this disease. Please visit www.pinkisntalwayspretty.org to donate what you can.
Let's beat this thing...together.
Toward a Cure,
Laura
As most of you know, our family lost a bright star, our Kimmy, on February 29th of last year. What this past year of reflection has done for us is reiterate how important family, friends, and support are when you are dealing with "the pink disease."
The facts speak, more than any words I could ever muster up: women of color have a 37% higher chance of dying from breast cancer. What that means for these women and their families, who, statistically speaking, are often the most vulnerable and the most without quality health care, is that they face a double-whammy: living with breast cancer,and possibly dying from breast cancer.
The vast majority of research says early detection is key. What the research also tells us is that more than half of the battle against breast cancer lies in the patient's will to live. However, women of color and their families may not have the resources or the connection to the support they need to WIN the battle against breast cancer.
To that end, we have begun a nonprofit organization near and dear to our hearts, called "Pink Isnt Always Pretty," or P.I.A.P. P.I.A.P.'s mission is to provide a national community of support for women of color coping with breast cancer through raising awareness, education on healthy living and encouraging freedom of expression. Our vision is to develop a network of communities dedicated to providing financial, educational and moral support to women of color and their families as they battle breast cancer together.
WE NEED YOUR HELP: While we are developing, P.I.A.P. needs the support and financial donations of you, our friends and family, to be able to provide the services to communities in need and to ensure the success of this rather large, and admittedly, ambitious endeavor. Our 501 (c) (3) is now pending, but come tax time, you can surely write your donation off!
We know that these are rough and turbulent economic times, but please if you can spare $5, $25, $50 or more to help families battling this disease. Please visit www.pinkisntalwayspretty.org to donate what you can.
Let's beat this thing...together.
Toward a Cure,
Laura
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