Monday, October 5, 2009
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
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2nd Annual Pink Party is Seven Days AWAY!!
Hello Family, Friends, & Supporters:
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We are very excited as we quickly approach our 2nd Annual Pink Party event taking place on Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 12:00-2:00pm at the Dr. Oswald Durant Memorial Center, 1605 Cameron Street Alexandria, Virginia. Join us for food, fun, and special games for the entire family while learning more about how breast cancer affects women of color.
Come celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness with us next Saturday!!
Toward a Cure..
P.I.A.P. Board & Staff
Friday, September 25, 2009
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A Sister's Plea
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
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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Join us at our Annual Pink Party
2nd Annual Pink Party
Promoting Breast Health and Awareness Among Young Women of Color
Did you know that women of color have a 37% higher risk of dying of breast cancer? You can learn more at our Annual Pink Party featuring free food, cooking classes, a Kidz Korner with arts and crafts, special performances and much more...
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Dr. Oswald Durant Memorial Center
1605 Cameron Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22309
For more information: contact us by phone at (877) 495-PIAP (7427) or by email at pinkparty@pinkisntalwayspretty.org
Monday, August 17, 2009
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The Meaning Behind Our Logo...
As catchy as our name might sound (well, at least we think it is ;-), there's actually some meaning behind it.
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PINK has come to represent womanhood, and by extension, breast health and awareness world-wide. It conjures up images of femininity, demureness, and for some, it represents beauty.
But for those dealing with breast cancer every day - pink - isn't always pretty. So we've scratched it up a bit, roughened it around the edges so that it reflects the battles that women, families and communities face when dealing with the 'pink' disease.
Our late sister, daughter, mother, and friend Kimberlly, or as we called her, Kimmy, frequently saw butterflies in the last stages of her life. They were welcoming to her, comforting. We thought we'd share that imagery, and the imagery of the metamorphosing butterfly, with the world. The butterfly is different shades of brown, like the women for and with whom we fight. And, as a little added touch of Kimmy, the core of the butterfly is blue - her favorite color.
Enjoy...!
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