Breast Cancer 3-Day

Breast cancer continues to be a scourge that kills 40,000 women AND men each year. Families are crushed when someone, often in the prime of life, succumbs to this horrible disease.

One of the organizations that is helping to find a cure is Breast Cancer 3-Day. Here's their mission:

“Thousands of women and men will unite in cities across the country and walk 60 miles over the course of three days. It's a weekend of hope, as we honor lives lost, celebrate survivors, promote breast cancer research, and help bring breast cancer care to those who so desperately need it. Net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Days benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to fund breast cancer research and community outreach, as well as the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, to provide an endowment for breast cancer initiatives.”

How about it? Would you walk 60 miles in three days for a good cause? Would you sponsor someone who would?

The 3-Days are scheduled all over the USA during 2006. The schedule will show what's close to you and when.

There are other ways to volunteer, too. You can be a crew member, helping run the walk (there's a weird mixture of verb and noun ;-). Of course, your tax-deductible donations are welcome. And just spreading the word helps a bunch, too!

So hats off to today's FamilyFirst site. May they succeed in helping wipe breast cancer out for good.

http://www.the3day.org

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