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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Mr. James G. White, Principal
Marquette
Catholic High
School
306 West
Tenth Street
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
Phone: 219.873.1325
www.marquette-hs.org
jwhite@marquette-hs.org
Marquette Catholic
High School Wears Denim and Donates to
Fight Breast Cancer
Students, Faculty and Staff help celebrate 15th Anniversary of Lee
National Denim Day on 8 October 2010
Michigan City, Indiana - September 15, 2010 - Marquette Catholic
High School will be joining together for a very special "casual Friday" on October 8, 2010 to help
Lee National Denim Day celebrate 15 years of fighting breast cancer. Marquette
Catholic is gearing up to participate in this grassroots program which has
raised more than $80 million for breast cancer research by simply asking the
nation to put on their jeans for a $5 donation to the Women's Cancer Programs
of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).
This year, Lee National Denim Day
is proud to partner with the Cancer Support Community, an
international non-profit dedicated to providing support, education and hope to
people affected by cancer.
Funds raised from participation
in Denim Day will support:
Groundbreaking research at Lee Translational Laboratories
nationwide to find less toxic, more effective treatments. Development of an early detection blood test in
collaboration with the Breast Cancer Biomarker Discovery Project. Cancer Support Community centers nationwide
which provide emotional and social support to cancer patients and their
families.
"Our students, faculty and staff are always
interested in participating in charitable events," said Mr. Jim White,
Principal. "Lee National Denim Day is
easy and fun to do. Everyone gets to wear jeans to school in exchange for a $5
donation and the money helps fight breast cancer, a cause that is very
important to many of us. There is not
one person here at Marquette Catholic that has not been touched by breast
cancer and we certainly understand the difference one person can make in any
effort. We are proud to participate in
this day."
"We are more grateful every year
at the number of organizations like Marquette
Catholic High
School who come together across the country and donate to make
this grassroots program a continued success," said Liz Cahill, Vice President
of Marketing Communications for Lee Jeans. "This year as we celebrate our 15th
anniversary, we'd like to thank all the companies and people across the nation
that has continued to participate in Lee National Denim Day and helped us
contribute more than $80 million in the fight against breast cancer."
To learn more about the exciting
projects funded by Denim Day, visit Denimday.com.
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For information: www.marquette-hs.org
Contact: jwhite@marquette-hs.org
Phone: 219.873.1325
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