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Greetings!
This is always a bitter sweet month for me. I love how breast cancer is constantly in the media, creating awareness and reminding women to get their annual mammograms. But it also reminds me of my own breast cancer treatment and brings up that fear of reoccurrence. It's hard to be reading a magazine and on every other page is something about breast cancer! But I know that I need to further the awareness campaign by getting Pink-Link involved. So, please check out the various resources and information highlighted in this issue. And, don't forget about the resources listed on our website!  I also want to announce that I've been asked to be a regular blogger on a new website, Intent.com. Intent,
as a brand and Web site, aspires to be the most trusted wellness
destination for capturing and sharing peoples intentions - personal,
social, spiritual and environmental. I will be writing about breast cancer and things I wish I had known, so check it out at www.intent.com. I hope you're feeling well and feeling empowered! Vicki Tashman Founder Pink-Link |
Help Raise Money for Pink-Link and Other Charities
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You can help...
There are a variety of ways you can help raise money for Pink-Link.
 1. Participate in our virtual raffle for a beautiful pink ribbon handmade quilt, donated by CampGetaway.com. The winner will be chosen on October 31st at noon (PDT), so visit our website to purchase your tickets.
 2. When selling something on eBay, choose Pink-Link as the beneficiary. To get more information, click here.
3. Tell all your online retailers about Change Round Up and to choose Pink-Link as their charity of choice. When you complete an online purchase, simply "round up" your total and that extra change will be donated to Pink-Link! It's like the old "change jar" that we use at home to collect our pennies at the end of the day. Find out more by visiting their website.
4. During the month of October, SnapFish is giving 30% of all proceeds of photo calendars and stationery products featuring "Pink Designs" to BreastCancer.org.
5. From now through October 31, ATP Electronics will be selecting breast cancer stories posted on their website and giving these selected stories a 1GB Pink Ribbon Petito USB drive as a way to show their support. You can also buy a Pink Ribbon USB drive and 10% of the sale will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure!
 6. FiveHumans® (www.fivehumans.com) is a company on a mission to
cure ignorance of disease through hip, fashionable clothing. The
collection supports numerous world-wide diseases such as Autism,
Cancer, Asthma, Diabetes, and Heart Disease.
Through their creativity, FiveHumans launched a complete collection of
disease related t-shirts for men and women, as well as a line for children:
LittleHumans. Use coupon code "PinkLink" to receive 5% off your purchase. Remember, 20% of the price of the shirt is donated to a cancer related charity.
 7. Few songs have lifted a woman's spirit like "I will Survive". This classic song made famous by Gloria Gaynor has become a symbol of strength for women everywhere. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Lyric Culture is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each "I will Survive" t-shirt and tank to the City of Hope's breast cancer and research program.
8. Help Pink-Linker, Anne, raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure by buying pink ribbon products from her. Read about her mission and why it's important to support her.
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| We Say Goodbye to...
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 Courtney Clevenger
Courtney was one of the first Pink-Linkers. I met her at the Young Survivors Conference in February, 2006. Our website had just launched and she came up to our booth asking if we had any young survivors like her. I know that over the years, she made connections with many survivors, both young and older and will be missed by all. A fellow Pink-Linker, Carolyne, wrote the following, "Courtney & I shared the darkness together. We let our guard down with each
other, and both of us wanted to change the world & the breast cancer
community."
To read the obituary, click here.
To donate to the Young Survival Coalition in memory of Courtney, click here.
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| The Army of Women
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Join Dr. Susan Love's Army
Our goal is to recruit one million healthy women of all ages and ethnicities,
including breast cancer survivors and women who are at high risk for developing
breast cancer, to take part in the breast cancer research that will move us
beyond a cure-- and help us eradicate breast cancer once and for all.
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| New Study for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
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 Is it Right for You?
Researchers at the Cancer Institure of New Jersey (CINJ) are investigating a new combination of chemotherapy
drugs targeted at patients who have been diagnosed with previously
untreated triple-negative metastatic breast cancer.
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| Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference
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January 8 - 10, 2009
Second Annual Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies conference.
This
meeting is presented by The Annie Appleseed Project. (Meeting is open
to people with ANY and ALL cancer issues - not limited to breast
cancer).
It will be held at the Palm Beach Airport Hilton in
West Palm Beach, FL from Thursday, January 8 - Saturday, January 10.
$105 per person without CNEs or CEUs, contact us for that cost.
For questions, contact annieappleseedpr@aol.com
For more info about the conference, click here.
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| Real Beauty Is...
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Pink-Link featured on website
The Real Beauty Is website brings together in one place the
latest news, articles and inspiring stories. Our interactive forum allows
women to overcome the obstacles to feeling good and to
celebrate their beauty. At Real Beauty Is we are on a mission
to help women
let go of body conflicts and limiting beliefs about
themselves.
At Real Beauty Is, we empower women to feel good about themselves by
improving self esteem, accepting their bodies and defining
beauty on their own terms.
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| Advanced Breast Cancer
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 Free Teleconference
On October 29th from 12 - 1:30pm (EDT) learn how medical and lifstyle interventions can help you manage symptoms and side effects. Explore lifestyle changes you can make to improve your quality of life, and understand how to communicate effectively with your doctor, family and friends. Visit the LBBC website to register for this free teleconference.
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