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Follow us on FACEBOOK
To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation has entered the world of social networking with a Facebook page. We invite you to join us, and "like" us, and find out the latest Foundation and event news, along with breast cancer updates and links.
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RESERVE NOW FOR AN EVENING IN PARIS
Invitations are in the mail for the September 25th Stepping Out gala. We encourage to you RSVP, tout de suite, online or by mail, for this très chic event. |
MERCI TO UNITED MARKETS
Once again, United Markets has generously donated a full page ad in the Marin IJ to promote Stepping Out To Celebrate Life. Look for the ad on Sunday, August 29.
Stepping Out models (standing, L to R): Irina Kalinkin, Gerry Bourguignon, Pamela Jeffrey, Michele Wolpe, Megan Clouse; (seated, L to R): Caryn Anderson, Donna Rutter. Photographed by Patty Spinks at the French Nest in San Anselmo.  |
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START PLANNING YOUR LOIRE VALLEY GET-AWAY...
Our exciting Live Auction items will be ready to preview on our website September 1. Start planning your bidding strategy now for a stay at a gorgeous Loire Valley country home, a week at the fabulous Rancho La Puerta Spa or seven heavenly days on the Big Island. And, don't miss the online Silent Auction with everything from fabulous wine tours to gift certificates for clothing, dining, spas and more. We still need Silent Auction donations, especially restaurant certificates and stays at hotels/resorts or private vacation homes. Download a Silent Auction donation form now and contact Jeanne if you have questions. Silent Auction opens September 1.
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Stepping Out's DYNAMIC DUO
For the second year in a row Brayton Purcell and Kaiser Permanente share the spotlight as Presenting Sponsors of Stepping Out. Each has generously donated $25,000 to help the Foundation provide our community with a fabulous gala and fashion show, as well as help us in our efforts to raise funds for our Grants Program. Merci beaucoup!
 
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MARIN VOICE
Lisa Stranko-Seiler | Past Stepping Out model, volunteer, and a member of the 2010 Stepping
Out Executive Committee, Lisa Stranko-Seiler submitted a letter to the
Marin IJ expressing her concerns about the cutbacks in funding for
mammograms for women in the state funded California Detection Program -
Every Woman Counts. The letter was published on July 30. A bill to
restore the Every Woman Counts program was sent to the Senate
Appropriations Committee on August 2nd.
Read more. We will keep you
posted on the outcome.
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TIDBITS
 Special thanks to the San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology, a Paul Mitchell Partner School, for donating their make-up and hair styling services to get our Stepping Out models ready for their glamorous runway appearance.
Did you know that proceeds from the Meadow Club women's golf tournaments have supported the Foundation to the tune of nearly $35,000 for the past four years? And that Mill Valley graphic designer, Peg Baumert, donated her talents and created the 2010 Stepping Out invitation and program. This is her second year working with the Foundation. Thanks to all!
Keep a lookout for Foundation news and event articles in Bay Area publications over the next couple of months - thanks to the great work of Hamilton Ink Publicity & Media Relations. View a sampling of articles.
Pacific Sun
Mercury News
Northbay Business Journal
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