Summer 2012 SAVE THE DATES... Dear Amy September 12-October 25 Tanger Outlets Pink Savings Card Sale Color me PINK! The PINK season is almost upon us. In just a few short weeks, you will be able to purchase all things PINK--from socks to sunglasses, dish towels to shampoo, and candy to cupcakes. Everywhere you go, you'll be seeing...well...PINK! Shop your favorite store at Tanger Outlets, Locust Grove. Purchase a $1 Pink Savings Card and enjoy 25% off a single item. Proceeds benefit GBCCF. Visit GBCCF representatives on select weekends to sign the Petition to the President and learn more about GBCCF. Monday, October 1, 2012 11 am Luncheon & Fashion Show, Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead www.pinkribbonsatlanta.com This special event, in its 18th year, is a treasured Atlanta fundraiser! Join more than 600 women (and men) for a fabulous lunchon and fall fashion show sponsored by Belk and Georgia Plastic Surgery. October 2 5:30 pm Tanger Pink Partini Help us kick off Breast Cancer Awareness month with a Pink Partini featuring appetizers, drinks and a fall fashion show in the tent outside of the Coach Factory store. PINK is a beautiful color, and this PINK season, we urge you to do more than buy PINK! We urge you to TAKE ACTION and join us as ONE of Georgia's VOICES to END breast cancer! Join our Advocacy Alert Network. When an issue impacting breast cancer patients is being considered on Capitol Hill or in the Georgia General Assembly, we distribute email alerts asking Georgians to contact their legislators. If you haven't already joined our network, please take a moment to do so. And grab a few friends and ask them to join you. When we send out our next Advocacy Alert, make the call to your legislators. You'll be making a REAL difference for Georgian women! Sign the Presidential Petition to END Breast Cancer! As part of a national effort, we are collecting 8,907 Georgian signatures on a Petition for the President. These signatures will be added to those that other states are collecting, and the National Breast Cancer Coalition will deliver all 290,000 signatures to the President on Inauguration Day in January 2013. This is an easy way to say you stand behind ending breast cancer once and for all! Make sure you share this link to sign the petition electronically with all of your friends and colleagues! Plan an educational breast cancer event.There are many breast cancer fundraisers--walks and runs, and shopping and sporting events. This season, we urge you to take your support one step further and become informed. Attend an educational event to learn more about this disease, or even better, contact us to help you plan one in your community! Thank you for helping us to make a REAL difference for breast cancer patients! We look forward to your continued support! October 4-7 Paint the Mall Pink Join the fun at a community program embracing breast cancer and women's health awareness, featuring Girls Night Out, Zumba class, entertainment, vendor tabling, health and other demonstrations, and more! October 7 Great Gwinnet Road Run This 5K run/walk is for everyone, from serious runners to casual weekend joggers to walkers. It's the culmination of a great 4 Day event at the Mall of Georgia to raise awareness for women's health and breast cancer. October 16 Georgia State University Ride for the Cure Join students and staff as they Ride for the Cure to benefit GBCCF. October 20 Georgia Women's Racquetball Hope for the Cure Tournament GBCCF Board of Directors BOARD OFFICERS Karen R. Korshak, President Amy Feintuch, Vice President Rebecca D. Walden, Secretary Marci Fisher, Treasurer BOARD MEMBERS Sheryl Cherico Timothy P. Davies Patricia L. Dickey Ruth Eldredge Sara Hanna Anita T. Johnson, M.D. Michael Koziol Sharrie Mack Wendy Rohrssen Shondia McFadden-Sabari Ginger Smith Nancy J. Whaley Todd Wilson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Amy Upchurch Sincerely, Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund GBCCF Awarded Breast Cancer License Tag Grant In June, GBCCF was awarded a $35,000 grant to educate underserved populations in 10 counties including: Chatham, Cherokee, Cobb, Dougherty, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall and Macon. Workshops funded under the grant will provide essential information and local resources about breast cancer screening, access to quality care and treatment services. GBCCF will provide the workshops to low-income, underinsured and uninsured Georgians in these counties. The grant was one of 13 awarded to organizations offering breast cancer health promotion, screening and treatment to indigent women. Grant funds, facilitated by the Georgia Cancer Coalition and the Department of Community Health, are raised through the sale of Georgia's breast cancer license plate. Since 2003, more than $2 million has been awarded to local organizations in Georgia. Macon, Albany Advocacy Workshops A Success Earlier this month, GBCCF hosted two advocacy workshops in Macon and Albany. Led by GBCCF Lobbyist, Linda Lowe and Executive Director, Amy Upchurch, the workshops armed attendees with essential tools to advocate for breast cancer legislation at the state and national levels. In Macon, advocates were joined by Georgia State Senator Miriam Paris (D-26), pictured above. In Albany, Georgia State Senator, Freddie Powell Sims (D-12); Albany Mayor, Dorothy Hubbard; District Health 8 Director, Dr. Jacqueline Grant; interventional radiologist, Dr. Lorenzo Carson; and Mr. Kenneth Cutts, District Director for Congressman Sanford Bishop's (D-2) office, addressed the crowd. Both the Macon and Albany workshops were made possible through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to the Morehouse School of Medicine. Pink Cork Gala Raises $11,000 More than 150 people attended our Pink Cork Wine Tasting last May. GBCCF raised $11,000 to support our education and advocacy efforts in Georgia. The Board of Directors would like to thank all those who attended, and especially those who contributed time and financial support of the event. Please make sure to join us for our Second Annual Pink Cork Gala on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Thank you to our 2012 Supporters Carpet City Classic Georgia Women's Racquetball Association Netgain Technology Georgia Breast Cancer North Georgia Softball Association Northside Hospital Coalition Fund 8014 Cumming Highway, Suite The Pink Cadets 403-318 Canton, Georgia 30115 We are Website: www.gabcc.org Phone: (404) 633-6499 Email: [email protected] Georgia's VOICE to END Breast Cancer! Join our mission today! Join our Board! Do you have a passion for our cause? Would you like to channel your energies into making a real difference for women, their families and our communities? We are currently recruiting volunteers to serve on our Board of Directors. Interested candidates should possess energy, ideas and dedication to our mission. Contact our office at (404) 633-6499 today to request information about serving on our Board of Directors. We need your financial support to continue our important mission! Every day, GBCCF works hard to make a difference for Georgians facing breast cancer. We offer quality education workshops and advocate at the state and national levels to protect our basic healthcare rights. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution today to support our efforts. There are two easy ways to donate: mail your check to 8014 Cumming Highway, Suite 403-318, Canton, GA 30115 OR make a secure online donation via the PayPal link below or on our website: www.gabcc.org. All money raised here, stays here to fund important programs right here in Georgia. Thank you for your support! Together we can make a difference! Join Our Mailing List In September, 2010, the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) launched a bold campaign to END breast cancer by January 1, 2020. This month, NBCC released its second annual Progress Report on the state of breast cancer. While little has changed in the prevention, treatment or curing of breast cancer, NBCC has done significant and substantial work in the past year: NBCC and its advocates introduced the Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act in the House of Representatives last fall. In May, the Act (S. 3237) was introduced in the Senate by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), along with Senators Collins (R-ME), Brown (D-OH), Murkowski (R-AK), Shaheen (D-NH), Heller (R-NV), Warner (D-VA) and Grassley (R-IA). Similar to the House bill, HR 3067, the Senate bill focuses on the primary prevention of breast cancer and preventing breast cancer metastasis. It also creates the Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer, which would be tasked with identifying promising opportunities, tools, technology and ideas not currently being prioritized for breast cancer by the public and private sectors, but which, taken together and applied to this issue, hold true promise in ending breast cancer. For more information, click here. NBCC and its advocates applauded the Supreme Court's decision affirming the constitutionality of the "Affordable Care Act" (ACA) and consider it a victory for breast cancer survivors and all those at risk of the disease. While not perfect, the ACA offers true protection from many of the shortcomings of the health care system and marks an important step forward toward quality health care for all. Access to quality health care is vital in order to reach the Breast Cancer Deadline 2020® goal of ending breast cancer by January 1, 2020. The Supreme Court's decision provides momentum toward this goal: For breast cancer survivors, upholding the ACA means: No Pre-Existing Conditions - Beginning in 2014, group health plans and new individual plans will no longer be able to exclude breast cancer survivors from coverage or charge them a higher premium by defining breast cancer as a pre-existing condition. Lifetime and Annual Caps - Health insurance plans are prohibited from imposing lifetime caps on benefits, and the use of annual dollar limits is restricted. Beginning in 2014, annual limits will also be banned. No Rescission - Insurers can no longer cancel a breast cancer survivor's insurance policy when she or he needs it most. No Discrimination - Beginning in 2014, no longer will insurance plans be allowed to charge more simply because of gender, health status, location or participation in a clinical trial. Other Protections - Access to internal and external appeals processes; access to clear and standardized information about insurance options through a new web portal as well as through state-based health care consumer assistance programs; and the right to designate or retain a primary care provider. The ACA also means that patients will continue to have a voice in the process. Under the ACA, educated health care consumers will have an opportunity to play a role in a range of decision making bodies implementing health care reform. On September 20, 2010, the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) launched Breast Cancer Deadline 2020 ®, a deadline and strategic plan of action to end breast cancer by January 1, 2020. We must all change our behavior if we are to end this disease. That's why we need your support! We are working to gather 8,907 Georgian signatures to be delivered to the President on Inauguration Day in 2013. Why 8,907 signatures? Because that's how many women (and men) in Georgia will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Please click on the Breast Cancer Deadline icon to sign the petition. We need to show the country and the world, that the breadth and diversity of our Georgia community stands behind Breast Cancer Deadline 2020®. If you have any questions, please contact our office or visit our website: www.gabcc.org. All women are at risk for developing breast cancer. In fact, one in eight women will experience breast cancer in her lifetime. This disease is devastating to women, their families and our communities. GBCCF was formed by three breast cancer survivors who came together for a common cause--to fight to eliminate breast cancer. Since 1994, GBCCF has been instrumental in breast cancer education and advocacy. Our mission, to serve as Georgia's VOICE to END breast cancer! GBCCF educates local, state and national legislators and the public about all aspects of this devastating disease: the importance of early detection, lifestyle changes, treatment and research; GBCCF advocates at the state and national levels for increased breast cancer research funding, health care reform and breast cancer legislation that will be of benefit to all; Through our collaborative efforts with the National Breast Cancer Coalition and other breast cancer advocates, dollars earmarked for breast cancer research have quadrupled and the fight to eradicate breast cancer has been brought to the forefront of the public's awareness. Forward email This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeâ„¢ | Privacy Policy. Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund | 8014 Cumming Highway | Suite 403-318 | Canton | GA | 30115
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