PAULINE MARCELLE
The Charity
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy
Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen,
who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. The Foundation is a national
organization with a network of volunteers working through local chapters
and Race for the Cure events across the country, fighting to eradicate breast
cancer as a life threatening disease by advancing research, education,
screening and treatment.
The foundation is the nation's largest
private funder of research dedicated solely to breast cancer. In addition
to funding research, the National Grant Program
and local affiliates throughout the country fund innovative breast cancer
education, screening and treatment projects for the medically undeserved.
Hundreds of thousands of men and women receive the life-saving message of
early detection through Komen outreach efforts.
For more information on breast cancer and this wonderful charity visit their website at www.breastcancerinfo.com