Monday, December 11, 2006

alternate gift ideas

I got this in email today and thought I'd pass it along. My favorite breast cancer charity is the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (they are the recipients of the Breast Cancer 3-Day and Race for the Cure funds) at www.komen.org , but breastcancer.org is very informative and they do good work too.
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This holiday season, give the gift of medical knowledge and personal confidence to women and their loved ones around the world. Help them overcome their fears and get the best breast cancer treatment possible. Your donation will help breastcancer.org continue to provide our programs at no cost to over 8 million visitors next year.



Perhaps you would like to make a gift in someone else's name this holiday season. Honor your family members, friends and co-workers with a heart-felt gift that is sure to be appreciated. This type of holiday gift is life-affirming, positive, and comes in any price denomination you like beginning at $5.



Consider the beauty of a gift that never goes to waste. For example:



-- Rather than giving bubble bath, a $10 gift to breastcancer.org can provide 22 young women with the tools to assess their own personal risk of breast cancer and make lifestyle choices that reduce those risks.



-- Instead of buying an expensive pair of jeans, consider making a $50 gift to provide 110 newly diagnosed women with the gift of knowledge so that they can fully research and understand their diagnosis, pathology report, and treatment options.



-- In place of a $100 department store gift card, a $100 gift helps breastcancer.org distribute 75 booklets to breast cancer patients and their loved ones who are seeking answers to critical questions about their pathology report, treatment options and fears about treatment.



Please know that every $10 that you contribute allows breastcancer.org to support and educate the lives of another 22 of the millions of individuals living today who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Thank you for your support!



To give a gift, please click here:

http://www.breastcancer.org/dh.html



Our very best holiday wishes to you and yours.



Most sincerely,



Marisa C. Weiss,

President and Founder, breastcancer.org



Hope Wohl,

CEO, breastcancer.org

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