Here we go again!   Team Think Pink is heading to Boston this August for another Susan G Komen 3 Day . . . this will be my 14th official walk for this cause that means so much to me!

The Susan G. Komen 3-Day is a 60-mile walk over the course of 3 days for a committed group of people who are ready to go the distance to end breast cancer.  Participants raise a minimum of $2,300 each and walk an average of 20 miles a day for three consecutive days, raising community awareness and raising funds to support breast cancer research, community health, patient care and advocacy.   It's a big commitment, but it's totally worth it.

My personal goal is to raise $3,000.  Friends always ask, "how much should I give?"   The answer is every little bit counts, no matter how large or small.   Your donation will get me to the starting line, and your thoughts and support - as always - will carry me to the finish!

Since 2003, the Komen 3-Day has raised more than $915 million—which Komen has used to save lives and make huge strides in breast cancer research. The funds raised have helped fuel Komen’s mission to save lives from breast cancer, by investing nearly $1.1 billion in breakthrough research and nearly $2.5 billion to support people and communities most at risk through programs to provide patient navigation, access to screening and diagnostic tests, financial assistance, education and advocacy.

Many of you are all too familiar with this disease. But for those of you who would like to learn a little more, here are some sobering facts about breast cancer:

• Each year, more than 310,000 people in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. „
• One in eight women in the U.S. is expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
• About every two minutes, one case of breast cancer is diagnosed in a woman in the U.S. 
• Nearly 43,000 people in the U.S. are expected to die from breast cancer this year.
• Improvements in early detection and treatment contributed to a 44% decline in the breast cancer death rate in the U.S. between 1989-2022.
• There are more than 4 million survivors, breast cancer patients and people living with metastatic breast cancer in the U.S. today. These statistics will not change until we find the cures.

We do what we can—we walk. Thank you for doing your part.