Every year all over the country, Susan G. Komen for the Cure holds Race for the Cure. Every year they raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. 75% of what they raise will go back into the local communities to cover every step in the breast health journey- from education, outreach, mammograms and diagnosis, to surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. The remaining 25 percent of each dollar you raise funds international research to discover the causes of breast cancer, and, ultimately, its cures.

If you are interested in participating in the 3 mile Race, you can contact your local Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  You can also volunteer through OYFC to help them to facilitate the Race.  These events could not happen without valuable volunteers like you!

Here’s what the Northern NJ Chapter of Komen needs for their race, taking place on Sunday, April 25th 2010 in Essex County Branch Brook Park, Newark in Volunteer Development Manager, Colleen’s, words:

“I will need volunteers for race day to assist with the clean-up all day. They will be on a rotation around the park, picking up cardboard, breaking down the lower area as the top is in full swing, etc.   I need as many as you can get.

Also, for set up on Saturday, April 24th I could use anyone that would like to help.  I prefer adults due to the equipment.  Fork lift operators, etc.”

If anyone is interested in volunteering either before or during the event, please contact Colleen directly, at 908-277-2904 ext. 31 or cmiller@komennorthjersey.org.

Thank you in advance for volunteering your time!

(post taken from http://www.cancerspot.org – thank you!)

Wondering what the meaning of those “Black,” “Blue” and “Pink” Facebook status updates are? I wondered all morning, figured I’d sort it out sooner or later, and then I broke down and did some Google work. Found out the hues represent bra colors. So, like every good Facebooker, I played along by peeking in my shirt and updating my status: Beige.

What I turned up on the Internet is that the purpose of this color thing is to simply raise awareness of breast cancer. Not sure how it all got started, but here’s what you should do if you’re a girl (or boy who wears a bra): Look at your bra, note the color and then check those boobies out. Just re-updated my status after my “beige” remark and wrote this:

So, while you’re peeking inside your shirt to see what color bra you are wearing so you can post it in your status update, go ahead and feel around in there, make sure there are no lumps. And if there are, call your doc for a clinical exam!

Are you game? Hope so.