• At the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, GA, the Federal Bureau of Prisons educated staff members with awareness events and enabled them to help cancer patients with a service project.
• The post office in Pierce City, MO, sold thousands of stamps that raise money for breast cancer research. People came from miles around to buy stamps, receive a pink bagel and see the specially decorated post office.
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Alcorn Alumnae Chapter, in Lorman, MS, displayed educational materials in the campus gym, classrooms, faculty offices, at church services and at football games.
• In Kaukauna, WI, St. Paul Elder Services had its nursing home residents make pink ribbon cookies to sell as a fundraiser. And there was a special meal featuring foods thought to prevent cancer.
• At the end of a month-long breast cancer awareness initiative, King’s Chapel AME Church in Anderson, SC, organized a Pink Sunday that included a word search puzzle, guest speaker, pink lemonade and much more.
• Harms Memorial Hospital District in American Falls, ID, held a Brake for Breakfast which was a drive-thru event that supplied participants with information, pink ribbon items and breakfast food.
• In New Mexico, Washington TRU Solutions brought NBCAM to a nuclear repository facility out in the desert. Awareness was raised among the 700 employees onsite (mostly males) and the 300 employees at the administrative office.
• To double attendance, the Southwest Cancer Foundation in San Antonio, TX, called its cancer seminar “Bring Your Breast Friend.” Also, it used pink and white popcorn to thank patients for “poppin’ in” to the clinic and gave a “kernel of advice:” Don’t forget your annual mammogram.
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