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Celebrate with me!
What are you doing on Thursday, September 15th?
Join me to celebrate my end of treatment and raise money and awareness for Pink Jams -- in person or virtually!
If you’re in the DC area and free at all between 6-9pm, please join me at Lincoln Restaurant to celebrate my end of treatment and raise money and awareness for Pink Jams!
If you’re not in the DC area or have plans during those hours, please consider making a small donation to help promote breast cancer awareness to men and women under the age of 40.
What are we celebrating again?
On September 14, 2011, I will be getting my last cancer IV. After that, I’m officially done with treatment. No more IVs. No more oral medications. No more regular visits to see an oncologist. I will be done!
The past 15 months of biopsies, surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and other cancer-related medications haven’t been easy ones, but they have been inspiring and motivating ones.
Right after I was diagnosed, I realized what I was meant to do with this experience. I was meant to talk and write about what I was going through so that other women would think about breast cancer and their breast health.
Although breast cancer is most common after the age of 50, women of any age can get breast cancer. A self-exam and a mammogram thankfully ensured that my aggressive strain of breast cancer was caught early. All of us need to know our bodies and check for lumps or changes. (That goes for you guys, too!)
Photo Credit: Shoot for Change
Last October, I met Christa Floresca, the founder of Pink Jams. Pink Jams is a Washington, DC area non-profit promoting early detection and breast cancer awareness to young men and women. By combining an important early detection and awareness message with fashion, art, social events, and live music, we are reaching out to men and women under the age of 40 – our target audience.
Christa launched Pink Jams in 2009 after the losing her best friend to breast cancer at 35. Pink Jams works with local breast cancer organizations, young survivors and their families, media and news organizations, and medical professionals to advance its mission. In the end, the goal is to save lives and to eradicate the misconception that breast cancer screening should begin at age 40.
You know when you meet someone and you just click. That’s how I felt when I met Christa. We teared up together, we laughed together, and we got mad and inspired together – all within an hour! The mission of Christa and Pink Jams is my mission, too, so I’m asking for any funds raised in honor of my end of treatment to go to Pink Jams. You can make a tax-deductible donation here.
Can you spare $5 or $10 for the cause? I hope so.
What: Celebration Happy Hour and Fundraiser
Where: Lincoln Restaurant (1100 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005)
Metro Stations: McPherson Square, Farragut North
When: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 6:00-9:00pm
There will be a DJ on the patio and complimentary hor d'oeuvres. The first 20 guests will also be given a glass of Prosecco to start the celebration off right! Cash donations to Pink Jams will be accepted at the door. No donation amount is too small!
Lincoln is kindly extending Happy Hour prices for the entire event! Enjoy wine, spirits, cider and sharing plates for just a Lincoln ($5 bill).
I hope to see you there or that you’ll join in the celebration virtually. Let’s raise awareness and help save the tatas together! xoxo
PS For those of you on Twitter, let's stick with the #savehertatas hashtag that was used at last October's website launch fundraiser. The message is still the same, but there are many, many more tatas out there on which to focus!
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