Komen Northeast Ohio Accepting Applications
for the 2010 Class of Pink Tie Guys
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Northeast Ohio Affiliate is now accepting applications for its 2010 class of Pink Tie Guys. The program, which was introduced last year, features eight executives from our region who serve as Ambassadors for breast health. By simply wearing a special Komen pink ribbon tie at community events, the men hope to spark conversations about the importance of early detection, the best protection against deadly breast cancer. This initiative is also aimed at engaging more men in the breast cancer movement and empowering them to be involved in women’s health issues. The eight men are selected to represent the one in eight women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes.
Candidates for the Pink Tie Guy program should have a personal connection to breast cancer and be willing to share the message of early detection. Komen will also consider a candidate’s geographical location as representation of the 22 county service is important. Finally, a candidate’s ability and willingness to leverage their sphere of influence to further Komen’s promise to end breast cancer forever is important. Click here to download a Pink Tie Guy application. Applications must be returned with a resume no later than March 10, 2010.
The 2009 class of Pink Tie Guys included: Ron Roseman of Office Furniture Warehouse, Cleveland City Councilman Eugene Miller, John Ertz of Northwestern Mutual Northern Ohio Group, Bob McCormick of Diebold Direct, Kurt Nygaard of Downtown 140, Jon Trainor of the Akron Art Museum, Mark Nolan of WKYC Channel 3, and Dr. Stanton Gerson director of University Hospital's Ireland Cancer Center.
The 2010 class of Pink Tie Guys will be introduced at the Komen Northeast Ohio’s annual Power of a Promise event held in May.
Joint Announcement on Behalf of Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
On January 12, leading breast cancer organizations Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in Canada announced a new agreement to raise funds and explore possibilities to partner in research, education, advocacy and awareness programs across borders.
This is the start of what is intended to be a cooperative approach to breast cancer programs across North America. By working together, both charities hope to expand their reach, enhance fundraising and realize a future without breast cancer sooner.
The first step is a joint cause-related marketing agreement, in which the two organizations will work with business partners to identify and develop products and programs to be available in both countries, with proceeds benefiting both organizations and the breast cancer cause.
“Ending this disease requires collaboration with the best that the world has to offer,” said Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. “Komen for the Cure and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation have worked together for many years. Today’s announcement formalizes our friendship, and brings the collective resources of two respected and dedicated organizations closer together to achieve a world without breast cancer.”
2009 Non-Profit Executive of the Year is Komen Northeast Ohio's Own Sophie Sureau!
Medical Mutual of Ohio and Smart Business/Cleveland Magazine honored Komen Northeast Ohio Executive Director, Sophie Sureau, as the winner of the Nonprofit Executive Director of the Year. Sophie's efforts as head of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Northeast Ohio Affiliate are a tribute to this region and we congratulate her on the organization’s commitment to fulfilling its mission.
All 2009 Pillar Award winners and their good deeds will be featured in the December issue of Smart Business. Click here to read the full article.
Congratulations, Sophie!
Thank You all for Participating in the 2009 Race for the Cure!
Get Involved By Donating to the 2009 Race for the Cure!
You can Click the Donate Button Below to Make a General Donation to the 2009 Race for the Cure
Click the Links Below to View the Results for the 2009 Race for the Cure
http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/results/2009/Cleveland/OVERALL.HTM
http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/results/2009/Cleveland/SURVIVOR.HTM
2009 Race for the Cure Photos Now Available
The wait is over! Team photos and Race Day Candids are now available on line at http://www.cliffordnorton.com/komen for viewing and ordering. You can order on line or by contacting our office directly at 216-378-8000.
Click here for more information on the Race.
Passionately Pink for the Cure®
Wear Pink. Raise Funds. End Breast Cancer Forever!
Are you inspired to save a life? We think you are! Go Passionately Pink for the Cure® and turn your passion into action! With your help, we can move closer to a world without breast cancer. Will you join us?
Kicking off this May and running all year long, Passionately Pink for the Cure is a fun and easy fundraising program that raises breast cancer awareness, inspires advocacy and honors those affected by the disease.
The premise is simple: Go pink to fight breast cancer!
How to go Passionately Pink:
1. Get a group of friends or co-workers together to go Passionately Pink for the Cure.
2. Choose a team captain to register your group at passionatelypink.org.
3. Select the date(s) for your Passionately Pink day(s).
4. Plan your event. Dress in crazy pink outfits. Honor a breast cancer survivor with a nice luncheon. The day’s activities are completely up to you!
5. Invite your team members, letting them know to wear pink!
6. Collect donations from each team member on your Passionately Pink day. (Make sure each personal check has your team ID written in the memo area!)
7. Send the donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
When your team captain registers your group, he or she will receive a free kit. This kit will include everything you need to get started — event day ideas, a promotional poster, a Passionately Pink guidebook, collectors’ pins that feature the Passionately Pink logo, basic breast health information, a donation reply form, a matching gift checklist and a reply envelope to make it easy to return donations to Komen. You can find additional materials and ideas for your day at passionatelypink.org.
About Komen
Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan’s compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.
That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1 billion since inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we’re working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.