Let's all be Chic in our Pink!!

Did you know that walking an hour a day could lower your Breast Cancer risk by 14%?  Many of us have had a family member, friend, or co worker that has been affected by the disease. Through research I found out that Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast tissue divide and grow without normal control. The disease can occur in men and woman of all ages and 1.3 million people are diagnosed with it annually. They say that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. The exact cause of the disease is unknown, and it is said to be the second leading cause of death among women. At this time, there is no cure, but with the heightened awareness from many businesses and the NFL teams sporting pink on the field of early detection screenings and then the improvement of treatment methods has now given us a greater chance of survival then ever before.

I am proud to say that AVON is actually one of those businesses that raises awareness. In 1992 Avon set up their Breast Cancer Crusade foundation and began mobilizing the unique power of our global network of sales Representatives to sell Breast Cancer Crusade products that raise funds and awareness for the cause. Today, Avon is the leading corporate supporter of the breast cancer cause, having donated more than $780 million to breast cancer programs around the world over the last 20 years. Help raise funds and awareness for education, screening and diagnosis, access to treatment, support services, and scientific research by purchasing a Breast Cancer Crusade product. Not only does Avon have the Avon Foundation they also host Avon Walk for Breast Cancer which takes place in 8 cities across the country.

I have not be able to participate in one of the Avon walks. I would love to do one one weekend but I did however do the Susan G Komen Race For The Cure race in Richmond in May of 2012. That race was a lot of fun and made me feel really good about helping raise awareness for the cause.


So let's wear our pink instead of just on Wednesdays like "mean girls"everyday in the month of October. After you buy your pink ribbon items from Avon there is also another company called Just Jewelry that like Avon has Breast Cancer Awareness items and they donate 10% of every pink ribbon item to the Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation.

Please feel free to share and stories with me on walks you have done in effort to raise awareness for your area or of any businesses you know of that give back to the cause. If you would like to find more information out on Breast Cancer you can visit the websites that I found to be very helpful The National Breast Cancer Foundation, INC , Susan G. Komen of Central Va , Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

<3 Ashley