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Contact: Denise [email protected] 262.968.9008F
262.968.9003
WISCONSIN BREAST CANCER COALITION PARTNERSWITH BORDERS
Benefit Day to Fundraise for Breast Cancer Organization
WALES, WI, July 20, 2010 The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition
(WBCC) was
selected by Borders Group, Inc. to participate in a Benefit Day
fundraiser on August
7th and 8th, where a portion of all sales will be donated to the
organization with a
valid WBCC donation voucher. Prior to the event, the WBCC will
distribute the
vouchers and supporters can visit any of the three participating
stores Wisconsin
Avenue in Milwaukee, 76th Street in Greendale, and North Port
Washington in Fox
Point or purchase merchandise on Borders.com to support the
organization.
The Borders Benefit Days has been hugely successful since it
began a month ago
and we have partnered with several non-profit organizations,
noted the corporate
sales coordinator of Borders Richard Karlinsky. I wanted to work
with the WBCC
because relatives of mine have been affected by the disease and
this is one way to
help give back to something that has had an impact on me.
Vouchers can be used to purchase a wide selection of products,
ranging from books
and movies, to coffee and music. The higher the total sales
generated by the
fundraiser the higher the percentage of sales that is donated to
the WBCC. The
voucher can be downloaded and printed from
www.standupandspeakout.org or
distributed electronically to friends and family through email
or social networks.
The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition brings Wisconsin voices
together to stand up
and speak out about breast cancer with education spotlighting
critical breast cancer
issues and collaboration through strategic alliances. What makes
the WBCC stand
out from other organizations is its work in influencing policy
makers and driving
legislative change throughout the state. The money raised from
the Borders Benefit
Days will go toward education and advocacy in Wisconsin.
262 W. Main Street, Wales WI 53183 262 968 9008 Fax 262 968
9003
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Dawn Anderson, executive director of the WBCC stated, We hope to
raise a lot of
funds through this effort. Its been a hard year to get donations
and grants because
of the economy, but this Benefit Day is
a win-win for everyone involved; it gets more people into the
Borders stores, the
corporation gives back to the WBCC, and it raises awareness for
breast cancer.
The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition is a statewide
organization that is recognized
as the premier resource on breast cancer policy issues. Since it
was founded in
1994, the WBCC has initiated programs meant to reach the people
of Wisconsin
directly, partnered with other organizations to affect changes
in policy that have
significantly increased funding for research on both the state
and national level,
and worked to improve access to quality care and treatment for
all people. Our
collective voice in Wisconsin will make a difference.
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