I am pleased to announce that in fiscal year 2010 the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded $2.2 million in community grants.  We also persist in increasing awareness and access to screenings in targeted areas, continue to fund ground-breaking research to find the cures for the disease and advocating on behalf of medically underserved women and breast cancer survivors. We know our success is not possible without you, and we appreciate your support in helping us work toward a world without breast cancer. 

Please see our annual report that shows the impact of our collective efforts over the past year.  Thank you!  I encourage you to join us at the Puget Sound Race for the Cure on June 6th at Seattle Center so we can continue to battle this disease together.

Local Celebrities Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer-
The Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Announces Honorary Chairs for 17th Annual Race for the Cure®
 
With registration and fundraising well underway for this year’s Susan G. Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure, the Komen Puget Sound Affiliate is pleased to announce the following local media celebrities as Honorary Chairs:

•  Brooke Fox and Monti Carlo, Movin 92.5
•  Jean Enersen, KING 5
•  Michelle Millman, KIRO-TV
•  Maria Arcega-Dunn, Q13 FOX
•  Rocio Luquero, KUNS 51

Read the full press release

Join the Komen Puget Sound Ambassadors, thousands of breast cancer survivors, co-survivors and activists at Seattle Center on June 6, 2010 to walk, run or relax and enjoy the festivities. 

 

Puget Sound Advocates Join Others from Across the Country to Call for Improved Access to Mammography, Screening Innovation





Members of the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure traveled to the nation’s capitol April 29th, joining nearly 200 Komen for the Cure advocates from across the country, to remind our nation’s leaders of the importance of early detection – and to challenge policy makers to invest in cancer research to bring about the next generation of screening technology.  To learn more about this and other breast cancer advocacy action, please go to www.komenadvocacy.org/

Grace Notes Gala Raises More Than $720,000

The Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure raised more than $720,000 at its annual Grace Notes Gala held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle on March 13, 2010. Mistress of Ceremonies, Jean Enersen kicked off an evening of fun and fundraising featuring live exclusive auction items and great entertainment with more than 330 Komen benefactors in attendance. Event Chairs Lisa Dawson and Albert Shen, along with Executive Cheryl Shaw and Board President Flip Morse, recognized Elisabeth James and Jacob Green as the 2010 Honorees. After a special tribute to the breast cancer survivors in the room, special guest and breast cancer survivor, Michelle Millman shared her story and urged guests to give generously to fund life saving breast cancer mammograms for uninsured women in living in our community. 
Read the full press release

Komen Puget Sound Welcomes New Board Members

Puget Sound Komen welcomes Kathy Bressler, Michi Suzuki, Kathi Malone, PhD and Michelle Clements onto the Board of Directors.  “Each of these women brings a unique expertise to Komen,” said Joni Earl, President of the Komen Puget Sound Board.  “Their leadership will allow the organization to grow and take our programs and fundraising to the next level.”  

A very special thank you to Dr. Christopher Li, Dr. Kara Carlson and Flip Morse for their six years of board service at Komen Puget Sound. For a complete list of the Komen Puget Sound Board members, please click here.

You Can Make a Difference

An estimated 4,500 Washington State women will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer this year, and many more breast cancers will go undetected due to inability to access screening.  Komen Puget Sound Affiliate is committed to providing education, screening, and treatment support to underserved women living in Western Washington.  But we cannot do it without your help.  Your gift of $150 can provide a life saving mammogram screening for one woman through our Komen community grants program. 

Will you help by making donation today? 

Don’t Miss Out On Our Upcoming Events:

Saturday, June 5th
Komen Puget Sound Health Expo, Seattle Center

Sunday, June 6th
Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure, Seattle Center

Sunday, September 12th
Survivor Celebration, hosted by Holland America Line

Thursday, October 14th
Lunch for the Cure, Tacoma Convention & Trade Center

Thursday, October 28th
Power of a Promise, Westin Bellevue

 See a full listing of Affiliate Events