CEOs.  Soccer moms.  Teachers.  Your next door neighbor.  The local manager at your favorite coffee shop.  What do all of these people have in common? They can all move us closer to a world without breast cancer. Many of them have already joined us in going Passionately Pink for the Cure! Will YOU join us?

Kicking off in May and running through October, this fun and easy-to-execute fundraising program inspires breast cancer advocacy and honors those affected by breast cancer. 

The premise is simple: show your true colors!

How to go Passionately Pink:

• 1. Get a group of friends or coworkers together to go Passionately Pink.
• 2. Choose a team captain to register your group at http://www.passionatelypink.org/.
• 3. Select the date(s) for your Passionately Pink day(s).
• 4. Plan your event. Perhaps you'll dress in crazy pink outfits. Perhaps you'll honor a breast cancer survivor with a nice luncheon. It's up to you.
• 5. Invite your group members, letting them know to wear pink!
• 6. Collect $5 or more from each participant on your Passionately Pink day.
• 7. Send the donations to Komen for the Cure.

When your team captain registers your group, he or she will receive a free activation kit. This kit will include everything you need to get started - event day ideas, promotional posters, special pins for participants and an envelope to return the donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. You can find additional materials and ideas for your day at http://www.passionatelypink.org/.

Last year, more than 8,000 businesses, schools, places of worship and social organizations went Passionately Pink for the Cure and generated nearly $4 million to fight breast cancer. To help us top 2008, we need your support to reach our goal of raising $4.5 million in 2009. You can play a critical role in creating a world without breast cancer.

All of the net proceeds from Passionately Pink for the Cure go directly to fighting breast cancer. Of the net proceeds, 25% goes to funding breast cancer research and 75% supports community-based breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs funded by local Komen Affiliates.

Please join us by going Passionately Pink! If you have questions about the program or would like to request educational materials or guest speakers, we would love to help! Call us at 337-993-5745 or send an email to info@komenacadiana.org.