Newest Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Requests Proposals for Breast Cancer Grants.Breast Cancer Activists in Central Wisconsin Central Wisconsin is a colloquial term for a region of Wisconsin. This region generally coincides with the Wausau-Rhinelander Television Market. Counties in Central Wisconsin
WAUSAU, Wis. -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, is an organization supporting breast cancer research. Since its inception in 1982, Komen has invested nearly $1 billion in research, education and health services, making it the , the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with and activists, welcomes the Komen Central Wisconsin Affiliate which joins 124 Komen Affiliates across the globe working to end breast cancer forever. The Komen Central Wisconsin Affiliate will focus on identifying the gaps in breast health care and providing community grants in seven counties - Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage Portage (1, 2 pôr`təj; 3 pôr`tĭj). 1 Town (1990 pop. 29,060), Porter co., NW Ind., a suburb of Gary, on Lake Michigan; inc. 1959. , Taylor, Wood and a portion of west Shawano. Additionally, the Komen Central Wisconsin Affiliate has already distributed a request for proposals to award their first grants in the area. The Affiliate has received nearly $65,000 from Komen Headquarters as a distribution from the Breast Cancer 3-Day The Breast Cancer 3-Day is a 60-mile walk for men and women who want to make a personal difference in the fight against breast cancer. 3-Day participants commit to fundraising, training, and dedicating an entire weekend to the cause. series. Komen Central Wisconsin is also issuing a call to the community for additional donations to help increase the dollars available to grants. "Komen for the Cure has a unique approach to fighting breast cancer by investing in critical research to address the needs of future generations but also engaging the Affiliate network An affiliate network acts as an intermediary between publishers (affiliates) and (merchant) affiliate programs. It allows publishers to find affiliate programs, which are suitable for their website and it helps websites offering affiliate programs reach its target audience. to fund community-oriented education programs to serve the breast health needs of today," said Susan Ford-Hoffert, president of the Komen Central Wisconsin Affiliate. "Through educational programs and community grants our Affiliate will provide a variety of breast health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , outreach efforts and patient support programs. We are proud to be a part of the Komen family and to bring the power and reach of this great organization to the people of Central Wisconsin." Officers of the all-volunteer board for the Komen Central Wisconsin Affiliate are president Susan Ford-Hoffert, vice president of marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales for Fiserv Health; vice president Theresa Traum, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. and executive director of the UW Cancer Center; and treasurer Maria Bruggink, CPA at Wipfli. Up to 75 percent of the net income from Komen Central Wisconsin Affiliate events and activities will stay in Central Wisconsin to support non-duplicative, community-based breast health and breast cancer outreach programs for the medically underserved in the seven-county service area. In addition, the Affiliate will receive funds from Komen headquarters fundraising efforts and national corporate partner programs. In order to ensure that they are funding programs that address the specific unmet breast health needs of their communities, Komen Affiliates work with local medical experts and community leaders to conduct comprehensive community needs assessments. These community profiles are then used to establish local grant application and review processes consistent with the organization's national standards and mission. A minimum of 25 percent of the funds raised by the Affiliate directly support the Komen Award and Research Grant Program, which, for the last 25 years, has provided much-needed funding for groundbreaking breast cancer research and innovative projects in the areas of breast health education and breast cancer screening This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. You can help! X-ray mammography Mammography is still the modality of choice for screening of early breast cancer, since it is relatively fast, reasonably accurate, and and treatment. Affiliates are separate entities chartered by the headquarters of Susan G. Komen for the Cure with the sole purpose of furthering the organization's mission within a defined service area. To establish a Komen Affiliate a dedicated group of breast cancer activists, representative of a cross-section of the proposed Affiliate service area, must submit a letter of intent and subsequent application and community needs assessment to Komen headquarters. The application is then evaluated and if it meets Komen for the Cure standards, national representatives work closely with the group to facilitate the creation of a new Komen Affiliate. This process culminates with approval from Komen for the Cure's national board of directors. About Susan G. Komen for the Cure In 1982, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. That promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize en·er·gize v. en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing, en·er·giz·es v.tr. 1. To give energy to; activate or invigorate: "His childhood science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure[R], we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-800 I'M AWARE. |
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