>
>
 On August 7th, officers of the
> non-profit organization known
> as CSCRB, Inc.
> (Collaboration of Scientists for
> Critical Research in
> Biomedicine) presented a check for
> $18,000 to Dr. Paul Okunieff of UF
> Health's Cancer
> Center.   This
> donation, the
> proceeds from last year's Pink Pumpkin
> Pedal-Off, will be
> used to further local research to find more effective
> treatments for aggressive
> subtypes of breast cancer, such as 'triple
> negative.'   Go
> to:  www.uff.ufl.edu/onlinegiving/CancerCenter.asp, scroll down to CSCRB, then to
> Therapy Resistant Breast Cancer Research Fund
> 016589
>  
> To date, over $33,000 has
> been
> donated to the fund from the proceeds of the first two very
> successful Pink Pumpkin Pedal-Off events.
>  
> To see the U.F. press release, go
> to:
>  https://ufhealth.org  and look
> under "news and
> announcements"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  
> The third annual Pink Pumpkin
> Pedal-Off will take place on October 4th at UF
> Health's
> Cancer & Genetics Research Complex,
> at the corner of
> Archer Road and Gale Lemerand Drive. 
> To put on a successful bicycling event
> like this, we need:
>
>  
> 1. volunteers, able to help either
> before and/or on the day of
> the Pedal-Off, in these
>      
> areas:  on-site
> registration, supply pick-up, 3 rest stop crews,
> "goody bag"
> stuffing,
>                   
>
> food service (pre-ride breakfast and post-ride lunch; lunch
> provided
> by 
>                    Chuy's
>
> Tex-Mex restaurant),  distribution
> of "PPP" postcards and
> fliers
>                    
>
> to local businesses, medical offices, schools,
> etc.                   
>
>
>               
> 2.  sponsors: very
> important!   Donations of
> cash from businesses and individuals
>               
>
> help defray the cost of putting on the Pedal-Off, making a
> larger donation
>
>               
>
> possible
>  
> 3.  recruiters: help us find
> volunteers among your
> friends, family members, and co-workers
>  
> 4.  cyclists:   sign up
> to ride one of three
> possible distances at    
>                        
>
> www.pinkpumpkinpedaloff.org  or www.gccfla.org/pppo
>   (with
> links on
>                        
>
> facebook)
>  
> 5.  for you to forward this email
> to friends, family
> members, and co-workers.....and
> anyone
>         
> who has lost a loved one to breast cancer
>
>  
> If you can help with items 1 or
> 2, please contact Barb
> Thomas: xxxxxx@aol.com  or 352
> 3774427.
>  
> All net proceeds from the Pink Pumpkin
> Pedal-off, a
> family-oriented community
> event          
>
> -not a race- will be donated to
> the above research fund.
> Businesses, organizations, and
> individuals donating to
> the event may have a name or logo on the specially
> designed "PPP" t
> shirts.  If you would like more information about
> sponsorships, please
> contact me directly at xxxxxx@aol.com
> or
> 352 3774427.
>  
> Wear a "pink ribbon cycling
> jersey" to the Pedal-Off to further show your
> support of this community
> event benefiting local research.  To date,
> proceeds from the sale of
> the jersey have contributed over $6,000 to breast
> cancer
> research.  The jerseys have been sent to Australia,
> Israel, the UK, Canada,
> and much of the U.S.
> www.pinkribbonjersey.com  
>
>
>  
> The Cancer Connections cookbook, COOKING WITH LOVE,
> makes a great gift for cancer patients and
> their caregivers, or
> anyone who wishes to cook- and eat!- more healthful
> meals. 
> The cost is $14. 
>
> All proceeds from cookbook sales are
> donated to the research
> fund as well.
> Please contact me at xxxxxx@aol.com
> or 352 3774427 to order a
> cookbook or for more information, and see the Cancer
> Connections facebook page
> for more information about our monthly meetings at Hope
> Lodge:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cancer-Connections-Meetings-held-at-the-Hope-Lodge/274549155901702
> The
> meetings are also publicized in the Sunday edition of the
> Gainesville
> Sun.
>  
> For more on triple negative breast
> cancer:   www.tnbcfoundation.org
>  
> OUR THANKS
> TO YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE
> PINK PUMPKIN PEDAL-OFF
> and
> treatment-resistant breast
> cancer research at UF Health's Cancer
> Center
>  
> Barb Thomas & Barb
> Wills (aka "the two
> Barbs,"  PPP co-founders), Sara Palmer,
> and
> Gwen Creel - presiding officers
> of the CSCRB
>