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"
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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: bnbbarb@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 bnbbarb@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 bnbbarb@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
