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bannerad5.gifOkay, THIS is fun.

I just created a virtual ‘gal’ on a website and she’s walking across the country in support of women living with Stage IV breast cancer. Right now there are 6,733 of these gals trotting along, however, the Gal to Gal Foundation hopes to get one million gals walkin’ in this event.

I just read on their site … “over 300,000 patients worldwide will lose their lives to Stage IV Breast Cancer this year.” It hurts every time I read a stat like that one. It just hurts.

So, reading on … “the Gal to Gal Foundation identifies, partners with, and provides funding to existing organizations dedicated to the emotional and financial well-being of Stage IV Breast Cancer survivors.” Organizations like Making Memories … the beneficiary of the funds raised when women donated their wedding dresses (live, on TV) like I did not that long ago.

The virtual walk started on October 1st and the gals are walking from Boston to San Francisco and they’ll stop in 29 other cities along the way. FYI, it’s Day 24 and they’re in Phoenix.

By the way, that gal to the right isn’t my gal. My gal is named Kay L. Look for her when/if you create your virtual gal. She’s wearing a ‘Mom’s Rule’ t-shirt!

(FYI, there is a minimum donation amount of $3 to build your virtual gal; you can certainly give more … there’s a lot of good to be done by this organization.)


Posted in Awareness/Fundraising Events, General on October 24th, 2007

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