October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The University of Cincinnati community will have the opportunity to learn more about breast cancer and to contribute to research on this disease. UC’s observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins with the Health and Wellness Fair from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, on Sigma Sigma Commons. Educational information and pink ribbons will be distributed during the Health and Wellness Fair and at campus departments. Additional educational materials and pink ribbons will be available throughout the month of October at the UC Wellness Center kiosk in the atrium of Tangeman University Center (TUC), and on East Campus at University Health Services, located on the first floor in Holmes Hospital.

Mark your calendar for these other events in October:

Staurday-Sunday, Oct. 2-3
Shop at Joseph Beth Booksellers and 20 percent of sales will support the UC Cancer Center.

Wednesday, Oct. 6
Noon
Lunch and Learn series: Breast Cancer and the Environment, Max Kade German Cultural Center (Room 726 Old Chemistry)

Thursday, Oct. 7
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Receive breast cancer information including yearly planners in the atrium of TUC

Friday, Oct. 8
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
UC will participate in the Lee Denim Day national fund-raiser for the sixth straight year. In exchange for a donation, UC employees can wear their denim to raise funding to support education, awareness and research for breast cancer. Again this year, half of the funds raised will go directly to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the nation’s leading private supporter of breast cancer research. The other half of the funds will be donated locally to the UC Cancer Center.  Both contributions will be made in the name of the University of Cincinnati.

Donations can dropped off at the following locations:
The UC Wellness Center kiosk in the atrium of Tangeman University Center (TUC)
The UC Wellness Center office in 604 Dabney Hall.
The East Campus at University Health Services on the first floor of Holmes Hospital

If making a donation by check, please make checks payable to the UC Cancer Center or the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 14-16
Saks Fifth Avenue “Key to the Cure” shopping event in which two percent of all sales will be donated to the UC Cancer Center.

Wednesday, Oct. 20
Food for Thought – A diverse panel of breast cancer survivors will discuss their personal experiences with breast cancer in the African American Cultural and Research Center (AACRC)

Sunday, Oct. 24
8 a.m. (registration begins)
More than 6,000 people will join forces to raise money to fight breast cancer. UC has participated in the annual American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk for the past several years. Registration takes place at Yeatman’s Cove. Please join us for the five-mile walk and contribute to the local effort to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society. You can either participate in the walk or make a pledge to someone who is participating. For more information, contact Julie Flammer at 556-5273, e-mail julie.flammer@uc.edu, or Cathy Castillo at 584-2696, e-mail cathy.castillo@uc.edu.

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