If you want to help make sure fewer people—men and women, including yourself and your loved ones—never have to go through this, support Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP.org). They’re an amazing group working to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals linked to breast cancer. Please join me in spreading the word and helping the cause.
August is National Make-A-Will Month! In honor of this purposeful occasion, I sat down with estate planning attorney and BCPP Board Member Ellen Kahn. My hope for the interview was to demystify the will-making process and clear up any misconceptions about who should be prioritizing wills on their to-do list. If you think will-making is just for those ages 65 and over, think again!
Live updates from Mt. Shasta! This inspirational group of 20 volunteer climbers from across the country, featuring 3 mother/son teams, are climbing to challenge the 1 in 8 odds of a woman’s breast cancer diagnosis. Many climb in honor of their own or a loved one’s experience with cancer. Follow the team’s journey up the mountain on a 3-day climb.
BCPP taught my mom that certain chemicals, diet, and other environmental exposures might increase the risk of a future breast cancer diagnosis for her young daughters, and it was through BCPP that she learned and became empowered to make informed choices about how to keep us as safe and healthy as she could. My mom’s support for BCPP was her gift to us. And that’s why supporting BCPP is so important to me.
BCPP’s 2021 Spring Gala March Forth brought together the BCPP community in support of breast cancer prevention. Aiming to activate, inspire and engage guests virtually, the evening featured entertainment and high-profile, celebrity speakers in environmental health and justice. Check out this recap of our celebration of the new decade, new leadership, and our vision of prevention moving forward.
Did you know we only partner with socially responsible and like-minded companies? Yes, it’s true. You’ll never find our product guides full of junk. All of our incredible partners share BCPP’s commitment to protecting the health of people and the health of the environment. This month, we teamed up with these fabulous businesses to bring you products that give back to our life saving work. Check out the great brands and goodies below!
Thank you for taking part in our 25th annual Peak Hike for Prevention! We loved seeing all 377 of our dedicated hikers from 39 states across the country come together in the name of prevention. Your participation inspires each of us at BCPP to continue moving our mission forward. Thanks to you, we blew past our goal of $150K, beat our stretch goal of $160K, and raised a total of $170K all for breast cancer prevention!!
What a wild roller coaster ride 2020 has been for the Climb Against the Odds. We started out like gangbusters, filling the team in record time and even expanding from the normal team size to accommodate all that were eager to join us. Everyone jumped into fundraising and training with enthusiasm and the BCPP team worked to organize the logistics for our long weekend in Mt. Shasta.
BCPP has been closely monitoring COVID-19 and the precautionary measures needed to keep our staff and our community safe. While we were excited to join together as a community at our May Gala and share our vision for 2020 and beyond, we have decided to postpone this event.
We interviewed Cynthia Curchwell, 5 times New England Peaks for Prevention Hiker who has collectively raised over $15,000 for breast cancer prevention about her motivations for hiking and fundraising to eliminate the causes of breast cancer.
