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 | I get it - the economy is tight and unpredictable - but still, when a friend or loved one is fighting breast cancer, you want to help. Well, you can do it without cleaning out your piggy bank. If you have the time and creativity, you can encourage a breast cancer survivor with a handmade gift. Or you can put on a fund-raiser. | |
5 Fundraising Ideas You Can Use
When someone with cancer is having a financial crisis, you can jump in and help in several ways. Got time and planning skills? Try starting a nonprofit group to which funds can be donated. Hold an event that makes the participants feel good while they generate donations. Get the word out through social media and put your geek gang to work on a website. Meanwhile, hunt for financial assistance programs and foundations that may help with money or services. Round up friends and family and get those casseroles baking!
| 10 DIY Breast Cancer Support Gifts
If you can sew, knit, paint, or use stickum - then here are several personal gifts you can easily make. Prefer to string beads or do counted cross-stitch? Get out your bags of stashed materials and put them to work. If these 10 ideas don't jive with you, then read about gifts made by readers. If you're a talented crafter, send in a photo and story of your hand-crafted support gift.
| Play FaceBook Game For BCAM With Care
Last year, many of us posted our bra colors on our FaceBook status. It didn't raise funds, so much as it raised eyebrows. This year, the game is called 'I like it on ...' and it's about where you put your purse when you come home for the day. Think about it a minute - not only could it become embarrassing, but it might give away something more than your privacy. I've got some words of web wisdom for you here. So listen up and be careful what you post on FaceBook!
| Marines Pose for Unique Breast Cancer Calendar
Many organizations have come up with calendars for breast cancer awareness and fund raising, but never like this one. This calendar features Marines - guys - who are male breast cancer survivors. They are part of what's been called "the largest male breast cancer cluster known." Funds from the sale of this calendar will go for research into environmental causes of breast cancer.
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