BESIDES PARTICIPATING IN OUR
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY OF BREAST CANCER, BY RAISING MONEY FROM SELLING
RIBBONS, PARTICIPATING IN THE SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER WALK, AND RUNNING
BREAST CANCER WORKSHOPS, WE HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ADDED OUR SUPPORT TO OTHER
LOCAL CAUSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE VOLUNTEERED FOR THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
WALK IN BINGHAMTON, THE CHOW WALK, AND IN LOCAL SOUP KITCHENS. WE CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO OUR
COMMUNITY.
THIS YEAR, MORE THAN
211,300 WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES WILL LEARN FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY
HAVE BREAST CANCER, AND MORE THAN 39,800 WOMEN WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES. BREAST
CANCER IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN WOMEN IN AMERICA; HOWEVER,
EARLY DETECTION AND PROMPT TREATMENT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE SUFFERING
AND DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS DISEASE.
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA PHI, THE
LARGEST NATIONWIDE ASIAN-AMERICAN INTEREST SORORITY, PROUDLY PROMOTES OUR
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY - BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, A PROJECT WHICH IS
DEDICATED TO INCREASING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST
CANCER.
THE
MISSION OF ALPHA KAPPA DELTA PHI'S BREAST CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IS
THREE-FOLD:
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· TO RAISE
FUNDS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL TO CONTRIBUTE TO A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO ERADICATING BREAST CANCER THROUGH THE SALE OF THE POPULAR
PINK RIBBON PINS.
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· TO
DEDICATE AT LEAST ONE SERVICE EVENT PER CHAPTER/COLONY TO BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS IN OCTOBER 1999.
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· TO DEVELOP
A COMPREHENSIVE PAGE ON OUR NATIONAL WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES LINKS TO
BREAST CANCER RESOURCES.
