Welcome to What Pink Makes Possible
We are happy to be launching our new monthly newsletter, What Pink Makes Possible. Look for it the first week of every month for updates on
events, volunteer opportunities, news, and other relevant Komen Kentucky
information.
Future issues will highlight survivors, our community partners, sponsors, volunteers, lastest research news, event photos, etc. If you have an article you would like to share, please send it to info@komenkentucky and make "What Pink Makes Possible enewsletter" the subject line. We'd also love to hear your feedback! Let us know what you think about this enewsletter and what type of information would be meaningful to you.
Greetings from Board President, Bob Iezzi
The Komen Kentucky Board of Directors held their annual retreat from 9am-5pm on Saturday, February 18 in Frankfort, KY. The agenda included discussions and approvals of the organization’s budget, strategic plan, and 2017 events. The day ran smoothly thanks to our facilitator, Brent Carmichael. We appreciate our board members’ continued commitment to Komen Kentucky and our fight against breast cancer.
2017 Race for the Cure Dates Announced
We are excited to announce
the dates for the 2017 Races for the Cure in Louisville and Lexington.
Louisville's Race will be held on Saturday,
October 14 at Louisville Slugger Field (401 E. Main) and
Lexington's will be held on Saturday,
October 21 at Robert Stephens Courthouse Plaza (120 N.
Limestone).
Stay tuned for more
information, but please make plans now to join us for these special community
celebrations.
Painting with a Twist Paint Party
Painting with a Twist (2573 Richmond Rd.) in Lexington will be hosting a Paint Party to benefit Komen Kentucky on Wednesday, March 8, 7-9pm. Cost is $35, of which $10 will be given to Komen Kentucky. For more information or to register, click here (please use code SGK).
Donate Your Old Car to Komen Kentucky
If you are ready to get a new car and don't know what to do with your old one, Komen Kentucky is here to help! Contact us at 1-855-566-3622 anytime during normal
business hours or donate online. We will send a tow truck (if needed) to pick up your old car and take it to auction. You will get a valuable tax write-off and Komen Kentucky will get funds to support its mission.
Komen Recap
Open House Thank Yous - Thank you to all the individuals who attended and to the companies that supported the
Louisville and Lexington Open Houses in December and January. We
appreciate you!
(Louisville) The Comfy Cow – Dunkin’ Donuts –
Mark’s Feed Store – Noosh
Nosh – Otter Creek Tavern – Sam’s Club
(Lexington) Ashland Florist – Chipotle
– Cinco de Mayo – Kroger
– Oram’s Florist – Papa John’s Pizza
Health Fairs – Hats off to one of our
grantees, Casting
for Recovery, for joining forces with us to participate in GE
Appliances’ 2nd Annual “Pink Out” Employee Breast Health Fair on
January 11. Komen Kentucky also participated in the Cable Baptist Health Fair on February 12.
Fit for the Cure – This year marks the 17th anniversary of Wacoal’s Fit for the Cure® program benefiting Susan G. Komen®. For every woman who gets a professional bra fitting at the event, Wacoal will donate $2 to Komen (no purchase necessary). Wacoal will also donate $2 for every Wacoal bra, shapeware item or b.tempt’d bra purchased at these events with a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000 in 2017. The dates in our service area are:
Friday, March 10,10am-8pm, Von Maur (Oxmoor Center - Louisville, KY) Wednesday, March 15, 10am-8pm, Dillard's (Greentree Mall, Clarksville, IN) Thursday, March 16,10am-8pm, Dillard's (Jefferson Mall, Louisville, KY) Friday, March 17, 10am-8pm, Dillard's (Mall St. Matthews, Louisville, KY) Friday, March 17, 10am-8pm, Dillard's (Fayette Mall, Lexington, KY) Thursday, March 23, 10am-8pm, Belk (Ashland Town Center Mall, Ashland, KY) Thursday, April 20, 10am-8pm, Macy's (Fayette Mall - Lexington, KY) Friday, April 21, 10am-8pm, Macy's (Oxmoor Center, Louisville, KY)
For more information, or to volunteer. Volunteers will share information about breast health, warning signs and Komen Kentucky with shoppers.
Colors of Promise – The next meeting of Colors of Promise will be: Monday, March 27, 6pm at the African Baptist Church Mission House, 465 Price Road, Lexington, KY. For more information, contact our Lexington office at (859) 368-7133.
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