March 2018

Making an Impact on our Bold Goal Against Breast Cancer

This past weekend, a panel of medical professionals and community leaders met to review Komen Kentucky's 2018-19 grant proposals. While it is too early in the process to announce the projects and programs we will be funding this year (thanks to your generosity, it is a great time to share how your previous investments in our organization have been used.

For 2017-18, the money invested in local programs assisted the following number of people with these services:

Breast cancer screenings: 3,471
Diagnostic services: 563
Patient navigation: 1,402
Treatment support: 1,221
Transportation assistance: 528
Survivor groups: 225

Total number impacted: 7,410

The money also helped provide educational materials and information to an additional 72,909 people. Thank you for supporting our efforts to show What PINK Makes Possible in this community. 

Speaking of What PINK Makes Possible, we want to thank the sponsors, especially Delta Dental of Kentucky (our title sponsor), and the attendees of our recent Pink UnTied events in Louisville and Lexington. Events like these, and our Races for the Cure, are the major revenue sources that allow us to fund the above services.

In closing, I would also like to thank our amazing board members for their contributions of time, talent, and treasure, and introduce our new board members: Sherry Emly, Shannon Paddymo, and Stefni Powell. We are excited to have them involved and hope you'll join us in welcoming them aboard, as I know they will make a bold impact on our BOLD GOAL, as well. Plus, special recognition to the staff who makes all these ideas and dreams a reality.  

Best regards,

Bob Iezzi
Board President

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT 

Norma Jean Burden

Norma Jean Burden of Louisville says that she had never been sick in her life before being diagnosed with stage 1, HER2+ breast cancer in January 2009. She was in shock when the nurse called her with the results of her routine mammogram. The first thing out of her mouth was “What do I do?”

The nurse helped her find a surgeon and she had a lumpectomy a few weeks later, followed by 33 rounds of radiation. She started chemotherapy in July. “My hair fell out at about round three. I could feel it happening. I went to a beauty school across the street and a very nice instructor took me to the back of the salon, covered the mirror with a black drape, and just shaved away.”

She stresses that the best thing people can do when they have a friend or family member going through breast cancer is to “listen, just listen, not say anything, just listen.” She said that she was lucky to have that support like that.

Women like Norma Jean are the inspiration for the work we do at Komen Kentucky and why we work hard to fund research and share information about breast cancer and treatment options, among other things. If you are willing to share your Survivor story to provide hope and encouragement to others battling the disease, please contact us. 

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 

WKYT

WKYT-TV is Komen Kentucky's media partner in central Kentucky. Our relationship has grown considerably over the last decade as they provide breast cancer awareness to the community through their various media outlets.

Evening news anchors Amber Philpott and Sam Dick are instrumental in helping Komen Kentucky spread the message of “What PINK Makes Possible” by sharing survivor stories on the news, emceeing our annual Lexington Race for the Cure, and volunteering at other events. Over the years, Amber has shared countless survivor stories that provide hope through her "Talk Pink" segment. 

“There is power in sharing, it means a lot to us here at WKYT to be able to partner with Komen Kentucky and further their message as well as play an active role in helping to fight breast cancer and give survivors hope that we are all in this fight together to find a cure,” said WKYT evening anchor Amber Philpott.

Thank You to Our Pink UnTied Sponsors

Pink UnTied, the new, more casual, less expensive event than our former Pink Tie Ball had a successful inaugural season!  Both events had full houses and a lot of fun as you can see in these photo galleries from Lexington and Louisville.

A very special thank you to Delta Dental of Kentucky, our title sponsor for making both events possible. Thank you also to the following companies who sponsored the event, purchased a table or made a significant in-kind donation:

Lexington:

Delta Dental of Kentucky
WKYT
Baptist Health Lexington
CLARK Material Handling Co.
Family Savings Magazine
KentuckyOne
West Sixth Brewing Company
Kendra Scott
Cindy and Fernando Trujillo
Drs. Jules and Jennifer Barefoot

Louisville:

Delta Dental of Kentucky
Louisville Magazine
Kroger
UofL / James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Norton Cancer Institute
KentuckyOne Health
Maker's Mark
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Four Roses
West Sixth Brewing Company
Insider Louisville
Porcini Children's Foundation
WHAS11
Blue & Co.
PhRMA
Bandy Carroll Hellige
Team Julianna
Sherry Emly
Drs. Jules & Jennifer Barefoot

Komen Kentucky Partnerships

Komen Kentucky is fortunate to have many partnerships throughout the state. If your company would like to be featured, like the one listed here, please contact us.

Awakenings Boutique (9708 Brownsboro Rd, Ste 4604, Louisville) is offering people coupons good for $75 off all wigs now through April 1. If you would like to get the coupon and schedule a personal fitting, contact them at (502) 341-1599 or at awakenings01@icloud.com. They can also assist with your insurance packet which can help cover the cost of the wig. 

Wacoal Fit for the Cure

Mark your calendar now for this spring's Wacoal events. This year marks the 18th 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.tempted bra purchased at these events with a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000 in 2018. The dates in our service area are:

March 6, Dillard's, Kentucky Oaks, 5101 Hinkleville Rd, Paducah, 10am-9pm

March 20, Dillard's, Greenwood Mall, 2625 Scottsville Rd, Bowling Green, 10am-9pm

March 21, Dillard's, Greentree Mall, 757 Lewis & Clark Parkway, Clarksville, IN, 10am-9pm

March 22, Dillard's, Jefferson Mall, 4801 Outer Loop, Louisville, 10am-9pm

March 23, Dillard's, Fayette Mall, 3625 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington, 10am-9pm

March 22, Dillard's, The Mall in St. Matthews, 5000 Shelbyville Rd, 10am-9pm

April 13, Macy's, Oxmoor Center, 7900 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, 10am-9pm

April 19, Belk, Ashland Town Center, 500 Winchester Ave, Ashland, 10am-9pm

April 19, Macy's, Fayette Mall, 3625 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington, 10am-9pm

If you are interested in volunteering at one of the events, please contact Richelle at (502) 495-7824 for Louisville, western Kentucky or Southern Indiana locations or Ally for Lexington or eastern Kentucky locations.

2018 Race for the Cure Dates Announced

Mark your calendar for our 2018 Races for the Cure:

Louisville's will be on the second Saturday of October (October 13) and Lexington's Race will be on the fourth Saturday (October 27). We have some exciting changes this year, so watch for more details soon! 

Now is a great time to determine a team captain and start brainstorming fundraisers. It is also the perfect time to consider becoming a sponsor! If you are interested in learning more about forming a Race Team or sponsoring the event, contact Ally in Lexington or Lynn in Louisville.