With Susan G. Komen facing a landslide of criticism for withdrawal of funding to Planned Parenthood, one Sacramento non-profit, Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation continues to support women in a 10 county area of Northern California through their fund raising efforts. “For the last seven years, Albie Aware has served women possibly facing breast cancer by raising money to fill a need…a gap, if you will, in our health care system. Simply put, standard tests may not detect breast cancer and prescribing more thorough expensive diagnostic tests such as PETscans is not medical protocol, not covered by insurance, and too often cost prohibitive to many patients,” said Founder Doug Carson. Sad

Territory Manager Brian Bills from the PODS of Sacramento franchise was happy to oblige a request from organizers to donate PODS® containers for the 2011 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Sacramento held on May 7 at Cal Expo. Officials noted this was the biggest turnout they have ever had with approximately 25,000 people walking, running and raising money to find a cure for breast cancer. Four PODS® storage containers were used as onsite storage of event merchandise and check-in points for race participants. Although he did not run or walk Bills also provided services as a mobile DJ, providing music and inspiration to all who passed by. “PODS is honored to be involved with the Susan

More than 25,000 people participated in the Race for the Cure at Cal Expo early Saturday morning. The starting line was flooded with the color pink: tutus, bathing suit tops, beads and wigs. The Susan G. Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure celebrated 15 years of fundraising for breast health education, awareness and breast cancer research. Prior to the 5-kilometer race, the runners and walkers danced Zumba to get their body moving and celebrate uniting for this cause. Building up the crowd’s energy, KCRA news reporter Edie Lambert had pink beaded necklaces for the runners as they began the race. “You don’t have to, you know, to get these beads,” she said. Runners took off, which l

A SacramentoComedy.Com Interview What do you call four male comics packed into a pink van, touring the country for four months performing stand-up comedy and raising funds and awareness for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure? I guess you could say that we are just "boobs for boobs," laughed Brendan T. Gleason, one of the four comics coming to the Sacramento Punchline April 14. "We thought about naming the tour that, but decided that the subject deserved a little more serious demeanor." Gleason, Law Smith, Nick Hoff and pretty pink van owner Kevin Richards are on the last legs of this 57-show tour. After Sacramento (performance No. 55), there are two performances in Fresno, and then the tou

Every day we hear of survival stories that stretch as far as distant, war-torn countries. Closer to home, we hear the story of the immigrant, of those rooted in our impoverished neighborhoods, of those affected by the current recession. Survival is an opportunity at the turn of every day. For the sound-minded, those opportunities rank upwards till reaching the most important meaning for us: life. A life-threatening opportunity is when life grabs hold of your soul and knocks your senses so straight you never realized there was more to life in the "most" way. Welcome to my survival story, one that has become more common due to medical breakthroughs and outreach. I am a breast cancer surviv

It was a sea of tie dye and bell bottoms at Sacramento’s Susan G. Komen Survivor Reception Thursday night. The feeling of unity and empowerment filled the room as breast cancer survivors turned back time with a 60s- and 70s-themed party. Over 100 men and women who registered for Sacramento‘s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure showed up to the celebration thrown in their honor. Attendees enjoyed appetizers from Magpie Catering and were treated to a performance of “Turn Back Time” by a Cher look-alike while they ate dinner. The evening’s hosts were Patti Teale, the Committee Chair for the Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure who also serves as the Volunteer Director, and Ann Yoshimoto, also a

In a celebration of life and the fight against breast cancer, survivors that will be participating in Sacramento's Susan G. Komen Foundation's Race for the Cure on May 9 have been extended invites to the Breast Cancer Survivor Reception. This year's event will be held Thursday, April 23 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento and around 100 to 200 people are expected to attend. The 60s and 70s-themed gala will take place from 6 until 8 p.m., and the evening's coordinators have a fun-filled night planned for attendees. Emceed by KCRA's news anchor Edie Lambert, guests will be dined and entertained by a DJ spinning music from the decades. A speaker from Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA), a n

With all that pink, I am sure Arnold thought that he was going to look outside of the Capitol building and expect to see “girly men” raising a hissy fit. Not tonight! One t-shirt did read “Real Men Wear Pink” and they do to show support of loving family and friends who have had to fight the good fight against cancer. Tonight, over 200 breast cancer survivors and activists gathered on the West steps of the State Capitol to kick off the May 9th Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure®, and help build breast cancer awareness, as well as promote early detection. During this rally, the crowd participated in a dramatic countdown to light the entire Capitol a bright shade of pink. Sacramento’s four-y