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KOMEN CONNECTIONS News from the St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

Fall 2011

Let's Bowl to End Breast Cancer Forever! Join us for a family-friendly fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 23: the third annual Spare Nothing for the Cure, presented by Saint Louis Bread Co. Bowlers choose from three sessions (11 am-1 pm, 2-4 pm, 5-7 pm) at two locations: Tropicana Lanes in Richmond Heights, MO, or Camelot Bowl in Collinsville, IL.

Sunday, October 23, 2011 Entry fee is $25 per bowler or $150

for a team of six bowlers. Each entry includes unlimited bowling during the two-hour session, shoe rental and an official Spare Nothing for the Cure T-shirt. Plus, participants enjoy the opportunity to bid on raffle baskets and win door prizes. Can't attend, but want to participate? Enter as a Phantom Bowler for a $35 donation, and your T-shirt will be mailed 2-3 weeks after the event. Form a team or register as an individual or Phantom Bowler online at komenstlouis.org. Presenting Sponsor

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Bowlers at Spare Nothing for the Cure 2010

LESS TALK. MORE ACTION. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Join with the Komen St. Louis Affiliate for 31 days of action.

OUR PROMISE To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality of care for all and energizing science to find the cures. WHERE THE MONEY GOES Up to 75% of funds raised by the Komen St. Louis Affiliate stays in the St. Louis area to fund education, screening, treatment and support programs. A minimum of 25% goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Research and Awards Program. THE POWER OF ONE Call us today at (314) 569-3900 or email [email protected] to learn how you can make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. CONNECT WITH KOMEN ST. LOUIS facebook.com/KomenStLouis twitter.com/KomenSTL

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Transforming "Awareness" into "Action" A message from Helen Chesnut, Executive Director October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but how do we take this awareness and put it into action? Do we make our mammogram appointments, remembering that a bit of discomfort IS worth a lifetime? Do we support every “pink” activity that benefits Komen St. Louis, because it means that dollars will go where they are needed in the areas of screening, treatment, education and research? Helen Chesnut Executive Director, Komen St. Louis Affiliate

Maybe taking action will involve reaching out to someone newly diagnosed, letting them know they are not alone, or celebrating the people in our lives who have made our own breast cancer journeys easier.

For me, it will be about 31 days of breast health actions that I hope will become habits for me and those I care about. I will remember that even 15 minutes of exercise a day is better than driving or sitting in a chair for eight hours, and that those 15 minutes will help lower my risk of breast cancer recurrence. I will continue to communicate with my family about our health history – there is a lot to discuss when you come from a family of 10, including eight women – but also keeping in mind that the two greatest risk factors of breast cancer are getting older and being female. I will remind my nieces in their 20s and 30s that they need to have a clinical breast exam at least every three years because early detection is key to breast cancer survival; and because their Aunt Helen was diagnosed with breast cancer, they MUST begin the discussion with their doctors to determine when they should have their first mammogram. There will be breast self-awareness information strategically stuffed in my purse to hand out to my friends (and probably a few strangers) as a reminder that they, too, need to take action for their breast health. You will find me on Oct. 23 showing off my mad bowling skills at Spare Nothing for the Cure, spending time with family and friends to show support and raise vital dollars that are used in the Komen St. Louis Affiliate's 17-county service area. It is going to be a busy month, but these 31 days of action are only the beginning. Join me on a mission to help those in need and find the cures! Keep checking in with Komen St. Louis to find out how you, too, can take your breast health awareness and turn it into breast health action!

LESS TALK. MORE ACTION. Join with the Komen St. Louis Affiliate for 31 days of action. Connect with us to stay updated on activities and actions planned for October and beyond. Be a part of the action. We're seeking stories from and about: • Breast cancer survivors • Men supporting Komen • Race for the Cure teams • How you've benefited from Komen-funded services and programs • What Komen St. Louis means to you Email your stories to [email protected] Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/Komen StLouis Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/KomenSTL Visit us online: www.komenstlouis.org Call us at 314-569-3900 if we can assist with educational materials or speaker requests during breast cancer awareness month or throughout the year.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is the world's largest breast cancer organization committed to action against breast cancer through research, community health, advocacy and global programs.

Upcoming Events Bosom Buddies 2011 Ladies' Golf Tournament Thursday, Sept. 22 Join the fun at Norman K. Probstein Community Golf Course in Forest Park. Lunch is at noon, with a shotgun tee-time start at 1 pm. Dinner follows the tournament. Entry of $175 includes lunch, golf, dinner and prizes. For more information, visit http://www.bosombuddiesfriends forlife.com.

Join us for a

Little Black Dress fundraiser to benefit Saks Fifth Avenue September 27, 2011 5 to 7 pm

Little Black Dress Fundraiser Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 5-7 pm St. Louis author and breast cancer survivor Susan McBride speaks about her latest novel at this event sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue and Left Bank Books. Bosom Buddies Walk Sunday, Oct. 2 Come to Orlando Gardens at 8 am for continental breakfast and registration. At 9 am, the three-mile walk begins on Grant's Trail. A minimum $25 donation includes a Bosom Buddies T-shirt. For more information, visit http://www.bosombuddies friendsforlife.com. Sips in the City Friday, Oct. 21 - 5-7 pm ALIVE Magazine is hosting this happy hour event at Culinaria Wine Bar. For a $5 donation, guests receive a complimentary beer from Stella Artois, Leffe or Hoegaarden and a glass of wine, plus appetizers from Culinaria, Swiss American and Boar's Head. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Komen St. Louis Affiliate. Komen St. Louis Grant Writing Workshop Tuesday, Oct. 25 - 8:30 am Join us at Wells Fargo Advisors and learn how to prepare your Komen St. Louis Affiliate grant application. For more information and to RSVP, contact [email protected].

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$10 donation online in advance at www.komenstlouis.org or at the door St. Louis author and breast cancer survivor Susan McBride will speak about her latest novel, Little Black Dress, and sign copies sold by Left Bank Books, with 10% of book sales benefiting the Komen St. Louis Affiliate. In addition, Saks will contribute 10% of the evening’s sales to the Affiliate. Adding to the evening’s magic, Julia Gordon-Bramer will conduct individual tarot card readings. Julia has been named one of St. Louis’ “Top Ten Psychics.”

Pink at the Rink Friday, Oct. 21 - 7 pm Cheer on the St. Louis Blues as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes, and $5 of your ticket price will be donated to the Komen St. Louis Affiliate. Each ticket includes a commemorative pink T-shirt and seating in special “pink out” sections. To order tickets, visit www. stlouisblues.com/pinkattherink. Additional activities: silent auction to benefit the Komen St. Louis Affiliate, breast cancer education booth, in-game recognition of survivors, and special merchandise for sale.

Fewer than 50 percent of women aged 40+ with health insurance are getting annual mammograms.

2011 Pink Honor Roll On June 11, 2011, more than 64,000 people participated in the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure® to raise money to fund breast cancer screening, treatment, education and research programs. Among these participants, a select few emerged as members of the Race’s prestigious Pink Honor Roll. The Pink Honor Roll was created to encourage and recognize the efforts of the top fundraisers each year. In 2011, Pink Honor Roll members collectively raised more than $182,000! Through their fundraising efforts, individual members generated between $575 and more than $21,600 each! Pink Honor Roll members are eligible for great incentives such as an invitation to the VIP Hospitality Tent on Race Day, and are included in drawings for wonderful prizes! We are proud to announce the members of the 2011 Pink Honor Roll: Kristine Barbee Anna Bathon Lori Belza Renay Blasé Catherine Boudreau Kathy Bowman Dawn Brendle Geoffrey Bright Jayme Brown Robin Bryan Martha Chandler Rita Clements Mary Kaye Cody Andrea Craig Karyn Creedon Bridget DuMont Lisa Eacret Cindi Emery Marcy Emmons Jeff Filyaw Mary Fitzpatrick Kris Fleming Rena Frackt Kathyn FrierdichHegelman Amanda Gasich Kate Gauthier Marilyn Geiger Darla Gibson Laura Giokas Jessi Gisburne Seth Goldstein Heather Graczyk Erica Griffin

Jenn Harp Kim Hedgpeth Dede Hoffmann Virgina Holderman Amy Hori Neelum Jaspal Taran Jaspal Katy Joyce Jennifer Kingston Karen Kirkes Aaron Knibb Julie Knutson Michael Koch Darlene Koch Marjorie Koch Jane Kosa Christen Larko Lynn Lewis Erin Lindenschmidt Jerri Livingston Michelle Mackin Lisa Matlock JoAnn McCarthy Kelly McClain Ashleigh McElroy Jackie McNeil Michelle Moon Julie Morell Patrick Morgan Linda Mueller Rosie Mulvihill Loretta Muretich Kim Naumann Kelly O’Brien

Maria Pattengill Walt Pearson Rick Powers Karen Prange Diane Prause Cheryl Pruitt Natalie Punto Ginger Repke Agnes Rey-Giraud Tara Riportella Seann Roman Stephanie Roman Joy Rosetto DeeDee Schalk Connie Schilling Lois Schmitt Dee Scott Dianna Shank Barbara Small Ginger Smith Kellie Spector Sadie Stark Mary Steinhart Julie Sutterer Nimra Tariq Cay Ursprung Cheryl Walker Kate Wall Maria Watson Earle Weatherwax Jean Whelehon Inge Whyte Rachel Woods

The 2011 Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure®, locally presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, was an amazing success! We salute and thank the 64,461 participants 4,800 breast cancer survivors 1,000 teams 78 sponsors 2,000 volunteers who helped raise $3.1 million and joined together in the fight against breast cancer.

The most proven and significant risk factors for getting breast cancer are being female and getting older.

Dine Out for the Cure 2011 The 3rd annual Dine Out for the Cure has raised $86,000! Many thanks to the sponsors and the patrons and to these restaurants who participated and contributed:

Almonds Restaurant America's Incredible Pizza Company (2 locations) Amici's Italian Restaurant Amigos Cantina Anthonino's Taverna Anthony's Bar Applebee's (36 locations) Atlas

Fortel's Pizza Den Fairview Heights, IL Frazer's Restaurant & Lounge Fritz's Frozen Custard -

Olympia Kebob House & Taverna

Bartolino's South

South City Diner

Pappy's Smokehouse

Florissant Fritz's Frozen Custard -

Special thanks to Pappy's! Pappy's Smokehouse has raised $18,000 since 2009, and is the largest Dine Out for the Cure contributor for the third consecutive year.

O'Fallon

Fritz's Frozen Custard Valley Park

BC's Kitchen

GianFabio's Italian Café

Big Daddy's on the Landing

House of Wong

Pickles Deli

Big Sky Café

J.F. SanFilippo's Italian

Pomme Café & Wine Bar

Biggies Restaurant

Spiro's Restaurant

Chesterfield

St. Peters

Bartolino's Osteria

Sidney Street Café

P.F. Chang's China Bistro -

Fritz's Frozen Custard -

Aya Sofia

Schlafly Tap Room

Restaurant

Sugo's Spaghetteria The Blue Owl Restaurant

Joanie's Pizzeria

Popeye's ChopHouse

Blueberry Hill

Joe Buck's Restaurant

Racanelli's New York Style

Cardwell's in Clayton

Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant

Pizza

The Fountain on Locust

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

The Pasta House -

Latitude 26 Tex Mex

Companion - Clayton

Laurie's Place

Companion - Ladue

Lehmann's Landing

Remy's Kitchen & Wine Bar

Culpeppers (6 locations)

LoRusso's Cucina

Robust Wine Bar

d. Dooley's 026 Grill

Luciano's Trattoria

Roxane Eclectic American

Del Pietro's

Malone's Grill & Pub

Country Restaurant

(2 locations) Mango Peruvian Cuisine

(8 locations)

Bistro Rue Lafayette Café and Boutique

Fortel's Pizza Den - Affton

Market Pub House

Fortel's Pizza Den - Ballwin

Murdoch Perk

Fortel's Pizza Den -

Novak's Bar & Grill

Sawmill BBQ

Oishi Steak & Sushi

Scape American Bistro

Oishi Sushi Restaurant

Schlafly Bottleworks

Creve Coeur

& Bakery The Donut Palace

Ragin Cajun Piano Bar

Cicero's

Eckert's Belleville

& Distillery

Pomme Restaurant

Binford's Bar & Grill

Chick-fil-A - Chesterfield

Square One Brewery

Sam & Jake's Pumpernickle Deli

Creve Coeur The Pasta House University City The Tapestry Room Restaurant Time For Dinner Trattoria Marcella Tucker's Place - West Uncle Joe's Bar & Grill Viviano's Festa Italiano (2 locations) Wild Horse Grill

Up to 75% of the funds raised by the Komen St. Louis Affiliate stays in our local community. A minimum of 25% goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® for research.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES Your dollars fight breast cancer right here in our community In 2011, the Komen St. Louis Affiliate awarded total grants of more than $3.1 million that will stay in the St. Louis community to fund 28 programs at local health care facilities and nonprofits. These grants are helping to fund innovative projects in the areas of breast health and breast cancer research, education, outreach, screening, treatment and support services not otherwise available to the medically underserved populations of the Affiliate's 17-county service area. Here's how one of our 28 community partners is putting your dollars to work in the fight against breast cancer:

Puentes de Esperanza Iniciativa de Salud para Mujeres (Women's Health Initiative) Puentes de Esperanza's mission is to enhance the quality of life within the Metro East's Latina community. Due to a number of barriers, Hispanic and Latino women are typically screened for breast cancer later than other women, resulting in lower survival rates. Through an intense, culturally sensitive outreach, education and support effort, this program eliminates barriers, increases breast cancer awareness and the number of Latinas who receive screening and diagnostic services. Most of the women assisted by this program would not otherwise receive services. By reaching these women, Puentes de Esperanza hopes to instill a sense of need for preventive health care and enable their clients to independently seek the services they need.

Pink Lemonade Stand - $140

Rally for the Cure - $140,000

These 17-month-old twin girls raised money to fight breast cancer by selling pink lemonade – and wearing pink tutus – in a local park.

Janie Morrell and Shelly Weible co-chaired the annual golf tournament fundraiser at the Country Club of St. Albans.

Caliente for the Cure - $22,000

Pinkapalooza Trivia Night - $17,781

Over 600 participants experienced Caliente for the Cure 2011, a twohour fitness event co-chaired by Barb Absher and Jenn Courtner.

Alissa's Hope hosted a "Pinkapalooza" trivia night to benefit the Komen St. Louis Affiliate.

In 2011, the Komen St. Louis Affiliate awarded more than $3.1 million in total grants that will stay in the greater St. Louis community to fund 28 programs at local health care facilities and nonprofits.

A delicious decade: Yoplait's Save Lids to Save Lives Saint Louis Bread Co. celebrates Make your lids mean something ® 10 years of the Pink Ribbon Bagel Panera Bread, locally known as Saint Louis Bread Co., is celebrating 10 years of fighting breast cancer by baking bagels. This October, the signature Pink Ribbon Bagel® will be sold at all of Panera Bread’s approximately 1,500 bakery-cafes, with a portion of the proceeds from each bagel sold benefiting breast cancer causes throughout the country. A staple each October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, donations from the sale of the Pink Ribbon Bagel have now raised more than $1 million for breast cancer charities. Saint Louis Bread Co. hopes to make 2011 the largest year for donations ever. “The Pink Ribbon Bagel is a customer favorite, in part because it’s a delicious way to start the day and because each bagel sold helps bring us one step closer to finding a cure for breast cancer,” said Don Hutcheson, Area Director. “Saint Louis Bread Co. is proud to work with the communities we serve to help raise money for such a worthy cause. In our market, the St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will receive the funds we raise to support their promise of saving lives and ending breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.” Shaped in the form of the iconic pink ribbon, the Pink Ribbon Bagel features cherry chips, dried cherries and cranberries, vanilla, honey and brown sugar. They are baked fresh early each morning by Saint Louis Bread Co.’s bakers at each bakery-cafe. For each bagel sold, at least 10 cents will be donated to support breast cancer awareness and research. Nearly two million Pink Ribbon Bagels were sold nationally in 2010, raising more than $75,000 for charity. This year, Saint Louis Bread Co. is making it even easier to help fight breast cancer locally with the Power of Pink Baker’s Dozen. Throughout the month of October at participating bakery-cafes, one dollar from any baker’s dozen of bagels sold will be donated to the Komen St. Louis Affiliate. Ten cents from the purchase of each Pink Ribbon Bagel and $1 from every Bagel Pack sold in St. Louis area bakery-cafes during the month of October will be donated to the Komen St. Louis Affiliate.

It's time to Save Lids to Save Lives with Yoplait yogurt. This year, Yoplait is tracking the zip codes from lids redeemed to make sure dollars generated through local lid collection go back to the Komen St. Louis Affiliate.

Look for pink lids on Yoplait yogurt cups in September and October. Visit Yoplait.com to redeem your lids online and to learn more about this program. Or return your clean lids to the Komen St. Louis Affiliate office or the collection bins at local Schnucks stores.

BREAST SELF-AWARENESS Susan G. Komen for the Cure® recommends: 1. Know your risk. - Talk to your family to learn about your family health history - Talk to your health care provider about your own risk of breast cancer 2. Get screened. - Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you - Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk - Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at age 20, and every year starting at 40 3. Know what is normal for you. See your health care provider right away if you notice any of these breast changes: - Lump, hard knot or thickening - Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening - Change in size or shape of the breast - Dimpling or puckering of the skin - Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple - Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast - Nipple discharge that starts suddenly - New pain in one spot that doesn't go away 4. Make healthy lifestyle choices. - Maintain a healthy weight - Add exercise to your routine - Limit alcohol intake

In Missouri, an estimated 4,100 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in 2011, and 800 of those women will die of the disease.

Worship in Pink 2011 Faith communities in the Komen St. Louis Affiliate's service area are invited to participate in our first Worship in Pink weekend. Worship in Pink is a free, grassroots effort with local churches, synagogues and mosques to educate their respective members on breast health and breast cancer. For more information, contact the Affiliate office or jpatch@ komenstlouis.org.

Missouri Health Insurance Pool reduces federal pool rates The Missouri Health Insurance Pool (MHIP), a quasi-governmental organization, has announced a 23 percent reduction in premiums for its federal pool program. The pool guarantees health coverage for Missourians with pre-existing conditions such as breast cancer who have been uninsured for six months or longer. The premium reduction aims to make comprehensive medical coverage accessible to Missourians who otherwise could not afford it. More information is available at www.mhip.org or 800-821-2231.

Be a Research Advocate No science experience required For those interested in learning the most recent breast cancer news and becoming involved in advocacy, the Research Advocacy Committee of the Komen St. Louis Affiliate is an excellent place. No science background is necessary. The committee meets monthly at the Komen St. Louis Affiliate office, and everyone is welcome to attend. Alaina Boyer, PhD, research scholar and recipient of a Komen Career Grant Award; Ron Bose, MD, PhD, breast oncology; Judy Johnson, co-chair, Komen St. Louis Research Advocacy Committee; Lisa Facer, Research Advocacy Committee member; and Tim Collier, PhD. meet to collaborate on a grant application

On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 pm, Courtney Beers will discuss the Women's Health Repository Study (tissue bank). The committee will be on the road Nov. 17 with a tour of the Biologic Therapy Core. That tour is full. The October meeting is to be announced, and there is no December meeting. In January 2012, Dr. Matthew Ellis will provide an update on the most promising breast cancer research. For more information, please email [email protected]. Judy Johnson and Lorry Blath are the committee co-chairs.

Janet Vigen Levy joins Komen St. Louis as Director of Public Relations & Marketing Janet Vigen Levy has joined the Komen St. Louis Affiliate as director of public relations and marketing.

Komen College Scholarship Program Komen scholarships are available to aid students who would find attending college to be a significant financial burden due to the loss of a parent/guardian to breast cancer or due to their own breast cancer diagnosis at age 25 or younger. Scholarship recipients are selected based on scholastic achievement, community service, financial need and demonstrated leadership potential. Application deadline is Nov. 15, 2011. More information at www.komen.org/ scholarship.

At the August “Dialogue with the Expert” series, Alaina Boyer and Tim Collier, post doctoral research scholars, presented “How an Idea for Research BECOMES Research,” using their own HER2 Herceptin research as an example.

Janet is a longtime Affiliate volunteer, including three years of service as co-chair of the Survivor Committee for the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure®.

Janet Vigen Levy Director of PR and Marketing, Komen St. Louis Affiliate

She is a seasoned communications professional with experience in the nonprofit and corporate sectors. Most recently, she served as marketing and communications manager for Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. Previously, she managed corporate communications and marketing initiatives for the May Department Stores Company.

A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Drury University, she is a Coro Women In Leadership alumna and immediate past president of the Community Service Public Relations Council. In her new role, Janet will develop and implement strategic communications plans and coordinate public relations and media relations efforts to further the mission and promote the accomplishments of the Affiliate.

In the United States, a woman has a 1 in 8 lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dede Hoffmann, President

AFFILIATE STAFF Helen Chesnut, Executive Director Kathy McMillan, Affiliate Coordinator Julie Oberschmidt, Affiliate Administrative Assistant Jeremy Patch, Director of Grants & Mission Initiatives Allison Tonsing, Director of Fund Development Janet Vigen Levy, Director of Public Relations & Marketing

Renee Ribble Hall, Treasurer Joan Sehl, Secretary Daniel Bindler Mikki Brewster

AFFILIATE CONTACTS General Information: [email protected] Volunteer Information: [email protected] Research Advocacy: [email protected]

Kenita Collier RACE FOR THE CURE CONTACTS Race Sponsorship: [email protected] Race Registration: [email protected] Race Teams: [email protected] Race "In the Pink": [email protected] Race Volunteer: [email protected] Race Pledge Program: [email protected] Race Website: [email protected]

Jen Kingston Susie Knopf Paul Lovell Patrick Morgan Peter Ruger Kate Wall

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