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Longaberger, American Cancer Society team to fight breast cancer
Special to the Villager
The Longaberger Company, America’s premier maker of handcrafted baskets and other home and lifestyle products, is teaming with local Longaberger Independent Home Consultants, Becky Feaster and Nancy Williams, and the American Cancer Society for the 2008 Horizon of Hope campaign for breast cancer research and awareness. Established in 1995, Horizon of Hope has raised more than $13 million and reached an estimated 19 million women with potentially lifesaving information. The campaign runs each year from July 1 through August 31.
To celebrate this year’s campaign, local Longaberger Home Consultants Becky Feaster and Nancy Williams of The Woodlands will host a special Longaberger Horizon of Hope event at Savannah’s at Augusta Pines on Saturday, September 13, 2008. The event includes a gourmet breakfast buffet, special speakers, door prizes, and silent auction items all to raise funds for this effort. Tickets are $60 (which includes the 2008 Horizon of Hope Basket) and are on sale through September 1, 2008. To make a reservation for the event, to donate to Horizon of Hope, or to order a 2008 Horizon of Hope basket or any other Longaberger product, please call either 281-466-2715 or 281-681-8207.
Horizon of Hope was established in 1995 to raise funds for breast cancer research and education and to reach out to millions of women with helpful information about the importance of early detection. Finding breast cancer as early as possible allows for more treatment options and greatly improves the likelihood that treatment will be successful. Studies show that early detection tests for breast cancer save thousands of lives every year.
Each year, Longaberger designs a special basket sold exclusively during the Horizon of Hope campaign. With every purchase from the Horizon of Hope line of products, $2 goes directly to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research and awareness efforts such as:
? Improving the quality of and access to mammography services.
? Improving breast imaging quality standards.
? Improving the quality of clinical breast examination.
? Improving the quality of life for young survivors and women with breast cancer recurrence.
? Lymphedema research. Lymphedema is a chronic and debilitating swelling of the arm caused by the destruction of the lymphatic vessels during the removal of lymph nodes or damage to them by radiation therapy. It is a possible side effect of breast cancer treatment.
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, other than skin cancer, and is the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. About 182,460 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2008; about 1,990 new cases are found in men. About 40,930 women will die from the disease this year. Right now, there are just over 2 million women living in the United States who have been treated for breast cancer.
For more information about Horizon of Hope please visit www.HorizonOfHope.com. To learn more about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, visit the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.
The Longaberger Company, America’s premier maker of handcrafted baskets and other home and lifestyle products, is teaming with local Longaberger Independent Home Consultants, Becky Feaster and Nancy Williams, and the American Cancer Society for the 2008 Horizon of Hope campaign for breast cancer research and awareness. Established in 1995, Horizon of Hope has raised more than $13 million and reached an estimated 19 million women with potentially lifesaving information. The campaign runs each year from July 1 through August 31.
To celebrate this year’s campaign, local Longaberger Home Consultants Becky Feaster and Nancy Williams of The Woodlands will host a special Longaberger Horizon of Hope event at Savannah’s at Augusta Pines on Saturday, September 13, 2008. The event includes a gourmet breakfast buffet, special speakers, door prizes, and silent auction items all to raise funds for this effort. Tickets are $60 (which includes the 2008 Horizon of Hope Basket) and are on sale through September 1, 2008. To make a reservation for the event, to donate to Horizon of Hope, or to order a 2008 Horizon of Hope basket or any other Longaberger product, please call either 281-466-2715 or 281-681-8207.
Horizon of Hope was established in 1995 to raise funds for breast cancer research and education and to reach out to millions of women with helpful information about the importance of early detection. Finding breast cancer as early as possible allows for more treatment options and greatly improves the likelihood that treatment will be successful. Studies show that early detection tests for breast cancer save thousands of lives every year.
Each year, Longaberger designs a special basket sold exclusively during the Horizon of Hope campaign. With every purchase from the Horizon of Hope line of products, $2 goes directly to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research and awareness efforts such as:
? Improving the quality of and access to mammography services.
? Improving breast imaging quality standards.
? Improving the quality of clinical breast examination.
? Improving the quality of life for young survivors and women with breast cancer recurrence.
? Lymphedema research. Lymphedema is a chronic and debilitating swelling of the arm caused by the destruction of the lymphatic vessels during the removal of lymph nodes or damage to them by radiation therapy. It is a possible side effect of breast cancer treatment.
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, other than skin cancer, and is the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. About 182,460 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2008; about 1,990 new cases are found in men. About 40,930 women will die from the disease this year. Right now, there are just over 2 million women living in the United States who have been treated for breast cancer.
For more information about Horizon of Hope please visit www.HorizonOfHope.com. To learn more about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, visit the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.
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