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Casa Olé makes Tuesdays matter for breast cancer foundation
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By YVETTE OROZCO
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation recently kicked off a month of breast cancer awareness events with their Race for a Cure marathon, which raises money for research.
With participants all over the U.S. taking a stake in the fight against the disease, Pasadena residents can join that fight this October as local Casa Olé restaurants Make Tuesdays Matter.
On every Tuesday throughout the month of October, 10 percent of every purchase will be donated to the Rose, the non-profit organization in the forefront of breast cancer treatment for women with or without insurance throughout the surrounding Houston area.
This will be the third year in a row that Casa Olé has participated in this drive, trying to add to the $53,769.92 already raised previously, with Corky Turner, the franchise’s CEO, pledged to continue those efforts.
“Casa Olé has made a tremendous impact on the women we serve,” said Dorothy Weston Gibbons, the Rose CEO and co-founder. “This partnership will definitely save lives.”
With October designated nationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, consumers will be inundated with a sea of pink, the official color of the cause: everything from T-shirts to mugs to can openers — with proceeds going to research.
For The Rose, the goal is more concrete every October. This year, it is the push toward digital mammography, which ties into the emphasis on early detection.
Right now, The Rose uses analog and the difference in technology is the difference between standard TV and HDTV, an increase in clarity and dimension.
Although the digital trend has been utilized in mammography before, the latest technology is just now making a real impact, said Gibbons, to the millions of women who will be diagnosed earlier, and particularly to the increasing numbers of younger women diagnosed.
“A lot of people jumped on the digital bandwagon before it was really ready,” said Gibbons. “Now it’s reached a point where it truly is showing a difference. We have so many younger women now and that’s where the real difference is going to be made – because it really can penetrate through that denser breast.”
With Hurricane Ike leaving many businesses temporarily shut down for days, sometimes weeks, the timing could have been tenuous, said Gibbons.
“It’s really kind of amazing that they’re even doing this considering all the things that are going on right now,” she said.
Participating Casa Olé restaurants are 1520 E. Southmore, Pasadena, TX 77502; 2726 Spencer, Pasadena, 77504; 7750 Spencer Hwy., Pasadena, 77505; 3121 Palmer Hwy., Texas City, 77590; 20131 Hwy. 59 N, Ste 2004, Humble, 77338; 12350 Gulf Frwy, Houston, 77034; 2608 Highway 36 S., Brenham, 77833; 1020 Federal Rd., Houston, 77015; 5920-A Hwy. 6 North, Houston, 77084; 10421 S. Post Oak, Houston, 77035; 16605-A El Camino Real, Houston, 77062; 12203 Murphy Rd., Stafford, 77477; 11120 N.W. Frwy. @ 34th, Houston, 77092; 3100 E. Broadway, Pearland, 77581; 2010 Westview, Conroe, 77304.
For more locations and information, visit www.The-Rose.org.
With participants all over the U.S. taking a stake in the fight against the disease, Pasadena residents can join that fight this October as local Casa Olé restaurants Make Tuesdays Matter.
On every Tuesday throughout the month of October, 10 percent of every purchase will be donated to the Rose, the non-profit organization in the forefront of breast cancer treatment for women with or without insurance throughout the surrounding Houston area.
This will be the third year in a row that Casa Olé has participated in this drive, trying to add to the $53,769.92 already raised previously, with Corky Turner, the franchise’s CEO, pledged to continue those efforts.
“Casa Olé has made a tremendous impact on the women we serve,” said Dorothy Weston Gibbons, the Rose CEO and co-founder. “This partnership will definitely save lives.”
With October designated nationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, consumers will be inundated with a sea of pink, the official color of the cause: everything from T-shirts to mugs to can openers — with proceeds going to research.
For The Rose, the goal is more concrete every October. This year, it is the push toward digital mammography, which ties into the emphasis on early detection.
Right now, The Rose uses analog and the difference in technology is the difference between standard TV and HDTV, an increase in clarity and dimension.
Although the digital trend has been utilized in mammography before, the latest technology is just now making a real impact, said Gibbons, to the millions of women who will be diagnosed earlier, and particularly to the increasing numbers of younger women diagnosed.
“A lot of people jumped on the digital bandwagon before it was really ready,” said Gibbons. “Now it’s reached a point where it truly is showing a difference. We have so many younger women now and that’s where the real difference is going to be made – because it really can penetrate through that denser breast.”
With Hurricane Ike leaving many businesses temporarily shut down for days, sometimes weeks, the timing could have been tenuous, said Gibbons.
“It’s really kind of amazing that they’re even doing this considering all the things that are going on right now,” she said.
Participating Casa Olé restaurants are 1520 E. Southmore, Pasadena, TX 77502; 2726 Spencer, Pasadena, 77504; 7750 Spencer Hwy., Pasadena, 77505; 3121 Palmer Hwy., Texas City, 77590; 20131 Hwy. 59 N, Ste 2004, Humble, 77338; 12350 Gulf Frwy, Houston, 77034; 2608 Highway 36 S., Brenham, 77833; 1020 Federal Rd., Houston, 77015; 5920-A Hwy. 6 North, Houston, 77084; 10421 S. Post Oak, Houston, 77035; 16605-A El Camino Real, Houston, 77062; 12203 Murphy Rd., Stafford, 77477; 11120 N.W. Frwy. @ 34th, Houston, 77092; 3100 E. Broadway, Pearland, 77581; 2010 Westview, Conroe, 77304.
For more locations and information, visit www.The-Rose.org.
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