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Penn State Lady Lion Online Auction to benefit 2011 PinkZone

Posted By on February 15th, 2011 at 3:30 pm | 2 comments.

The Penn State Lady Lions announced today the launch of their annual WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State online auctions, and for the first time will sponsor two internet fundraisers to boost donations for breast cancer causes. The auctions will feature autographed memorabilia and once-in-a-lifetime experiences, including a Saturday Night Live package and a deluxe football weekend for the Penn State-Alabama game.

This year, the Lady Lions are teaming with CharityBuzz.com to raise additional funds for Pink Zone. The Charity Buzz auction will run through Wednesday, March 2 and features several Joe Paterno autographed items, including a used briefcase and football shoes. Other highlights include a behind-the-scenes tour of MLB Headquarters with Sports Illustrated Writer Tom Verducci, Penn State Fantasy Football Registration, Miraval Spa trip, Inaugural Big Ten Football Championship game package and a trip for two to the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament with the Lady Lions. For more information on the Charity Buzz Pink Zone Online Auction, visit the Charity Buzz auction website at www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/pennstate.

A second online auction, on GoPSUsports, will take place through Wednesday, March 2. Online auction proceeds will benefit Mount Nittany Medical Center, the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, the PA Breast Cancer Coalition, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. For more information on the GoPSUsports.com Online Auction, visit the Pink Zone website at www.GoPSUsports.com/pinkzone.

Charity Buzz Pink Zone Online Auction items are:

  • Trip for two to the 2011 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis
  • Penn State-Alabama Football Package (Two-night stay at the Penn Stater, Athletic Director’s Friday Night Reception, President’s Tailgate, two tickets for Athletic Director’s box for the game)
  • Joe Paterno Briefcase (used and signed)
  • Autographed Joe Paterno Football Shoes
  • Autographed Joe Paterno Football
  • Football Pin from the Penn State-Alabama game in the 1959 Liberty Bowl
  • Fly Fishing Afternoon Lesson with Joe Humphries and lodging at the Carnegie House
  • Miraval Spa Trip (Four days, three nights for two people)
  • Spend a Day with Baseball Analyst and Sports Illustrated Writer, Tom Verducci, at the MLB Network Headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
  • Behind the Scenes Tour of the New York Times with the Page One Conference Meeting.
  • Hotel Hershey Package (Two-night stay, two breakfasts, $100 credit for spa or golf)
  • Wayne Gretzky Autographed Jersey Package (Four jerseys – Edmonton, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis)
  • ESPN Duffel Bag
  • Press Row Experience for the Penn State-Alabama Football Game
  • Two Registrations for the Penn State Ladies X’s and O’s Camp
  • Dinner with Valerie Plame Wilson at her Home in Santa Fe, N.M.
  • Personalized Cover & Meet-n-Greet with Chip Kidd in New York City
  • Visit to the  Set of Goats
  • Modern Family Autographed Script
  • Penn State Men’s Football Fantasy Camp Registration
  • Inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Package in Indianapolis (Two tickets to Big Ten Football Championship game on Dec. 3, 2011, two-night stay at the Omni Hotel)
  • Meet-n-Greet with Tony Bennett in Houston, Texas
  • Pittsburgh Penguins Package (Four tickets to the Pittsburgh Penguins game vs. the Edmonton Oilers on March 13, one-night stay at the Marriott City Center)
  • Penn State Football Weekend vs. Indiana State (includes two-night stay at the Nittany Lion Inn, President’s tailgate and two game tickets)
  • Penn State Football Experience vs. Nebraska (includes one quarter in the radio booth, President’s tailgate and postgame press conference)
  • Toftrees Resort Package (One-night stay and round of golf for two)
  • Intern at Accuweather for the Day
  • Jonas Brothers Autographed Guitar
  • The Lodge at Woodloch Package (One-night stay for two, three gourmet meals, spa credit and regularly programmed activities)
  • Saturday Night Live Experience (Two tickets to Saturday Night Live, backstage tour with director as a guest of Penn State President Graham Spanier)
  • New York City Experience (One-night weekday stay at Phillips Club Lincoln Center, two tickets to a taping of The View, and a $250 gift certificate to Le Bernardin)
  • NCIS Set Visit and Gift Basket (Visit for two to the NCIS set and a gift basket with NCIS memorabilia)
  • Duke Basketball Package (Two tickets and a parking pass for a 2011-2012 Duke basketball game)
  • Autographed Franco Harris Football
  • Philadelphia Phillies Package (Two tickets to a game in 2011, pre-game visit to the broadcast booth with announcer & Penn State graduate Chris Wheeler, autographed baseball and autographed book by Wheeler)
  • Autographed Print from Joe Paterno’s 400th win
  • Limited Edition Star Trek Memorabilia
  • Host a Catered Event at Penn State’s new H.O. Smith Botanical Gardens, catering by Zola’s New World Bistro
  • 7 Points Marina Houseboat Rental on Raystown Lake
  • New Cara Mor Spa Retreat in Spruce Creek (package for eight women including 2 nights lodging, gourmet meals, and full professional staff for unlimited services)

GoPSUsports.com Pink Zone Online Auction items are:

  • San Antonio Spurs Tickets (Two tickets to the Spurs game on Sunday, Feb. 27 in San Antonio vs. Memphis)
  • 2011-12 Lady Lion Basketball Honorary Coach for a Game
  • Autographed Penn State Football by Joe Paterno, Sean Lee, Darryl Clark, Jared Odrick, Josh Hull and Kevin Cousins
  • Lady Lion Basketball Box Seats for a 2011-12 Game
  • Yanni Concert Package (Two tickets to Yanni concert at the Bryce Jordan Center and dinner for two at the Nittany Lion Inn or Penn Stater)
  • Celtic Woman Concert Package (Two tickets to Celtic Woman concert at the Bryce Jordan Center and dinner for two at the Nittany Lion Inn or Penn Stater)
  • Game-Used Nike/Kay Yow Cancer Fund Ball from the 2011 WBCA Pink Zone Game
  • #24 Game-Used Penn State Lady Lion Jersey
  • Penn State Women’s Volleyball Autographed NCAA Commemorative Poster and Volleyball

In addition to the online auctions, the Lady Lions will sponsor two other fundraisers — a silent auction and a chance drawing for their Pink Zone jerseys. The silent auction will be offered on the concourse as part of the Pink Zone game day festivities on Sunday, Feb. 27. It includes Penn State memorabilia, autographed professional sports memorabilia and Lady Lion experiences. For a list of silent auction items, visit www.GoPSUsports.com/pinkzone.

The Chances for the11 Lady Lions game-used jerseys from the Pink Zone at Penn State are available at the Pink Zone table on men’s and women’s basketball game days at Portal 20 in the Bryce Jordan Center. They cost $2 for one and $5 for three. The drawing will take place Monday, Feb. 28.

The 2011 WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State will take place on Sunday, Feb. 27 at noon with the Lady Lions challenging Northwestern in the Bryce Jordan Center. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

Last year, the Lady Lions donated more than $80,000 for breast cancer causes. This year’s fundraising efforts will benefit the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, PA Breast Cancer Coalition, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. For more information on the Pink Zone at Penn State, visit the official Pink Zone website at www.gopsusports.com/pinkzone. The WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State is also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pinkzoneatpennstate.

The Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk raised $4,500 for the PBCC!

Posted By on January 27th, 2011 at 12:36 pm | 2 comments.

Since 2003, the Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk has taken place in downtown Charleroi, PA. The 1-2 mile fun walk takes place annually in October and raises funds for the area’s local cancer center and awareness initiatives.  Named for one of the community’s original business owners, Lois Orange Ducoeur, this year’s event raised nearly $9,000.

The Team Charleroi Business and Community Alliance, an organization operating in conjunction with the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce presented a monetary gift of $4,450 to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition on January 25, 2011.

Thanks to efforts of its Grassroots Partners, the PBCC is able to keeps it doors open and offer services to the women and families fighting breast cancer in Pennsylvania. Thank you again to Team Charleroi for their efforts!

PA Farm Show, Here We Come!

Posted By on January 6th, 2011 at 9:10 am | 0 comments.

Cambria Co. Exhibit OpeningThis year, the PA Department of Health invited us to be a part of the 2011 Pennsylvania Farm Show. It takes place January 8th to the 15th at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. This show is the largest indoor agricultural event in America with over 10,000 competitive exhibits, 270 commercial exhibitors and lots of animals including sheep, pigs, horses, cattle, goats, chickens and rabbits. (Don’t even get me started on the fantastic food offerings!)

Our 67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania traveling photo exhibit will be on display for the nearly 400,000 visitors to view! We will have a PBCC table which will be staffed each day of the show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lots of materials and helpful information.

Farm Show Packing CompletedIf you’ve ever been to the Farm Show, you know that TONS of people pass through the complex each day, which means we needed to pack up lots and lots of information and giveaways to hand out! This is one of those times when the staff really appreciates our volunteers. To prepare for the big event, Dennis and Gene, two of our regular office volunteers, counted out stacks and stacks of brochures, newsletters, fliers, pens, wristbands and plastic tote bags! Then they boxed up an assortment of things for each day of the event so we are sure to have items left toward the end of the week. This was a very tedious and time-consuming job, yet Dennis and Gene did it without a single complaint. Thanks, guys! We really appreciate your help.

So if you’re planning on coming to the PA Farm Show this year, please check out our photo exhibit and stop by the PBCC’s info table to say hi and pick up some info or a freebie or two. We have plenty ready for you!

Shopping Resources for Breast Cancer Patients

Posted By on January 4th, 2011 at 9:02 am | 6 comments.

One of the most commonly-requested items here at the PA Breast Cancer Coalition is a list of shops and boutiques across the state that sell wigs, prostheses, and other breast cancer-related items.   For many women who have been newly-diagnosed, this is one of their first questions.

We currently have a list of about 20 boutiques, shops, salons and websites that sell various products geared toward cancer survivors.  They are located from Allison Park to Abington, from Latrobe to Lancaster, and beyond!

If you know of a boutique or shop in PA (or a website with an online store) that sells mastectomy products and/or wigs, please comment below with the name of the company or its website and we’ll investigate it.   If it meets our criteria, it’ll be added to our resource list.

The more we have on our list, the better the chances that one of these shops will be within driving distance of each woman who needs to purchase something!  Thanks for sharing your finds with the 103,000 women in Pennsylvania battling breast cancer!

Insurance Guidebook Saved Breast Cancer Patient $10,000

Posted By on December 17th, 2010 at 10:10 am | 2 comments.

When a newly-diagnosed women or a friend orders one of our FREE Friends Like Me care packages, he or she may request a phone call from our Patient Advocate (that’d be me). We have often thought that the contents of the package may answer many of her questions, so we allow some time for her to receive and review it before I call. This week we learned just how true that is.

I called a woman in Wayne County who received her package after Thanksgiving. She is quite an advocate in her own path to treatment and recovery. She has been researching prescription assistance programs and other community resources. When we were just about to end our conversation, she mentioned that part of her education was to read our insurance guidebook Breast Cancer: Covered or Not?, which was included in her Friends Like Me care package.

Of particular interest to her was the information on pages 102 and 103 about checking for hospital billing mistakes. So she took out her stack of mounting medical bills and sure enough…there was a double billing mistake to the tune of $10,000!

Her hospital acknowledges the mistake and is working to correct it. When she said “Your organization has already saved me $10,000,” it really made our day.

If you or someone you know can use advice in relation to breast cancer treatment and insurance, order your FREE copy of Breast Cancer: Covered or Not? today!  You can also request a Friends Like Me care package be sent to a recently diagnosed woman in Pennsylvania!

Year End Giving: Pink Style

Posted By on December 14th, 2010 at 4:09 pm | 0 comments.

With the holiday season here and the white stuff flying from the sky, 2011 is knocking on our door.  Many take time off from work or school to spend time with family and friends during this time.  The staff at the PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) also spends time with their loved ones, but we always think about those who may have something else on their mind.

Breast cancer doesn’t take time off for the holiday or even a coffee break.  When you gather with your loved ones to celebrate the end of 2010 and the start of a new year, consider paying-it-forward to the women and families in Pennsylvania who are battling breast cancer.  Without the support of individuals like you, the PBCC wouldn’t be able to offer educational programming, advocate for legislation, or offer many of the patient resources available to new or recently diagnosed women.

Georgette Williams, a three year breast cancer survivor, has taken a stand and asked you to help the 103,000 women living with breast cancer in Pennsylvania.  Check out Georgette’s brief comments and consider a gift to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition today.

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We Love Thank You Notes!

Posted By on November 17th, 2010 at 8:48 am | 0 comments.

The 2010 PBCC Annual Conference is history!  But thank you notes and emails are still coming into the PBCC office.   Many of these are from women and men all across the state who were given financial assistance to attend the conference in Harrisburg on October 13th.   The PBCC offers various levels of grants and scholarships to applicants who otherwise would not be able to attend this inspirational and educational event.
This year, through the generosity of donors to the Cary Massa Memorial Scholarship Fund, the PBCC was able to provide assistance to 35 women and men all across the state and beyond – a record number!

One scholarship recipient wrote:

To all who donate to the Cary Massa Memorial Scholarship Fund,
The very thought of cancer leaves one in a state of fear. You get so lost in deep concerns and issues faster than you can take a breath to consume the news. You begin to lay your options out to try to cope. People like yourself come into your life. Caring, unknown strangers opening their hearts and offering the help we so desperately need…knowledge, hope, facts, and most of all choices. Thanks to you, I will have this helpful information offered to me. I am extremely grateful for that. Without your help I would not have been able to attend.

Patty
Erie, PA

Another said:

Please extend my sincere thank you to the friends and family of Cary for the gift. The scholarship represents a very fitting way to honor a dear friend and volunteer to the PBCC. What a lovely way for Cary to be a woman who continues to help other women breast cancer patients/survivors.

Cora Lee
State College, PA

And a nursing professor at Towson University, 9 of whose students received scholarships, wrote:

Please accept my heartfelt thanks for providing scholarships for my Towson University nursing students. They were totally impressed with the event, collegiality, networking and opportunities to learn more about breast cancer. It was indeed a class act of a professional conference, as I also gained much needed valuable information and knowledge as an educator.

Janet
Hagerstown, MD

Please consider contributing to the scholarship fund to help women and men attend future PBCC conferences.  We cannot do this work without your support.  The PBCC and all the recipients thank you!

State Legislator Has a Pink Challenge for You

Posted By on April 9th, 2010 at 2:28 pm | 0 comments.

You’ve seen your state legislators in their pinstripe suits and ties. You’ve seen them shaking hands and kissing babies during election years. But you’ve never seen them like this! Representative Scott Boyd will dye his hair pink when $10,000 is raised to support the PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) through the Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer Home Run Derby.

To take Representative Boyd up on his challenge and donate to see his hair turn pink, visit www.ScottBoydsPinkHair.com.

“If we can raise $10,000 for the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, I will dye my hair pink for the first home run derby event of 2010 on Thursday, July 1st at Metro Bank Park with the Harrisburg Senators. This is a great way, no matter what your political affiliation, for every person to support the PBCC,” said Boyd.

The Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer Home Run Derby is a partnership between the PBCC and the PA Association of Community Bankers (PACB). The Home Run Derby events take place in all 11 minor league baseball stadiums throughout Pennsylvania. A complete schedule and more information on how you can sponsor, play or volunteer can be found at www.PaHomeRunDerby.org or by calling 800-377-8828 x102.

Help the PBCC Daily!

Posted By on February 5th, 2010 at 2:38 pm | 4 comments.

Happy Friday!  Yes there is an impending snow storm headed toward Pennsylvania, but the staff is still hard at work!  Interested in a way to help out the PA Breast Cancer Coalition with your purchases every day?  Apply for the PBCC Capital One Visa card!

After your first purchase with the card, Capital One will send the PBCC $50.  After that, 2% of every gas station and grocery purchase, and 1% of other purchases is donated!  In addition, when you use your card at select merchants, the PBCC will receive up to 10% of your purchase!*  And the personalized PBCC image (choose one of three) shows the world you care about the cause!

Log on to Capital One today to help the PBCC every day!  Stay warm!

*Offers vary.  To view a list of current merchant offers, Capital One credit card holders should log into their accounts at capitalone.com, click the View and Redeem Rewards button on their Rewards Summary and then click on the Earn More Rewards tab for a full list of merchants and all the details.