PINK PARTY VOLUNTEER NEEDS OUR HELP

Contact:
Sonya Ziegler sonya@pinkpartysd.com (619) 384-7910

John Butler john@pinkpartysd.com (619) 252-7455

Kla-Bada Roberson klabada@pinkpartysd.com (619) 384-7910

For Immediate Release

PINK PARTY VOLUNTEER NEEDS OUR HELP

Press Release

Mary Roberson, the mother of our beautiful Pink Party Volunteer and Model, Kla-Bada Roberson is in her first cycle of chemotherapy this week. The cost of her treatments, her medications, and daily needs are overwhelming. The disease amplifies each little expense, because she is unable to work.

In 2007 Mary was in a serious car accident that left her with a broken femur, wrist, and hand. While in the hospital for surgeries after the accident, doctors discovered a lump in her breast. After some tests, the lump was diagnosed as an aggressive form of HER2-positive stage-II breast cancer. Not one to concede defeat, Kla-Bada’s mother Mary is a bright and shining woman and it was a testament to her strength when she showed up at the Pink Party in November of 2008, the DAY AFTER her lumpectomy, to watch her little girl walk down the runway!

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Mary is an inspiration to her family. Her strength is visible in the way she approaches each situation with wisdom, class and vibrancy. Mary has raised her children with discipline and love, and now they are striving to lift her up through this difficult time. She has overcome so many trials, and has never given up. Kla-Bada says of her mother “It’s hard to tell that anything is even going on with her. She’s as positive and kind as ever, and she’s still one of the best listeners I know”.

In the time that the Pink Party Team has become acquainted with Mary, we are continually amazed by what a bubbly and thoughtful woman she is. Not a fan of pity parties, but a big fan of the Pink Party! She helps the Pink Party by giving us a purpose to keep doing what we are doing!

Now in its fourth year, The 2009 Pink Party is setting sail to Catalina Island! On November 6th, over four hundred people will board a private yacht, cocktails in hand, and arrive at a gorgeous private beach to share a weekend of fine food, sexy beats, laughter, and cirque performance. This is San Diego’s premiere event to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer prevention (www.pinkpartysd.com), and directly benefiting the Breast Cancer Fund (www.breastcancerfund.org), the leading national organization working solely on eliminating the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease, and The Breast Cancer Network of Strength (formally Y-Me) (www.networkofstrength.org), which offers comprehensive support to those newly diagnosed, survivors, their families and loved ones, ensuring no one faces breast cancer alone.

However, this type of success is only possible due to the support of San Diego’s media, Blue Insomnia Events, Aim to Simplify, our amazing sponsors, and each of our loving party guests who wrap themselves from head to toe in every shade of pink. Times are tight with this current economy. We all feel the weight and know its stresses, but imagine what it’s like for those also facing breast cancer during these tough times. Now more than ever, we need to come together to boost those in need of our love and support.

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Preparing for H1N1 and the upcoming flu season

J o h n D. B u t l e r
FREELANCE WRITER

Just received this and thought it should be passed along without editing or comment.

As the President’s advisor on Homeland Security, I am passing along the following message from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, who are leading the efforts to prepare our Nation for the coming flu season. Fellow Americans, This spring we were confronted with an outbreak of a troubling flu virus called 2009-H1N1. As the fall flu season approaches, it is critical that we reinvigorate our preparedness efforts across the country in order to mitigate the effects of this virus on our communities. Today, we are holding an H1N1 Influenza Preparedness Summit in conjunction with the White House to discuss our Nation’s preparedness. We are working together to monitor the spread of 2009-H1N1 and to prepare to initiate a voluntary fall vaccination program against the 2009-H1N1 flu virus, assuming we have a safe vaccine and do not see changes in the virus that would render the vaccine ineffective. But the most critical steps to mitigating the effects of 2009-H1N1 won’t take place in Washington — they will take place in your homes, schools and community businesses. Taking precautions for this fall’s flu season is a responsibility we all share. Visit Flu.gov to make sure you are ready and learn how you can help promote public awareness. We are making every effort to have a safe and effective vaccine available for distribution as soon as possible, but our current estimate is that it won’t be ready before mid-October. This makes individual prevention even more critical. Wash your hands regularly. Take the necessary precautions to stay healthy and if you do get sick, stay home from work or school. We are doing everything possible to prepare for the fall flu season and encourage all Americans to do the same — this is a shared responsibility and now is the time to prepare. Please visit Flu.gov to learn what steps you can take to prepare and do your part to mitigate the effects of H1N1. Take Care, Kathleen, Janet and Arne The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111

JB
John D. Butler
FREELANCE WRITER

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