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For more than 10 years, Holiday House has been one of BCRF’s most celebrated and unique fundraisers.
For four summers in a row, 11-year-old Brynne Rhodes supported BCRF by putting a pink twist on the classic summer lemonade stand.
After his wife, Terry, finished treatment for breast cancer, Al Reszel wanted to find a way to give back. For a few years, the avid cyclist joined local breast cancer charity rides, but he found himself itching to do more—and raise money for research specifically.
About a decade ago, Jennifer King left the corporate world to strike out on her own as a nature and landscape photographer. Not long after, she got the devastating news that her then-40-year-old sister, Michelle, had stage II breast cancer.
Everything was going as planned when runner Erica Harriton was training for the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon, her first-ever race.
For the tenth year in a row, April Barnes made her O’Fallon, Illinois-based store, Three Sisters Crafts, as pink as possible for a fundraising party that raised more than $3,500 for BCRF.
For the seventh year in a row, Ellen Holbrook and Lisa Felder are organizing Pinkathon San Francisco, a fundraising race benefitting BCRF that offers courses ranging in length from 5K to 50K.
For the second year, BCRF has spots in the 2020 United Airlines New York City Half Marathon on March 15th.
For Jillian Giuffre, her belief in the power of breast cancer research came after a tragic loss. Her best friend’s mother died of the disease, after living with breast cancer for years.