If you are in the California area and are into skiing then you have e the perfect opportunity to help end breast cancer once and for all. This Sunday, the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Norden California will be hosting its third annual Jam for the Cure ski event with the help of Boarding for Breast Cancer, or B4BC, and the HERA Foundation.

On Sunday the resort will be holding a rail jam in the Switching Yard Terrain Park and tickets to the jam are $25.00. Proceeds from the ticket sales will go toward funding breast cancer research so that there can one day be a breast cancer cure.

Additionally, all lift tickets sold for the day will see a $2.00 donation being made and there will be special PINK lift ticket lanyards on sale for only $4.00 to further aid the cause. All and all it will be an event that will be fun for all and will have money going to a very worthy cause.

ThinkPinker.com hopes that all in the area will attend even if you do not plan on participating. Remember, we will only beat breast cancer if we all work together.

Find out more about the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort and this special event here.

Since 1991 the National Breast Cancer Coalition or NBCC has been fighting for breast cancer awareness and they are not showing any signs of slowing up anytime soon. Their approach is a grassroots approach and they help and train advocates all across the country.

The NBCC’s sister foundation is the NBCC Fund. They uses the money that they get donated to them to train these advocates so that they can raise breast cancer awareness for the general public and give women the resources they need to make informed decisions  about breast cancer.

The NBCC has three main goals that they focus on including:

1.       Research: By using funds to increase breast cancer research they hope to help achieve the eventual goal of a breast cancer cure.

2.       Access: By using funds to better the resources women have access to the NBCC hopes that every women will get the care that they need.

3.       Influence: By using support they hope to influence those dealing with breast cancer in a positive way. They also hope to influence certain legislation on making informed and accurate decisions regarding breast cancer.

ThinkPinker.com loves these types of selfless organizations and urges everyone to go take a look and see what you can do to get involved.

Please click here to learn more about the NBCC and to join the fight against breast cancer.

The day after she was dealing with the tragic events that were unfolding in Haiti due to the massive earthquake, Gail McGovern who is the president of the American Red Cross, received what no women wants; a breast cancer diagnosis. She has since undergone breast cancer surgery and her doctors are very optimistic with her prognosis.

The 58 year old cites early detection as the key to beating this dreaded disease as this round of breast cancer was caught early. I say this round because in 2006 she fought and won another breast cancer battle that was also caught early.

She will soon undergo daily radiation therapy for several weeks as part of her breast cancer treatment but until then she will continue her work with the Red Cross. What an inspiration.

ThinkPinker.com wishes McGovern a speedy recovery and hopes that she will be back to her full time job of helping those in need very soon. I also hope that all of you women out there will take note that early detection is indeed the key to beating this horrific disease. Let us all learn from McGovern’s experience and do what we can to spread breast cancer awareness.

To read the entire story about Gail McGovern’s breast cancer diagnosis please click here.

Okay all you rockers! Susan G. Komen for the Cure will be hosting the inaugural Rock ‘n Roll Dallas Half Marathon on March 14^th of this year. The event is going to be filled with some unreal fun and there will be parties and music all weekend long.

There are several ways in which you can participate and if you have never been to a Komen event like this and you are in the area, you will not want to miss it. Along with raising money for breast cancer research and breast cancer awareness you will be able to meet people from all walks of life that simply have amazing stories to tell you about their personal battles with breast cancer.

Maybe you have beaten breast cancer and can shed a ray of hope on those who are still fighting. ThinkPinker.com hopes that all near the Dallas area will attend this important event. There is also discount accommodations and travel available if you act now so be sure to get all the information about this event here.

For those who are lucky enough to go…Rock on until we all have what we desperately want; a breast cancer cure.

Learn more about Susan G. Komen for the Cure here.

Anyone who is into watching AMA Supercross motorcycle racing will now who Troy Lee is. If you don’t, he is the artist who designs the cool helmets that half the guys are sporting as they fly around the race track. Now Troy Lee Designs and Keep A Breast have teamed up for a unique way to raise breast cancer awareness and breast cancer funds.

Two casts have been made, one each, of Supercross announcers Erin Bates and Ashley Phillips and are being auctioned off for breast cancer charities. Each cast is a one of a kind that features art from Troy Lee and his top artists. Each cast is signed by Lee and the artist responsible for the design and are a must have for any true Supercross fan. The casts will come with pictures of the announcers and a special stand for display purposes.

The auctions end this Thursday at noon (EST) so if you haven’t bid yet there is still time. ThinkPinker.com thinks the idea is very unique and hopes that others will come up with inventive ways such as this to help in the ultimate goal of one day finding a breast cancer cure.

Check out these unique casts and place a bid by visiting here.

Your mom always told you to take your vitamins and she may have just been on to something. According to new research that has just come to light, heavy doses of vitamin D can kill human cancer cells.

The study‘s results come on the heels of 25 years of research conducted by Dr. Jo Ellen Welsh and her associates. According to their findings part of the research showed that human breast cancer cells that were injected with the potent form of vitamin D saw half of the cancer cells shrivel up and die within a few days.

To add further excitement to the findings they also told how mice that were giving breast cancer cells showed even more dramatic results. Some mice had their tumors shrink by up to 50 percent while others saw their tumors totally disappear all within days of treatment.

The researcher do caution though that mice are easier to treat than humans are and while the findings are indeed incredible, they do not want to claim a breast cancer cure; not yet anyway. ThinkPinker.com will be sure to monitor this story very closely and bring any updates to light as they occur. Until then keep on hoping, loving, and supporting…and keep thinking PINK!

Read more about these exciting findings here.

Any time that you are faced with battling any kind of serious disease it is nice to be able to just unwind from time to time.  This past Sunday some wonderful volunteers at Head to Toe Spa in Wilmington, North Carolina made relaxing just a bit easier for those battling breast cancer.

In all about 65 breast cancer patients showed up to take advantage of a full day of pampering compliments of the spa as they were all celebrating the 13^th Annual Pink Ribbon Spa Day. What a wonderful gift to be able to give to those battening this terrible disease.

ThinkPinker.com wants to remind everyone that you don’t necessarily need to give money to help in the breast cancer battle as sometimes your time, love, and support can be just as effective. No matter how you choose to give the point is that we all need to pitch in how ever we can to make a real difference.

As for the Head to Toe Spa, we salute you all and hope that you will be back next year for another important day of giving. All businesses both large and small should take note of this kind act and do their best to duplicate the results by giving to those who need it the most.

Who doesn’t love a good Pepperidge Farm cookie or two? Now when you buy specially marked packages of Pepperidge Farm products a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit those who have been affected by breast cancer.

The program is in its 5^th consecutive year and Pepperidge Farm is teaming with one of the best in the breast cancer awareness biz; Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The program started back in August of last year and runs until March of this year so if you haven’t bought any special cookies yet, you still have time.

The program will carry an unlimited dollar amount that can be giving to Komen with a minimum of at least $220,000.00 given by Pepperidge Farms. The cookies that will be included in the program are Double Chocolate Milano, Chessmen, Milano, Mint Milano, Double Chocolate, Chessmen, Bordeaux, Brussels, Verona Strawberry, Montieri Raspberry, Sausalito, and Chesapeake.  I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.

ThinkPinker.com hopes that everyone will run out and get a special package of these delicious cookies in order to help fight breast cancer and your sweet tooth as well. With more big companies getting involved in the fight it is but a matter of time before we have what we all want; a breast cancer cure.

Find out more about this program here.

Mary Herczog is a name that may be familiar to those who have been affected personally by breast cancer. The Los Angeles writer was first diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 33 years old. She chronicled her experiences until the disease went into remission in 2002.

Sadly at age 45 Herczog lost her personal battle with breast cancer and has passed on due to complications related to the disease. However, she has left behind a legacy and a strong reminder; do not put off mammograms.

In her first entry that she ever made she told the story how she had two lumps in her breast and that her nurse practitioner thought they were nothing more than a couple of cysts but wanted her to get them checked out anyway and didn’t want her to put this off. Unfortunately she did put it off and this gave the breast cancer time to get stronger.

ThinkPinker.com hopes that all women will take this lesson as a bit of breast cancer awareness and not delay a mammogram when there are abnormities of any kind that are found. Remember, early detection is the key to beating this terrible disease and ignoring a potential problem will not help you out in the least little bit.

Rest in peace Mary Herczog.

In the near future you may be able to go to your local drug store and get some milk, some vitamins, and oh yeah a breast cancer test. That’s right; thanks to the innovative minds at the University of Missouri there is a test in the works that will be able to test body fluids to see if a person has breast cancer.

The head of the research, Jae Kwon received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and is using it along with other funds to further the study. This would mean that there could be instant answers for those worried whether or not they have breast cancer once they have found and abnormality in the breast. Typically you have to wait a couple of weeks to get the blood results or biopsy results back and that can add a lot of undue stress.

While this kind of test will be great to get an instant answer those using it may still may want to follow up with their regular physician just to be sure, but this type of test is very promising. ThinkPinker.com is amazed at the technologies that are coming out these days and knows that we are but a study or two away from a breast cancer cure. It is closer that we all think and when it comes it will be a wonderful day for everyone.

Check out more information about this story by clicking here.