Nancy Brinker delivers the Komen Community Challenge Message - Close the Gap!
This ain't no Tea Party...
This is the war on breast cancer. We're bringing it to Capitol Hill, and then we're heading clear across the country. Susan G. Komen for the Cure is taking its special brand of pink ribbon activism on the road in a powerful grassroots effort to "Close the Gap" in access to quality health care, research and information. Over the next 25 years, five million Americans could be diagnosed with breast cancer—and because there are gaps in our system, this diagnosis will be deadlier for some than for others. That's wrong.
So as we mark our 25th year, the Komen Community Challenge is hitting 25 cities, reaching tens of thousands of people at town hall meetings, roundtables, lobby days, and summits. We're rallying to make breast cancer a national priority, to help "Close the Gap" in funding that keeps thousands of women from receiving life-saving breast cancer care. In order to do this, we extend the Challenge to draw 25 million new people into the fold. We must, because in the next 25 years, 25 million people worldwide could be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Come One. Come All. We are the face and voice of the global movement. As local activists and global citizens we will mobilize millions to put an end to this dreaded disease—forever.
