200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year
1 every 2 minutes 38 seconds
548 every day
4,000 every week
16,667 every month
Help to fund research that may lead to a vaccine that will prevent breast cancer
Upcoming Events
November 10 - December 10, 2008
HUP Periop Nursing Staff "Pennies in Action" Campaign
The OR nurses at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania are collecting for Pennies in Action as a Thanksgiving charity project. The staff has very enthusiastically taken on this project to raise funds for Dr. Czerniecki's research. They have 10 containers placed throughout the perioperative suites to collect everyone's pennies & more.
Past Events
October, 2008
A local 7th grade student is running a school-wide fundraiser for Pennies in Action. She is doing this as a community service project. At the end of the month, the classroom that has raised the most will receive an ice cream party courtesy of her parents. Click HERE to see the letter she wrote to her schoolmates, and for updates on her fundraising. EVENT UPDATE: In only 3 weeks, Katie raised almost $200 from grades 3 - 8. Congratulations, Katie!
September 28, 2008 4:00 PM - Danbury, Connecticut
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September 22, 2008
Uschi has been invited to speak at a program hosted by Resonant Medical. The program is about sharing the latest treatments for breast and other cancers. It is being attended by Chairmen of the top Acacemic Radiation Oncology Programs in the U.S., European guests, and other 'bright minds' in cancer research.
Uschi has been asked to tell her story and the story of Pennies in Action.