survivors' circle partner program

We are proud to present the individuals who have signed up as Survivors' Circle Partners. Visit their websites and learn about their motivation and their special promotions.

AHH! Bean Bag Chairs, Jade Nguyen
Visit www.ahhprods.com
"When I was diagnosed with breast cancer this year, I was 39 and totally unprepared. Now that I have gained knowledge and hope, I am so proud to be a BCRF supporter. In the past year, literally everyone I have crossed paths with has been affected intimately by breast cancer in one way or another. That's scary. I'm grateful that BCRF is here to help advance us towards a cure in my lifetime. I started AHH! Products to offer top-quality, washable bean bag chairs with water-repellent liners that are not only stylish, but very practical. They come in sizes and styles for kids and adults, and I can tell you that bean bags really saved me during my surgeries when I couldn't lay down! $1 for every pink 37" premium size "Cuddle Soft" bean bag sold will be donated to BCRF.

BottlesUp, Laurel Herter
Visit www.bottlesupglass.com
"We've designed an alternative to single use and reusable plastic and metal reusable bottles. Glass is naturally BPA-free and PVC-free, making it the safest and healthiest material to use for food and beverages. Glass is making a comeback as the preferred material to keep beverages uncontaminated and pure. As a breast cancer survivor and architectural glass designer, I was concerned about my exposure to environmental pollutants and this bottle was a natural next step in my glass career. Made in Mexico, the bottles are a minimum of 75% post-consumer recycled glass. The colorful food-grade silicone grippers and cap are made in Maine. You'll find zero plastic in the product or packaging and 5% of the purchase price from our new pink bottles will be donated to BCRF.

Creswell Sock Mills, Rex Creswell
Visit www.sockmills.com
"Our company is a private owned LLC sock company that is owned by me and my wife. We have been selling socks for over 5 years, but we have been involved in sock production over 15 years. Breast Cancer is important to us because of breast cancer history in our family. My Grandmother, whom I was very close to just passed away, had breast cancer, and another Aunt has also been diagnosed with breast cancer. Creswell Sock Mills proudly donates 25 cents for each dozen pair purchased to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation."

CrushCrush Couture, Charli Eaton
Visit www.crushcrushcouture.com
Created by Charli Eaton, CrushCrush Couture donates 25% of the price of every item purchased on the site to selected charities, including BCRF. CrushCrush Couture features fashionable jewelry - rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings - at below retail prices. Every month, www.crushcrushcouture.com showcases a new jewelry designer with a unique story to tell along with videos demonstrating how to mix and match jewelry styles to make a statement. "Jewelry is a wonderful way for people to express themselves," says Eaton. "And with CrushCrush, they can truly wear it with pride, because they are giving back with passion to those in need."

Days Ago, Kathleen Whitehurst
Visit www.howmanydaysago.com
"I am a 13-year breast cancer survivor who endured chemotherapy, a mastectomy, and a Tram flap reconstruction. Inspired by my family's love to fight the disease, I had 7 surgeries in 4 years. After my checkup in 2007, my doctor challenged me to help other women facing the same battle I overcame. My daughter Jamie worked with me at the time at the company I founded with a friend. We manufactured our invention called the DaysAgo Digital Day Counter. Jamie, who had stood by me through all my treatments, suggested creating a Pink DaysAgo for women to stick to the bathroom mirror to remind how long it had been since their last breast self-exam. We introduced the Pink DaysAgo in October 2007 and 10% of your purchase from this site is donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation"

Elizabeth Daniel, Elizabeth Thurer and Lisa Daniel
Visit www.elizabethdanielny.com
The founders have sought to revolutionize the eternally classic, essential white button-down shirt. Elizabeth Daniel New York designs offer the perfect solution to the other uncomfortable and unflattering options available for retail sale today. This new "solution basic," is a necessary wardrobe building piece for women of all shapes and sizes. Constructed of a top-quality woven sateen and an exceptionally soft pima knit, the designs produce the ultimate feeling of comfort while revealing the slimmest of silhouettes. The shirts are currently offered in four styles in black or white: the Classic Tailored look, the Sleeveless look, the Tuxedo, and the Ruffle. During October and November of 2011, Elizabeth Daniel New York donated 10% from your purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Experience It, Charlene M. Dodson
Visit www.experienceitnow.com
Experience It, LLC (the creator of the www.livelifelikelindy.com project) has custom designed a gorgeous anti-tarnish sterling silver pendant, and a breast cancer awareness bracelet collection to help promote awareness and raise money for breast cancer research. $50 from the sale of each of these items will be donated to BCRF. You can view Experience It's complete jewelry collection at www.experienceitnow.com.

The www.livelifelikelindy.com project (a.k.a. L4 project) has been created to inspire people to live life to the fullest every day. Linda ("Lindy") Mae Dodson shares her story here and the remarks/tributes from her family, friends, co-workers and students. We invite people to share similar stories about people in their lives that make a difference. Through sharing, we can make the world a better place and help find a cure for breast cancer.

Visit www.livelifelikelindy.com to read about this exciting project, and learn how you can make a difference either by contributing stories, donating through our GIVE NOW program, or both.

Give 5 to Cancer, Loren Balkowitsch
Visit www.give5tocancer.com
Give5ToCancer.com is committed to providing their customers with the highest quality products and customer service while supporting a great cause. Give5ToCancer will be donating $5 for every 5 products sold to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime.

HOPE MATTERS, Maryann Makekau
Visit www.becausehopematters.com
Hope Matters was founded on the desire to make a difference in hurting lives worldwide. That motivation began with my Little Pink Book™ series; from the first book to bless a friend diagnosed with breast cancer-a channel of hope was born. No matter how old you are, coping with cancer or other difficult journeys, "the child within" is impacted. Helping family and friends understand is crucial. Through whimsical stick-characters, unpretentious storylines and energetic presentations, I'm passionate about making a difference.

I've witnessed first hand the difference that hope makes when families are facing seemingly insurmountable circumstances. When a woman is diagnosed with cancer, it has a powerful ripple effect on those who know her and love her. Fifty cents of every book sale of the title "When Your Teacher Has Cancer" is donated to BCRF. Magnifying the hope for a cure, while making a difference at the core of the disease through research and education, is what led me to proudly partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation."

Jerry's Occoquan Jewelers, Brenda Monn and Patricia Lyons
Visit www.jerrysoccoquanjewelers.com
"We are a small woman owned jewelry boutique located in Historic Occoquan, 30 minutes south of Washington D.C. Cancer has touched our lives in many ways. Diagnosed in 2003 with triple negative breast cancer, I am a jewelry designer and survivor! I'm trying to help ensure that many more women survive this dreaded disease. My business partner's mother was diagnosed in 2004 with late stage breast cancer, then in 2009 with Ovarian cancer. She has recently found out she has mets to her lungs, or perhaps a third primary cancer. We are waiting for the biopsy results. I have created four exclusive fine jewelry designs: a Drop Of Faith, the Gift SURVIVOR, Helen's Whistle and III- (triple negative), where 7% from your purchase of each design will be donated to BCRF. We feel passionately that in many ways we have been called to action. In our own small way, we WILL fight until a cure is found!"

Just Sayin', Karen Parsons, Kelley Waters, and Jana Ivy
Visit www.justsayinshop.com "At Just Sayin', we love hand-painted wine glasses! Polka dots, flowers, bikinis and even shoes-they're all really cute-but the women we know are more than just cute. They're strong, outspoken, opinionated, sassy and, most of all, really fun! So, we wanted to make wine glasses that show off all of these things. We're inspired to make a glass that fits everyone's personality. We've learned about the impact
a few words written on a simple wine glass can make. We use our glasses to support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation because of the impact breast cancer has had on our family and our friends. Twelve years ago, my mother-in-law, Eleanor, lost her battle with breast cancer. Long before my husband and I were married, the three of us at Just Sayin' had literally "grown up" with their family and were spoiled by Eleanor's always-open dinner invitation and her generosity. We also have a dear friend, Heather, who, in her early thirties, was diagnosed with breast cancer. After much treatment and time, Heather made the decision to have a preventative mastectomy. Today, she is so many wonderful things, but she is also a survivor. Just Sayin' is donating $5.00 from your purchase of each of these glasses to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Our contribution to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is made in the very special memory of Eleanor and in the very special honor of Heather. The strength and love of both of these women inspires and amazes us."

Love Letters Charms, Adele Hubbard
Visit www.loveletterscharms.com
"When I was a little girl, I found my grandmother's prosthetic breast in the bathroom. Of course, I picked it up as I assumed it was a sponge of some sort, and my grandmother walked in. She was angry that I was holding it; and only now, do I fully understand that what I saw as anger, was most likely embarrassment. I didn't know anything at all about illnesses as I was just a little girl, but she went on to tell me that she had to have her breast removed and then she showed me part of her chest. I was so scared and confused, as no one had ever told me anything so serious. When my mother returned from her outing, I told her what happened. Fast forward to February 2010, my Mother calls a family meeting and tells us that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. I am a mother of two little girls. I have to do something to help find a cure, not only for my mother, but for myself and my daughters and all of the amazing women in this world. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that we donate 5% of your purchase made from this site to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Nana's Girl, Kelly Ann Hanzlik
Visit http://kellyannhanzlik.com/
Nana's Girl is for all who have lost someone dear, especially those who have lost someone to breast cancer. It is a memoir based fiction book written to express losing my beloved Nana to breast cancer when I was eleven. The title and cover come from a caricature she had drawn of me years ago. Nana didn't get any treatment for her breast cancer. She didn't tell anyone. I am sure she didn't want anyone to worry. I can only imagine how much she must have suffered. I don't know if it would have helped her then, but I know it does help many now. It is my hope to prevent even one more person or family from suffering from breast cancer. Thus, 50% from the purchase of Nana's Girl will be donated to BCRF in loving memory of Katherine Mahan. Available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

Red Daisy Upscale Sports Bras, Phylise Sands
Visit www.red-daisy.com
"Red Daisy™ is a labor of love for me. As a lifelong fitness buff, I wanted to create a sports bra line that satisfies active women's fashion needs as well as their need for support and performance. Providing inspiration and support to women living with breast cancer became another personal mission for me in 2005 when my mother and sister were diagnosed with breast cancer. My mother's cancer was detected early and treated successfully while my sister continues to receive treatment. She has so inspired me with her strength that I want to empower women with breast cancer by donating 10% from every Red Daisy sports bra sold in the color red to BCRF."

Red Daisy sports bras and coordinates set a new standard in upscale active intimates with contemporary designs made of luxurious Sensitive® microfiber fabrics from Italy with Lycra® spandex. Red Daisy combines the support and performance of a classic sports bra with the allure of European lingerie. Red Daisy LLC is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and pledges to support the formidable women fighting this disease throughout the world. Building awareness of the benefits of an active lifestyle and good breast health is integral to our brand mission and we stand as a partner in the battle against breast cancer through our year-round efforts.

SPLITS59 - Premium Women's Activewear, Jonathan Schwartz
Visit www.splits59.com
Like so many others, the Splits59 team and our families have been affected by breast cancer. This deadly disease has robbed the world of far too many daughters, mothers, sisters, wives and friends. We can not afford to turn our backs on breast cancer; we must join together to defeat it once and for all. But that can only happen with more research. That's why we are supporting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation with our Limited Edition Pink HOPE Ashby Tanks. 10% of sales from each Pink HOPE Ashby is donated to BCRF. Join us. The most important women in our lives are counting on it.

The Undead Nation Anthology, Alan Gandy & Calvin Miller
Visit www.ZilyonPublishing.com
"My name is Alan Gandy I am one of the creators of The Undead Nation Anthology, a horror/sci-fi/fantasy anthology. About three years ago my mom Janet Gilbertson was diagnosed with breast cancer. Being in the horror business I thought nothing could faze me but, what my mom my had to go through floored me. From the loss of work to her health rapidly decreasing I have never felt such despair. The only good thing that came out of it was that my mom and I started spending more time together. I quit my job and watched movies every day with her. And it wasn't just the cancer that was bad. The treatment for it was equally horrible to deal with for her. My mom amazingly pulled trough and is now cancer free, but she's still dealing with the physical and mental wounds of her battle. Breast cancer to me is a real horror. If there's any way I can help end it, we would put a true nightmare to rest." Therefore we proudly donate 100% of the royalty paid to us by each site from the purchase of The Undead Nation Anthology to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Unique Toilet Paper and Paper Towel Holder, Lovie Mays
Visit www.uniquetpholder.com
"I am just an ordinary person trying to do extraordinary things and help make a difference. Every since I got diagnosed with breast cancer on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 2:45pm,
I have been on a journey to find a cure for all cancers. That is why I designed the unique toilet paper and paper towel holder to raise funds for cancer research. Since my diagnosis, I have been inundated with phone calls from people newly diagnosed wanting to know what they should do. I've lost a lot of friends to cancer before and after my diagnosis and it never gets easy losing a friend to cancer. I tell them to trust in whatever higher power they believe in and go through the treatment. I tell them to get as much education on the subject as possible, because knowledge is power. I tell them to have a positive attitude and be around positive people, and at the end of the day love yourself. We proudly donate 10% from your purchase of The Unique Toilet Paper Holder to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation"

Made from the finest Italian swim fabrics and designed to conceal a lightweight breast form, this figure-flattering swimwear was created to help breast cancer survivors and all women feel fabulous all over again.

Veronica Brett is thrilled to support BCRF and the incredible work they are doing to fund breast cancer research." Click here to read the latest news about the designer.

YogaSole Studio, Evalena V. Leedy & Antonella Pannullo
Visit www.yogasole.com
"YogaSole's mission is to bring the healing art of yoga into peoples' lives and to find ways to give back to our community. Evalena's Mom was diagnosed just as we were beginning the YogaSole venture. After 2 lumpectomies, many ups and downs, radiation therapy and lots of prayers she gratefully has joined the ranks of the breast cancer survivors who have suffered before her. Everyone we speak to has been touched in one way or another by the pain of breast cancer. After a mastectomy, Antonella's aunt is thankfully a 14 year survivor. The statistics of those who have been or will be afflicted in the future are almost overwhelming. The journey to finding a cure is long and costly, and it is in honor of the survivors and in hope for finding a cure in the future that we will donate $1 from your Mat Rental purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. We wish to raise awareness and generate support for the very necessary research efforts of compassionate, driven, health care professionals. We are honored to join the survivors circle partner program.