Gay Lynn Richards

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Your gift could provide a one month supply of Tamoxifen, a drug used to treat breast cancers that rely on estrogen for growth, to a patient in need. Every 60 seconds, somewhere in the world, someone dies from breast cancer. Your gift will help save lives! Your gift could provide a screening mammogram to an uninsured or underinsured person in need. Your gift could provide a breast prosthesis for an uninsured or underinsured woman in need. Your gift will help us reach our bold goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50% in the U.S. within the next decade!

The Breast Cancer Champions support the Komen Community

Hello,  I have been a supporter of the Komen community for many years, set up teams, attended, been an exhibitor for my organization and in every way spoke to the critical importance of reducing the burden of breast cancer through advocacy, outreach & education, increasing awareness & navigating women to screening, & supporting all women on their journey. Let me tell you about the Breast Cancer Champions- the data was clear, Black women were experiencing a 40% higher death rate from breast cancer than women in other communities. A group of colleagues came together to address this disparity by bringing mobile mammography to the known and trusted African American churches. Hundreds of women were educated & screened yearly. In 2019 with funding support from the Sage program & Masonic Cancer Center- the Champions expanded to all communities of African heritage & built our team to 12 Champions & community representatives from the immigrant & African American communities of the Twin Cities. In 2024 we reached close to 6,000 women with culturally tailored awareness education & navigated 500 women to screening. We are dedicated to Komen's mission of ending breast cancer FOREVER, and your help contributes to a world without breast cancer. Funds raised help support breakthrough research and provide assistance to those facing breast cancer who need our support. Whether it’s emotional support through Komen’s financial assistance program or navigation services to break down barriers to care, Komen will be there for them.
Ending breast cancer needs all of us, and your generosity can make a real difference. Together, let’s show breast cancer patients there’s a whole community standing by their side.

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Your gift could provide a one month supply of Tamoxifen, a drug used to treat breast cancers that rely on estrogen for growth, to a patient in need. Every 60 seconds, somewhere in the world, someone dies from breast cancer. Your gift will help save lives! Your gift could provide a screening mammogram to an uninsured or underinsured person in need. Your gift could provide a breast prosthesis for an uninsured or underinsured woman in need. Your gift will help us reach our bold goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50% in the U.S. within the next decade!
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