It's October...which means...

HERS Breast Cancer Foundation

October 2022 Newsletter

Dear Friend,

We kicked off October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a spirited and successful in-person Walk/Run/Yoga Fundraiser & Community Expo at Quarry Lakes on Saturday, September 24th.

We welcomed over 534 walkers, runners, and yoga participants, lunch sponsor Dutra Enterprises served over 700 barbecue lunches, and 36 expo exhibitors participated, representing nonprofits, small businesses, public safety and health services, and large businesses, too. The day was full of meaningful moments, including Elaine's Memorial Circle, and was successful, too, in terms of funds raised.

If you haven't yet contributed or wish to give again, our walk/run giving portal is still open or you may donate securely via PayPal. Either way, you donation will bring us closer to our $100,000 fundraising goal. We're currently at nearly $85,000 net raised and remember that this is for a worthy cause; the funds will sustain our Assistance Programs for months to come.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is shaping up to one of our busiest ever in terms of outreach activities and fundraisers. Check our calendar as well as our list of activities below.

Please join us during BCAM for one or more of our activities. If you have a fundraising or awareness-raising idea, we're all ears! Call (510) 790-1911 or email tinaf@hersbreastcancerfoundation.org.

With gratitude,

Tina

Tina Fernandez Steckler

Executive Director

Join HERS for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

We're benefiting from our amazing supporters this month, so many of whom are planning events for awareness-raising and fundraising.

The following activities are ongoing through the end of October:

Specific Event Dates (as of October 4, 2022):

Oct 4 - Amador High School Girls Volleyball Dig 4 Pink

Oct 6 - Rossmoor Golf Club Fundraiser (private event)

Oct 7 - Moreau High School (Hayward) Pink Out Event - t-shirt sales fundraiser

Oct 8 - Elite Performance Gym, Fremont - fitness class fundraiser - 8 am to 10 am

Oct 8 - Fremont Police Department Safety Fair - HERS info booth, raffle prize, giveaways

Oct 9 - Pretty In Pink Drag Show Brunch Fundraiser - Tommy T's in Pleasanton

Oct 11 - Boundary Oaks Nine Holers Golf Tournament (private event)

Oct 12 - Alameda County Firefighters Softball Tourny/Big League Dreams/Manteca 9a - 4p

Oct 12 - Holiday Hotness Event, Swan Medical/Los Gatos - reception, giveaways & more!

Oct 13 - Washington Hospital's Think Pink - HERS info booth and giveaways

Oct 15 - Annual Pretty In Pink Ball - Summers Bar/Oakland - 6 pm to 9 pm

Oct 15 - Kaiser Permanente Gala - HERS info table, raffle, giveaways

Oct 15 - Brighton Collectibles Stoneridge, Pleasanton - Legacy Week

Oct 16 - All Wigged Out movie screening/performance @ Freight & Salvage - fundraiser

Oct 21 - Fremont Street Eats - info booth and giveaways - 5 pm to 9 pm

Oct 11 & 25 -- HERS Info Booth/Fundraiser at Becton Dickinson & Co., San Jose (private event)

Oct 22 - Kendra Scott 20% Give Back Shopping Party Fundraiser, 1-3 pm

Oct 23 - HERS Presentation at Louis Vuitton SF (private event)

Oct 27 - Warriors Cancer Awareness Month - HERS info booth/fundraiser - more info coming

Oct 29 - Brighton Collectibles Stoneridge, Pleasanton - last day of 2022 BC bracelet sales

WALK/RUN/YOGA EVENT SURVEY!

Attention Walk/Run/Yoga Attendees! We'd love to have your feedback to make our 2023 event even better. If you attended our event on September 24th, please take our survey using the link below.

We'll randomly choose one respondent to receive a $25 Amazon gift card. Just click the button below to take our survey!

TAKE OUR SURVEY!

Walk/Run Event Album: Courtesy of Ramil Sumalpong

Thanks to our dear volunteer and friend, Ramil Sumalpong of Iconic Lab, we have an awesome collection of photos to commemorate our event.

Ramil is an incredibly talented artist; he covers sports events, captures beautiful weddings, and so much more. Check out his website: Iconic Lab.

And definitely check out Ramil's Walk/Run images here and join us in thanking him for his kindness and generosity.

A Final Thank You to Our Event Sponsors

Our mission fulfillment depends in large part on our generous event sponsors. Simply put, sponsor investment sustains our programs and patients.

Please join us in thanking our 2022 Walk/Run/Yoga Fundraiser & Community Expo once more...

Community Expo Exhibitors Rocked It!

This year's Expo was our most successful to date in terms of diverse nonprofit causes, large and small business services and products, and more.

We're so grateful to all our vendors for providing program, services, and product information and giveaways.

In case you'd like to learn more about our wonderful Community Expo exhibitors, check out our roster and use the links to visit their websites and learn more about their prodcuts and services!

Employment Opportunity: Breast Care Specialist

We're seeking one full-time team member to join our organization as a Breast Care Specialist -- an individual to assess our patients for post-surgical product needs, provide compassionate fitting services, and ensure that we meet our patients' goals and expectations.

Please read about this position and apply via Indeed.com; if you'd like to join a hard-working, fun-loving team and have a strong worth ethic and a compassionate heart, please apply!

Volunteer Opportunity: Hair With Care Wig Fitter

HERS is also seeking a volunteer to provide wig fitting services at our Fremont location for a minimum of two hours per week. The ideal volunteer will be a licensed cosmetologist who enjoys giving back to the community and wishes to support breast cancer patients who have lost (or anticipate losing) their hair.

Please apply through our Volunteermatch.org listing. Questions? Call (510) 790-1911.

Photo by Nico Kalka on Unsplash.

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