NC Foothills Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for a Cure Volunteer Orientation 2009.

NC Foothills Affiliate of the Susan G.

Komen for a Cure

Volunteer Orientation 2009

To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

Mission Statement

Why the Mission is Important

2008 Estimated Breast Cancer Statistics(from the American Cancer Society)

Women: 182,460 will be diagnosed

40,480 will die from breast cancer

Men: 1,990 will be diagnosed

450 will die from breast cancer

Total: 184,450 will be diagnosed

40,930 will die from breast cancer

Seven little soccer players

• Six will shine at the tournament.

• Five will make the honor roll.

• Four will marry their college sweetheart.

• Three will backpack across Europe.

• Two will pass the bar exam.

• One will get breast cancer in her lifetime.

Created by the Komen Ozark Affiliate

The Komen Story

The Power of a Promise

• Founded in 1982 by Nancy G. Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen.

Timeline

1930/1950s 1970s 1980s 1982 1983 1989

Treatment improvements are

noticeable – staging systems are developed.

Susan G. Komen dies from breast cancer.

Nancy G. Brinker founds the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

The first Komen Race for the

Cure® is held in Dallas, TX with

800 participants.

Susan G. Komen, Shirley Temple Black, Betty Ford & Happy Rockefeller are diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Int’l Women’s Polo Tournament & Lawn Party raises $30,000

Komen awards first research grants

National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline, 1.800 I’M AWARE® is established

54% of American Women 40+ receive a mammogram

Timeline

1930/ 1970s 1980s 1982 1983 1989 1990 1994 1998 19991950s

Treatment improvemen

ts are noticeable –

staging systems are developed.



The first Komen

Race for the Cure® is held in Dallas, TX

with 800 participants.



Komen Awards first research grants



Pink Ribbons are distributed at the National Race for the Cure® in D.C.

Komen-funded researcher, Mary Claire-King, M.D., discovers the gene mutation BRCA1, an indicator for inherited forms of breast cancer.

TV’s Murphy Brown is diagnosed with Breast

Cancer

70% of American women 40+ receive a mammogram

Timeline

1930s/ 1970s 1980s 1982 1983 1989 1990 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1950s

Treatment improvemen

ts are noticeable –

staging systems are developed.



The first Komen

Race for the Cure® is held in Dallas, TX

with 800 participants.



Komen Awards first research grants





Murphy Brown

70% of American women 40+ receive a mammogram

Race for the Cure® one million +

Volunteers = 75,000 strong

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 20th Anniversary

www.komen.org

Source for accurate and reliable breast health information

Timeline

1990 1994 1998 1998 1999 2001 2004



TV’s Murphy Brown is diagnosed with Breast

Cancer

The Komen Greater Richmond

Affiliate is incorporated and

a board is established

Greater Richmond

Race for the Cure is

founded in memory of

Joanne Norvell

Participant numbers of 2000+ move the Race to

Byrd Park

Participant numbers of 4200 move the Race to

Brown’s Island

The Greater Richmond Affiliate

reaches the $1 million mark!

Responsive

The Komen Foundation Award and Research Grant Program

• Funder – Not a Provider

• Cutting Edge

• Non-duplicative

• Blind Peer-review Process

Affiliate Network

125 Domestic Affiliates

3 International Affiliates

The Komen Foundation

Germany

Italy

Puerto Rico

NC Foothills Service Area

Screenin

g

Education

Treatment

NC Foothills AffiliateOur History

John Mead, key volunteer, had attended the Komen Charlotte Race for the Cure® several years ago and realized then the value of the Komen Foundation. John’s sister-in-law and his wife’s aunt had passed away from breast cancer. John discussed the Komen Foundation and its cause with Ron Beane in 1999. They then contacted Kathy Kent at the Center for Breast Health in Lenoir and the rest, as they say, is history.

Ron Beane

First Board President

NC Foothills AffiliateLeadership

Saturday, October 14, 2000

Quest4Life Wellness Center in Lenoir, NC

• Over 1,000 participants showed their support by running and walking in the event

NC Foothills AffiliateOur 1st Race for the Cure®

NC Foothills AffiliateRace for the Cure®

The NC Foothills AffiliateInvesting in our Community

Grants Summary since our inception, we have awarded over $1,000,000, including mini-grants.

Awarded $170,366.70 in 2009Awarded $170,000 in 2008Awarded $99,024 in 2007

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ---Anne Frank

“Volunteers are not paid, not because they are not worth it but because they are priceless.”

NC Foothills AffiliateVolunteering

What motivates you?Why do you volunteer?

The number one reason people volunteer is because they were asked.

The NC Foothills AffiliateWhy Volunteer?

As Komen NC Foothills volunteers, you are our representatives, our connection to the community. When the public sees you, they see Komen.

NC Foothills AffiliateOur Reputation

• Mispronounce and/or spell the name of our Affiliate• Forget to contact us when there will be a change in your volunteer

schedule• Dispense medical advice• Be unreliable or late• Dress inappropriately• Answer questions about which you are unsure• Be disrespectful• FROWN!!!

NC Foothills AffiliateWhat “NOT” to do….

Each one, reach one

Recruitment & Retention

Succession Planning

NC Foothills AffiliateHow can you help?

Komen Volunteers

Establish the Urgency

We don’t know what causes breast cancer, and we don’t have a cure.

Mother Theresa

NC Foothills Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for a Cure Volunteer Orientation 2009.

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