Grant Awardees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brandi Ruiz
Greater Amarillo Affiliate
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
806-354-9706
Brandi@komenamarillo.org
GREATER AMARILLO OF SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE®
AWARDS GRANTS TO TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE, AMARILLO AREA BREAST HEALTH COALITION, KACV, GIRL SCOUTS, AND THE DON &SYBIL HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER TO FUND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Organization’s Community-Based Grants Dedicated to Filling
Unmet Breast Health, Breast Cancer Needs
Amarillo – April 14, 2009 – TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE, AMARILLO AREA BREAST HEALTH COALITION, KACV, GIRL SCOUTS, and THE DON &SYBIL HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER has been awarded grants from The Komen Greater Amarillo Affiliate for the movement towards fighting breast cancer by advanced research, early detection, raising the number of survivors, and educating our community.
The Greater Amarillo Affiliate is part of the 125-member Affiliate network of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting to end breast cancer forever. Local Affiliates serve as the face and voice of Komen for the Cure’s global breast cancer movement, mobilizing millions of everyday people through activities like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series, the world’s largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer.
Lisa Hoff Davis, Greater Amarillo Executive Director said the award was made specifically to address the unmet breast health needs of the women in the Texas Panhandle. “Early detection is critical. The five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982).”
Texas AgriLife Extension Service will utilize Komen dollars to provide quality and relevant education in their project Breast Health in the Rural Panhandle Counties. The Greater Amarillo Affiliate will provide funding for The Breast Cancer Screening Program through the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, which offers screening and diagnostic mammography for women who are not covered by other financial backing. Additionally, The Amarillo Area Breast Health Coalition will continue their efforts to assist in early detection and target low income women residing in Amarillo through the W.I.S.E. Woman Program. Other programs funded by the Greater Amarillo Affiliate include Girl Scout’s of Texas Oklahoma Plains “Daisies in Bloom” Health Education Brunch and Fashion Show and KACV-TV for Breast Health Education Television Campaign to develop English and Spanish informative announcements for the Texas Panhandle.
Komen and its Affiliates are known globally for their dedication to filling existing gaps in breast health and breast cancer needs. To make sure they are addressing needs that no one else is meeting in their own service areas, Komen Affiliates work with local medical experts and community leaders to conduct comprehensive community needs assessments. These community profiles are then used to establish local grant application and review processes consistent with Komen's promise to end breast cancer forever.
To learn more about the Greater Amarillo Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the many ways to get involved in Komen’s fight against breast cancer, contact Brandi Ruiz at (806) 354-9706 or Brandi@komenamarillo.org.
About the Greater Amarillo Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Greater Amarillo Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure—along with those who generously support us with their talent, time and resources—is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. We join more than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the 2008 Komen Greater Amarillo Race for the Cure, we have invested over $750,000.00 in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects for the women of the Texas Panhandle. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Komen Greater Amarillo Affiliate stay in the 26 county service area while the remaining income goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Award and Research Grant Programs supporting research, awards and educational and scientific programs around the world. Visit us online us online at www.komenamarillo.org.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.
Now Accepting Grant Applications for 2010
The Greater Amarillo Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is seeking proposals for innovative breast health/breast cancer education, screening and treatment projects as described in the Request for Application. Projects should be targeted to the medically under-served in the 26 county affiliate service area. The next funding period will be for April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011.
Grant Qualification Checklist:
1. Counties should reflect: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler Counties. Grants are available for up to one (1) year.
2. Complete and submit required forms (see RFA Request for Application below)
3. Ten copies of RFA Request for Application submitted via mail to PO Box 50610 Amarillo, TX 79159
4. The grant proposal deadline is January 22, 2010 (any applications received after this time will not be considered).
Click here to download the 2010 Request for Application.
Research Grant Information
25% of all funds raised by Komen Amarillo are dedicated to the Komen National Research Grant Fund. These funds are granted to local and national programs that support Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing the science to find the cures. For more information on the Susan G. Komen Research Grant Program, click here. On the local level, the Greater Amarillo Affiliate is not allowed to fund research grant programs.