Mar 27, 2009 9:21 am US/Eastern
CBS 2 HD's John Elliott To Emcee 'Tickled Pink!'
Komen Greater NYC Event, Hosted by Teens for the Cure, Reaches Out to Teenaged Girls — Raising Breast Cancer Awareness and Funds
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The following is from The Greater New York
City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®:
Tickled Pink!, a benefit for the Greater NYC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure aimed primarily toward teenage girls and their mothers, will be held on April 3, 2009, at the Diane von Furstenberg Studio, 440 West 14th St., Manhattan, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
This fantastic evening combining fashion, shopping and breast cancer awareness is hosted by Teens for the Cure, founded five years ago by breast cancer survivor Iris Dankner and her daughter Nicole (Niki). The event will be emceed by
CBS 2 HD weatherman John Elliott. Donny Deutsch, host of cable television's "The Big Idea" and Chairman of Deutsch, Inc., will be auctioneer for the event's live auction.
This year, Project Runway's Tim Gunn and network morning show style correspondent Stacy London will emcee the evening's high point — a fashion show of Diane von Furstenberg clothing modeled not only by professionals, but also breast cancer survivors and their children. Gunn is also Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne, Inc. and author of the book and star of cable TV's "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style." London is co-host of cable's "What Not to Wear" and co-author of
Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body.
"Tickled Pink! illustrates exactly what the power of youth can do when harnessed to a cause," said Dara P. Richardson-Heron, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Komen Greater NYC. "They are truly the future of the breast cancer movement and I am both impressed and inspired by what these young women and their mothers, many of whom are breast cancer survivors, have done to pull this incredible event together."
"I was only seven years old when my mother was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer," said Niki Dankner, now a college sophomore. "At that age, I didn't understand the significance of what was happening to my mother and my family. It was only much later that I realized how guilty I felt about not doing something about the crisis at the time— as best as I could at that age." Teens for the Cure was born when Niki "…discovered that it's never too late to face reality and help fight the battle my mom had so bravely fought herself."
The event committee is made up of young women who dedicate their time, effort, concentration and contacts to making the evening a success.
"These girls have shown that young women can make a difference," said co-founder Iris Dankner. "Cancer is a disease we can all fight together."
Tickled Pink! gives teens an opportunity to shop, preview the latest fashions from event sponsor Diane von Furstenberg and learn about breast cancer and its issues. Last year's event raised over $150,000 to support Komen Greater NYC grantmaking.
This year, nine mother/daughter teams and two mothers and sons will be part of the runway show, including the Dankners and Geralyn Lucas (author of
I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy) and her daughter Skye.
"The models symbolize hope, love and family, showing that there is indeed 'life after breast cancer!'" said Iris Dankner.
Sponsors for Tickled Pink! are as follows: Pink Diamond: Diane von Furstenberg, Seventeen Magazine, Candy for a Cure, and ClearVision Optical Company. Pink Ruby: Hanky Panky. Pink Sapphire: Jill Gerla & David Cohen, Donny Deutsch, and Jessica, Drew and Samantha Guff. Pink Quartz: Anita & Stanley Eisenberg, Joan Hornig Jewelry, Nautica®, Physician's Choice Surgicenter, Barbara & Paul Schorr, and William Greenberg Desserts. Media Sponsors are The Amsterdam News, CBS 2 HD, and the New York Post. Diane von Furstenberg has supported the event since its inception in 2005.
Teens for the Cure offers young women whose mothers have breast cancer a supportive place where they are free to talk, laugh, cry and express their feelings with their peers. It also educates and empowers them, allowing them to pool their talents and make a difference by fighting the disease.
The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded in 1990 and has raised close to $50 million to date. The organization is dedicated to the greater New York City metropolitan area, disbursing up to seventy-five percent of its net income to local programs offering breast health education, screening and treatment in the five boroughs of New York City, on Long Island and in Westchester and Rockland Counties. Twenty-five percent of its revenues fund national peer-reviewed research programs.
In 2009, Komen Greater NYC is awarding nearly $4 million in grants — $2.7 million to support 40 community-based organizations that provide breast health programs to underserved women and more than $1.3 million for national peer-reviewed research.
For more information, visit the Komen Greater NYC Affiliate website,
www.komennyc.org.
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, which 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 over $1.3 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.
The preceeding is from The Greater New York
City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
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