Susan G. Komen for the Cure defunds Planned Parenthood

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by KappaPi682

Well, that's a shame, considering my chapter just started an annual boxer run for SGK. I'm not in charge of it, but hopefully we can find a new organization to donate to next year.

You may want to contact your local public health office (run by the state or county government) or a hospital to see if there is a fund or program where you can directly donate funds to provide or offset the price of mammograms or other breast cancer related costs.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

You may want to contact your local public health office (run by the state or county government) or a hospital to see if there is a fund or program where you can directly donate funds to provide or offset the price of mammograms or other breast cancer related costs.

YES! There are MANY organizations out there that perform research, or treat or provide support services DIRECTLY to patients...and Komen wasn't one of them. Komen was just a middle man - you can give those dollars directly to the organizations and facilities doing the hard work to cure and treat cancer.