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It is the start of another October, the month when pink ribbons adorn many apparel items and are included in retail displays nation wide. It is of course Breast Cancer Awareness Month and here at Kush Co. we continue to be year round advocates of focusing attention on funding and awareness.

Last year at this time we used this media outlet of The Kush Report to interview participants in the fight from the scientific community, including Dr. Catherine Hicks at the Charlotte Research Institute.  Dr. Hicks and Kush CEO Cathinka Chandler have held numerous conversations about the need for more fund raising, in particular during this time of economic downturn.

This year we have decided to focus our attention on the personal stories that are written, as breast cancer afflicts families and communities.  We are putting a call out to any race participant.  Please contact us at 888-OWN-KUSH or send an email to info@kushsupport<dot>com to coordinate receiving a package with a t-shirt that you can wear on race day (details here).

More importantly, we once again want to use this outlet of a widely distributed podcast and have participants willing to come on The Kush Report to talk about the race, discuss their reasons for participating, and share their personal stories in order to raise awareness of breast cancer research.

Races are held across the country each weekend during the month of October, and we are willing to talk to as many participants as are interested in speaking with us.  Scheduling is flexible and will be coordinated on an individual basis.

For race organizers, we know that you have incredibly busy schedules trying to make sure the races proceed without issue, so we are not asking for you to do anything other than pass along a link to this site, to anyone who might have a story to tell and willing to promote the race and the cause.

Breast cancer struck close to home this year.  We chronicled Aunt Nel’s battle last October and she is doing fine, however Joe’s family lost a loved one Elizabeth this past August. She was 42 years old and is survived by her husband Jerry.

We would love to hear from you.  Let us help you to tell your story, maybe in a small cathartic way, but also as a way to help spread the word about the Susan G. Komen Foundation and raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer.

To stay posted on what is happening with this effort follow Cathinka on Twitter @CathinkaC, visit out Fan Page on Facebook, or subscribe to this blog. We look forward to hearing from you.

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