Public Invited To "Cast Its Vote" For $250,000 Grant To Aid Breast Cancer Survivors
"Casting For Recovery" Is Pepsi Refresh Grant Finalist During Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (1888PressRelease) October 18, 2010 - Casting for Recovery, a national non-profit organization headquartered in Manchester, Vermont, with healing retreat programs in 30 states, including Arizona, is competing for a $250,000 grant with the Pepsi Refresh Project. Since February, Pepsi has awarded $1.3 million per month for winning ideas. Casting for Recovery is vying for the largest prize for the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
"What a great opportunity to expand our programs and reach more women in need," says Lori Simon, Executive Director of CFR. "Over 192,000 women were newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, and that does not include women who already have the disease. This grant would allow
us to add seven new retreats."
Through the Casting for Recovery program, women with and recovering from breast cancer are eligible to apply for a healing retreat at no cost to them. The unique 2 l/2 day retreats feature fly-fishing, workshops and support services. Women learn to concentrate on wellness and survivorship.
Only 1000 projects are selected each month and the public votes on which project wins the grant. Voting is open now and you can vote three different ways each day; on-line, on Facebook, and through Texting.
"Texting is so easy," said Sandy Trudel, V.P. - Development with Casting for Recovery. "Simply text to: 73774 and put 101715 in the body of text and send" she said. We're here to support women and need more votes to win." shares Trudel.
For more detailed instructions on how to vote every day for the $250,000 grant, visit http://www.refresheverything.com/castingforrecovery
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PUBLIC INVITED TO CAST ITS VOTE
About Casting for Recovery:
Casting for Recovery is a national organization that supports women recovering from breast cancer through a program combining fly-fishing, counseling, and medical information. Since 1996, CFR has served women in all stages of cancer. Over 1800 volunteers manifest the 43 programs in 30 states. Casting for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, contact Sandy Trudel 480-200-1087 or www.castingforrecovery.org.
Contacts:
Sandy Trudel, Casting for Recovery 480-200-1087, Sandy.Trudel ( @ ) castingforrecovery dot org
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