nc foothills affiliate of the susan g. komen for a cure volunteer orientation 2009
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To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.
Mission Statement
Why the Mission is Important
2008 Estimated Breast Cancer Statistics(from the American Cancer Society)
Women: 182,460 will be diagnosed
40,480 will die from breast cancer
Men: 1,990 will be diagnosed
450 will die from breast cancer
Total: 184,450 will be diagnosed
40,930 will die from breast cancer
Seven little soccer players
• Six will shine at the tournament.
• Five will make the honor roll.
• Four will marry their college sweetheart.
• Three will backpack across Europe.
• Two will pass the bar exam.
• One will get breast cancer in her lifetime.
Created by the Komen Ozark Affiliate
The Komen Story
The Power of a Promise
• Founded in 1982 by Nancy G. Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen.
Timeline
1930/1950s 1970s 1980s 1982 1983 1989
Treatment improvements are
noticeable – staging systems are developed.
Susan G. Komen dies from breast cancer.
Nancy G. Brinker founds the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
The first Komen Race for the
Cure® is held in Dallas, TX with
800 participants.
Susan G. Komen, Shirley Temple Black, Betty Ford & Happy Rockefeller are diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Int’l Women’s Polo Tournament & Lawn Party raises $30,000
Komen awards first research grants
National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline, 1.800 I’M AWARE® is established
54% of American Women 40+ receive a mammogram
Timeline
1930/ 1970s 1980s 1982 1983 1989 1990 1994 1998 19991950s
Treatment improvemen
ts are noticeable –
staging systems are developed.
Susan G. Komen dies from breast cancer.
Nancy G. Brinker founds the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
The first Komen
Race for the Cure® is held in Dallas, TX
with 800 participants.
Susan G. Komen, Shirley Temple Black, Betty Ford & Happy Rockefeller are diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Int’l Women’s Polo Tournament & Lawn Party raises $30,000
Komen Awards first research grants
National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline, 1.800 I’M AWARE® is established
54% of American Women 40+ receive a mammogram
Pink Ribbons are distributed at the National Race for the Cure® in D.C.
Komen-funded researcher, Mary Claire-King, M.D., discovers the gene mutation BRCA1, an indicator for inherited forms of breast cancer.
TV’s Murphy Brown is diagnosed with Breast
Cancer
70% of American women 40+ receive a mammogram
Timeline
1930s/ 1970s 1980s 1982 1983 1989 1990 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1950s
Treatment improvemen
ts are noticeable –
staging systems are developed.
Susan G. Komen dies from breast cancer.
Nancy G. Brinker founds the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
The first Komen
Race for the Cure® is held in Dallas, TX
with 800 participants.
Susan G. Komen, Shirley Temple Black, Betty Ford & Happy Rockefeller are diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Int’l Women’s Polo Tournament & Lawn Party raises $30,000
Komen Awards first research grants
National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline, 1.800 I’M AWARE® is established
54% of American Women 40+ receive a mammogram
Pink Ribbons are distributed at the National Race for the Cure® in D.C.
Komen-funded researcher, Mary Claire-King, M.D., discovers the gene mutation BRCA1, an indicator for inherited forms of breast cancer.
Murphy Brown
70% of American women 40+ receive a mammogram
Race for the Cure® one million +
Volunteers = 75,000 strong
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 20th Anniversary
www.komen.org
Source for accurate and reliable breast health information
Timeline
1990 1994 1998 1998 1999 2001 2004
Pink Ribbons are distributed at the National Race for the Cure® in D.C.
Komen-funded researcher, Mary Claire-King, M.D., discovers the gene mutation BRCA1, an indicator for inherited forms of breast cancer.
TV’s Murphy Brown is diagnosed with Breast
Cancer
The Komen Greater Richmond
Affiliate is incorporated and
a board is established
Greater Richmond
Race for the Cure is
founded in memory of
Joanne Norvell
Participant numbers of 2000+ move the Race to
Byrd Park
Participant numbers of 4200 move the Race to
Brown’s Island
The Greater Richmond Affiliate
reaches the $1 million mark!
Responsive
The Komen Foundation Award and Research Grant Program
• Funder – Not a Provider
• Cutting Edge
• Non-duplicative
• Blind Peer-review Process
Affiliate Network
125 Domestic Affiliates
3 International Affiliates
The Komen Foundation
Germany
Italy
Puerto Rico
NC Foothills AffiliateOur History
John Mead, key volunteer, had attended the Komen Charlotte Race for the Cure® several years ago and realized then the value of the Komen Foundation. John’s sister-in-law and his wife’s aunt had passed away from breast cancer. John discussed the Komen Foundation and its cause with Ron Beane in 1999. They then contacted Kathy Kent at the Center for Breast Health in Lenoir and the rest, as they say, is history.
Saturday, October 14, 2000
Quest4Life Wellness Center in Lenoir, NC
• Over 1,000 participants showed their support by running and walking in the event
NC Foothills AffiliateOur 1st Race for the Cure®
The NC Foothills AffiliateInvesting in our Community
Grants Summary since our inception, we have awarded over $1,000,000, including mini-grants.
Awarded $170,366.70 in 2009Awarded $170,000 in 2008Awarded $99,024 in 2007
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ---Anne Frank
“Volunteers are not paid, not because they are not worth it but because they are priceless.”
NC Foothills AffiliateVolunteering
What motivates you?Why do you volunteer?
The number one reason people volunteer is because they were asked.
The NC Foothills AffiliateWhy Volunteer?
As Komen NC Foothills volunteers, you are our representatives, our connection to the community. When the public sees you, they see Komen.
NC Foothills AffiliateOur Reputation
• Mispronounce and/or spell the name of our Affiliate• Forget to contact us when there will be a change in your volunteer
schedule• Dispense medical advice• Be unreliable or late• Dress inappropriately• Answer questions about which you are unsure• Be disrespectful• FROWN!!!
NC Foothills AffiliateWhat “NOT” to do….
Each one, reach one
Recruitment & Retention
Succession Planning
NC Foothills AffiliateHow can you help?