Breast Cancer Fundraising

 There are thousands of breast cancer fundraising initiatives available for you to support with your hard earned cash and your valuable energy. The difficult question is how do you decide which one to support?

The first thing you will want to consider is what area of breast cancer resonates most for you. Are you a survivor? Does your mother or is another member of your family tree ill with the disease? Are you concerned about what causes breast cancer? Do you want to encourage health education? Is prevention your main focus? These are important questions to ask. Not all events, products and foundations have a common focus.

Once you establish which of these areas deserves your attention you will want to find out who the money is going to. Be sure that the recipient is an actual charity and foundation. Then ask yourself if you are interested in seeing your support used within your community or would you like to contribute on a national level?

Find out how much of the product or event ticket price is going towards the charity or foundation. If the amount seems insignificant you may want to give to someone else. Not all initiatives are created equal. You might want to consider if the product or service has any redeeming value and educational purpose relating to breast cancer. If it does then your contribution is doing double service.

Running, walking and paddling seem to be top events on the breast cancer fund raising list. Given that increased physical activity is known to reduce your chances of getting breast cancer this is a good fit. The fine art photography breast calendar Breast of Canada is another good initiative and fits with both primary and early detection recommendations.