FAST FACTS

Funds needed for:

• Materials for patient packages (for chemotherapy & post-surgical patients)
• Operating expenses (website, postage, professional services & fees, banking fees etc.)
• Educational materials
• Printing costs
• Events & workshops
• Travel expenses
• Marketing

Professional Associations

• Susan G. Komen Upstate
• Hairmasters Salons
• Palmetto Baptist
• Best-selling author Jill Conner Browne
• Kiawah Seabrook Medical Center

Events by invitation:

• Massage Envy’s Massage for the Cure- Greenville
• Palmetto Baptist’s Health Fair “Copa Cabana”
• Upstate Women’s Show – Susan G. Komen Upstate
• Christmas Parades – Greenville, Anderson, Easley
• Relay for Life – Anderson
• BMW Race for the Cure – BMW, Greer
• Fit for the Cure – Dillard’s, Greenville
• Forties, Fit and Fabulous Pageant – fundraiser for Komen Upstate
• Race for the Cure – Greenville
• Making Strides – Haywood Mall, Greenville
• Pink Saturday –Harvest House Ministries, Moore, SC
• Ladies Night Out at Freshfield’s – Kiawah Island, SC
• Abundant Living Survivor’s Breakfast – Brushy Creek Baptist, Easley
• Clemson’s Dig Pink – Women’s Volleyball event

THE STATISTICS

Female Breast Cancer Death Rates* by State, 2005                              25.3 – 29.9
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rates* by State, 2005        114-119 per 100k

Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of South Carolina: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007

 US Census (7/1/07)             Population       **  Estimated # patients 

TOTAL                                999,761                                      1,165                             

 Expected distribution:  1,165 patients per year (at a cost of $100 each).

Total estimated cost = $116,500 per year

**       Based on average 2005 Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rates… 116.5 / 100k

 Projection of 10% of patients receiving Royal Treatment = 117 patients = $11,650 budget for fiscal year 2011.