We invite YOU to join us in the fight against breast cancer on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009 in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by participating in PINK SUNDAY!  The deadline to register is September 18, 2009.

WHO:              The Upstate SC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and YOU!

WHAT:            6^th Annual Pink Sunday, a grassroots effort with local churches to educate the members of their congregations on breast health and breast cancer

WHEN:            October 25, 2009

WHERE:           Your Church

WHY:               To help address the high breast cancer mortality rates among women in the 11-counties in the Upstate.

HOW:              Register your church for Pink Sunday 2009 and the Upstate SC Affiliate will provide breast health information packets to your church.* Each individual church is responsible for coordinating its own event during or in conjunction with their regular Sunday service.

*The maximum allotment per church is 500 packets. Packets can be picked up at satellite pick-up locations throughout the Upstate. Please select a location for pick-up when you register. Instructions about pick up can be found below in the Additional Resources section.

PINK SUNDAY COMMITMENT CHALLENGE 2009

This year, the Upstate SC Affiliate is adding a new COMMITMENT CHALLENGE to the Pink Sunday program. The COMMITMENT CHALLENGE encourages women to sign the pledge form promising their friends, family, and fellow church members that they will get a mammogram this year. When they sign the pledge form, they are also entering their name into a drawing for a prize. Women will sign the pledge form, the church will send the forms back to the Upstate SC Affiliate, and we will send reminder emails to the women participating in the program. The church that has the most women take the COMMITMENT CHALLENGE will be recognized and will receive an award.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

Any church in the Affiliate’s 11-county service area is encouraged to participate in spreading life-saving messages about early detection.

Abbeville	Greenwood	Pickens
Anderson	Laurens	Spartanburg
Cherokee	McCormick	Union
Greenville	Oconee

• Click Here for 2009 Pink Sunday Registration Form
• Click Here for Pick Up Locations and Dates for 2009 (Available in July 2009)
• Click Here for Ideas for Pink Sunday at Your Church
• Click Here for Pink Sunday Sample Script
• Click Here for Pink Sunday Sample Church Bulletin Announcement
• Click Here for Pink Sunday Commitment Challenge Information 

• Ask your congregation to wear "pink."

• Celebrate survivors in your congregation with pink flowers.

• Honor those who have lost their battle with breast cancer with a moment of silence.

• Create Walls of Hope with the names of survivors and those who have lost their battle with breast cancer.

• Conduct a candlelight prayer service.

• Ask a survivor to tell her/his story during the service so others may benefit from her/his experience.  

• Host a reception after the service with pink lemonade and cake.
• Have a collection plate on Pink Sunday passed for donations to be made to the local Upstate SC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
• Locate a fish bowl in the church entryway for donations on Pink Sunday.
• Have the congregation make donations in memory of or in honor of a member of the congregation who has battled breast cancer.
• Make a donation online HERE  www.KomenUpstateSC.org  
• Designate United Way donations for Susan G. Komen for the Cure Upstate SC Affiliate on your United Way forms.
• Consider donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Upstate SC Affiliate in lieu of flowers for bereavement requests.
• Order PINK PINS OR OTHER MERCHANDISE (CLICK HERE)  from our website to provide to survivors or your congregation.

Registration for Pink Sunday 2009 is Now Open