Speakeasy Tiger closed out 2009 with an amazing Keep A Breast Music For Awareness show in Denver, Colorado. As a fan of theirs, I was super stoked to have them approach KAB to do an event to benefit the cause and educate their community and peers. They successfully raised $720 for the organization and created one of a kind pieces of art to help raise funds. The band will also be on the Vans Warped Tour this summer, so be sure to check them out! I have included some words from Kyle, the lead singer for the band below.

I am so thankful for such inspiring young people that truly want to make a difference in the health and well being of others.
xo erica

“The show was a wonderful experience. We created a really intimate setting for everyone to really take focus on why we were throwing the event. I am proud to say we reached our goal for KAB with the help of our dear friend Rachel Yarbrough, who created custom canvas pieces with the silhouette of a woman with lyrics from one of our songs “I can feel it in my chest”. We sold each one with the hope that everyone would walk away with a much deeper awareness on the truth’s of Breast Cancer. Making KAB apart of our music was especially important to me because my mother was diagnosed with cancer when I was 10. Watching Breast Cancer affect the ones you love from a personal level shows how dangerous it can be and how easily it can be prevented if you check yourself and stay in tune with your body. Our great friend Alicia Garrison went through a step by step process on how to check yourself for our audience to see. Not only were we engaged but everyone who attended was wonderfully receptive to the information being shared. I am so hopeful when I see programs like KAB available to young artists like ourselves. With influence comes great responsibility and we are so happy to have the ability to share with others through our music. I am excited for the future and excited to promote good health for all of us! Thank you so much to a great show!” Kyle Simmons of Speakeasy Tiger

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Hello, Erica here! We had such a great weekend in Orange County at the Musink Festival.  Kimmy came up with me for a couple of the days and Andrea helped us out one day as well. We ran in to heaps of other friends including one of my favorite tatto artists, Oliver Peck! He is the best, and of course I had to get another tattoo…it simply wouldn’t be right if I I went to a tattoo convention adn didn’t get any work done.  Heaps of people came to create some art on our giant boobie cast after Oliver and a few friends started it off. We gave out hundreds of shower cards and met so many wonderful people that came by our educational booth. We had a guest artist, Cam Rackam, paint a cast for us in the VIP area on Saturday evening and raffeled the cast off with the help of some lovely pin up girls.  We had some great friends in Story Of The Year play the show along with Atreyu and Danzig. There were a bunch of fun vendors with all kinds of beautiful art for sale. All in all, an amazing weekend for Keep A Breast!

xo

erica

Surf Team rider and Keep A Breast Ambassador Julie Cox, has been so busy lately we can barely keep track of her. Julie’s surfboard company The Jule Collection just had a demo day in Oceanside and is opening a new store in San Clemente. If you are interested in her surfboards she will be doing another demo day in April. Julie and Keep A Breast are also planning a surf for awareness day, men and women of all surf abilities will be invited. If you have never surfed and want to learn or if you are interested in some coaching The Surf for Awareness Event will be your chance to have fun and raise money for a good cause. Currently Julie is working at the California Surf Museum located in Oceanside, California. The museum is expanding to a new location but don’t worry they are not going far the new location will be at 312 pier view way Oceanside, California.