Keep A Breast Foundation - I Love Boobies - Art Education Awareness Action

• How Can I Get Involved?
• Can I Volunteer for the Entire Summer?
• My School Says I Can’t Support Your Organization by Wearing Your Bracelets – What Do I Do?
• I Saw “I Love Boobies” Merchandise That Wasn’t from You – Does the Money Go to KAB?
• Why Does Keep a Breast™ Make “I Love Boobies” Merchandise Instead of a Pink Ribbon?
• Where Does the Money Raised Go?
• Can I Carry Your Cause Merchandise in My Store?
• I Would Like to Sell Keep a Breast™ Bracelets in Bulk to Raise Money for Another Non Profit – Is This Possible?
• Can I Apply for a Keep a Breast™ Grant?
• Does Keep a Breast™ Donate to Research?
• How Can I Be Casted?
• Can I Have My Own Breast Cast Exhibition in My City?
• Can I Paint a Breast Cast?
• I Would Like to Interview Someone at Keep a Breast™. Who Do I Contact?

The Keep A Breast Foundation has developed unique avenues for people to donate their time and influence the lives of their peers and so much more.Keep A Breast wants to acknowledge and enable the fact that people do want to be activists, to play a part of a bigger and better good. From as simple as adding us on your social network, donating as little as $5 or throwing your own benifit show Keep A Breast wants to provide an outlet that inspires people to better themselves and their communities.

Here are a few ways you can help GET INVOLVED:

• BECOME A MEMBER

  Anyone can become a Keep A Breast Foundation Member with as little as a $25 donation! Join the KAB Foundation to help increase breast cancer awareness among young people so they are better equipped to make choices and develop habits that will benefit their long-term health and well being. Your tax deductible donation will help eradicate breast cancer by supporting our efforts of exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support. Learn more at keep-a-breast.org/member

• BENEFITS OR FUNDRAISERS

  We encourage anyone to consider throwing a fundraiser for Keep A Breast. From small concerts, to a car wash or even monthly nights at your venue can become a benefit show/fundraiser to increase awareness and raise funds for Keep A Breast’s education and prevention outreach programs! We will provide you with the necessary educational materials to educate your peers as well as Keep A Breast T-shirts for you/the band to wear on stage. We want to work with you during the planning process as well as provide you with promotional tools to help make your event a success. Visit our Music For Awareness page for more information – We can’t wait to hear from you!

  Learn more at keep-a-breast.org/mfa

• BECOME A VOLUNTEER

  Keep A Breast is looking for volunteers at events all over the world at events and tours like the Vans Warped Tour and Country Throwdown Tour as well as our offices in Carlsbad, CA. You will make a huge difference in so many lives and on top of that you will inspire those around you to be active and do something positive in their own communities. You can sign up on our volunteer list on the Homepage of our website: keep-a-breast.org. We send out emails to this mailing list periodically when we are looking for volunteers. We also do “call outs” for event volunteers on Facebook, so definitely become a fan at www.facebook.com/keepabreast.

• DONATE

  You can donate directly to The Keep A Breast Foundation. Your donation will go to youth outreach and education of breast cancer prevention. You can donate as little as $5 at keep-a-breast.org/donate

  Or you can donate by sending cash, check, and/or money order to:

  • Keep A Breast Foundation
    
    2251 Las Palmas Drive
    
    Carlsbad, CA 92011

  If you would like to donate in honor of someone please include their name and an address for the family, with your donation, so we may send them an acknowledgment. If you are interested in a memorial donation, we are so grateful you have turned to us during this time. Please email donate@keep-a-breast.org for more information.

  Donations above $250 will automatically receive a tax-deductible receipt. If you would like a receipt for a donation under this amount, please email donate@keep-a-breast.org with your request.

• KEEP A BREAST CAUSE MERCHANDISE

  The majority of our support comes from our cause merchandise. The shirts and bracelets themselves act as an awareness-raising tool, allowing people to engage and start talking about a subject that is scary and taboo and making it positive and upbeat. The merchandise allows people to support KAB and engage in conversation with people that might be going through the same emotions they are feeling, whether that is body image, dealing with the diagnosis of a loved one, or their thoughts on cancer.

  The shirts and bracelets have broken down many boundaries and become a way to engage in a conversation about breast cancer in countless schools, the media and probably in your own life. Each item is printed with our website which provides educational information and a way to connect to KAB to learn life saving information as-well-as connect with others. We love hearing from you! Especially your stories of how Keep A Breast has made a positive impact in your life.

  You can find these all Keep A Breast Cause merchandise online at Loser Kids. In addition to online stores, Keep A Breast Cause Merchandise can be purchased from Zumiez, Tilly’s, CCS, Hospital waiting rooms and oncology rooms across America. We are grateful for their support and the opportunity to be available in their stores.

  The funds raised from the sale of our cause merchandise goes to support Keep A Breast education and awareness programs. These unique programs use art and artistic expression to inform young people about methods of prevention, early detection, coping and support. Through these programs Keep A Breast strives to eradicate breast cancer by inspiring young people to adopt lifestyle choices that have long-term health benefits. Through this support we were able to have our grassroots Traveling Educational Booth on the road for a total of 251 days in 2010!

  Keep A Breast strives to be on the forefront of prevention based cancer information. In 2010 we were able to give out breast cancer research grants to organizations interested in making a positive and lasting impact on breast cancer prevention including grants for Teens Turning Green, Environmental Working Group and a unique Green Janitorial Program for schools.

  Learn more about our I Love Boobies campaign here.

• FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

  Keep A Breast wants to keep you abreast of all things KAB. Join us on Facebook and Twitter and we promise to give you relevant information on how to change small habits that can lower your risk of cancer and show you where to find all the latest and greatest info. We hope to have a lasting impact on your health and well-being and provide you with many opportunities to volunteer.

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Unfortunately not, as much as we’d love to have a band of volunteers out all summer, as a non-profit we are unable to spend the money to house and transport volunteers all summer. (How awesome would that be though??!?!)

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We have been seeing these bracelets become in question at several schools. It has been great to see students and parents and even Federal Court Judges rally behind Keep A Breast and become advocates for our cause. We always respond with what the bracelets represent and how important it is to respectfully tell your administrator why you support Keep A Breast.
So your school banned the bracelets? What can you do? Well, we can’t give you legal advice, and we can’t guarantee you won’t get in trouble for wearing one, but we can tell you what some amazing kids out there like you are doing.

Learn More About What You Can Do Here!

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Many of you have have been emailing us about products that look like Keep A Breast products.. But are sold at random places or look a little “off”. And unfortunately counterfeit products are being produced lately and the proceeds are not going to The Foundation. Sometimes products that being produced are purely for profit, without any money funding breast cancer prevention, awareness, support or research. Yes really!

The Keep A Breast foundation is the registered owner of the trademarks I Love Boobies and Keep A Breast Products. KAB products are sold to raise money for KAB’s programs and events and continue the mission to eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support.

The best way to insure that you are buying authentic product is to buy from an authorized retailer. Such as Zumiez, Tillys, Boathouse, Sun Diego and others. You should be able to spot them, as they will be carrying our educational materials.

The Keep A Breast product is also sold on tours like the Warped Tour and at Keep A Breast events such as the Music For Awareness events. Please see the calendar on our website for an official list of events. You can also ask the people putting on the event if the proceeds go to KAB and about KAB’s mission. If they do not know, it is likely not a KAB event.

If the event is not specifically for KAB, or a retailer than they are probably not authentic KAB gear. We never sell merchandise on eBay, on craigslist, or through promotional models just walking into a event or venue. Anytime KAB merchandise is sold, it’s always sold with our messaging, at our events.

But what can you do to help if you think you spot a counterfeit item?

• - Purchase a sample of the fake item and send it to KAB
• - Take photos of the fake items and email them to merch@keep-a-breast.org
• - Email location of purchase, name and address of company and any other information to info@keep-a-breast.org.
• - Ask them specifics, where did they get the merchandise? Can they provide a website to show information on where the money is going?

Thanks for your support, your donations help fund so many needed prevention and education programs. Through this support we were able to have our grassroots Traveling Educational Booth on the road for over 250 days in 2010 to be able to educate and inform you face to face as well as expanding all of our prevention, education and support programs domestically and internationally. You can learn more about all of our programs here on our programs page.

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The purpose of Keep A Breast’s “I Love Boobies!” Campaign is to speak to young people in their own voice about a subject that is often scary and taboo. Our t-shirts and bracelets act as an awareness-raising tool that speaks directly to our target audience in a way that is authentic, inspiring and refreshing. When breast cancer hits a family, all involved are impacted. Pink ribbons might not resonate with some youth as passionately as a foundation that works with artists, athletes, celebrities, and musicians that young people look up to. The Keep A Breast Traveling Education Booth goes to venues like music festivals, surf and skate contests to educate young people on their own turf. Learn more here.

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The funds raised from donations go to support Keep A Breast education and awareness programs. These unique programs use art and artistic expression to inform young people about methods of prevention, early detection, coping and support. Through these programs Keep A Breast strives to eradicate breast cancer by inspiring young people to adopt lifestyle choices that have long-term health benefits.

Through this support we were able to have our grassroots Traveling Educational Booth on the road for over 250 days in 2010. Due to the tremendous support we have seen in 2010 we are excited to announce a launch of The Keep A Breast Non Toxic Revolution Program in April of 2011 as well as expanding all of our prevention, education and support programs domestically and internationally. You can learn more about all of our programs here on our programs page.

The Keep A Breast Foundation awards grants to leaders and organizations that are taking a stand to make the world a better, healthier place for future generations through alternative care, environmental effects or cutting edge research.

In 2010 over $100,000 dollars was donated to research and environmental programs including:

• - The University of California San Diego
• - California State University Fresno
• - Essentially Pink
• - Bloom Natural Health
• - The Rack Pack
• - Teens Turning Green
• - Environmental Working Group
• - A Unique Green Janitorial Program for Schools

Learn more about our 2010 grant winners here.

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If you are interested in carrying Keep A Breast’s merchandise in your store please email kimmy@keep-a-breast.org. Please note we are not opening any new accounts for 2010. If you are interested in carrying Keep A Breast in your store in 2011 please include the following information in your email:

• - Store name and location.
• - A little bit about why you want to carry Keep A Breast?
• - Would you be able to display POP boxes, and include our messaging on your site?
• - How would you communicate to your team about Keep A Breast?
• - Do you currently carry any other non-profit lines?
• - Links to your site/social network pages.

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The majority of our support comes from our cause merchandise. We have Fundraising Kits for interested parties looking to raise money for KAB or other worthy non-profits available here. The fundraising kit includes 100 bracelets, a magazine with healthy living tips and support information, breast self exam cards and information on The Keep A Breast Foundation.

Many choose to purchase our fundraising kits to raise funds for breast cancer walks or other fundraising events by selling the bracelet at a higher donation price. If you wish to do this, please make it clear to your buyers that $3 of each bracelet is donated to The Keep A Breast Foundation.

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Currently submissions are closed for our 2010 grant cycle but you can never be too prepared for 2011! Keep A Breast wants to encourage others to help us spread the word about breast cancer prevention, early detection, and the importance of living a healthy toxic free lifestyle through our grants program. KAB research grants are open to non-profit registered 501(c)(3) charity organizations and individuals dedicated to putting an end to breast cancer through positive impact.

Keep A Breast has been awarded The Humane Charity Seal of Approval and is committed to providing vital services and advancing research without the use of animals and ask that only like-minded charities apply.

Learn more at keep-a-breast.org/grants

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Yes. The Keep A Breast Foundation awards grants to leaders and organizations that are taking a stand to make the world a better, healthier place for future generations through alternative care, environmental effects or cutting edge research. In 2010 over $100,000 dollars was donated to research and environmental programs including: The University of California San Diego, California State University -Fresno, Essentially Pink, Bloom Natural Health, The Rack Pack, Teens Turning Green, Environmental Working Group and a unique Green Janitorial Program for schools. Learn more at keep-a-breast.org/grants

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If you have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer we invite you to be a part of The Keep A Breast Foundation’s Treasured Chest program. The program strives to give women whom are newly diagnosed with breast cancer a unique opportunity to document their body and their feelings at a specific time in their treatment by turning their casted torso into a beautiful piece of art. The Keep A Breast Foundation Breast CastsTM are part of KAB’s unique education and support programs that harness the power of art and artistic expression to communicate complex feelings and thoughts about health, the female form and ultimately about breast cancer. Learn more here keep-a-breast.org/programs/treasuredchest

If you have not been diagnosed with breast cancer but would like to be casted to support Keep A Breast, you can do so with a $1,000 donation. The donation directly funds 10 casting kits for our Treasured Chest Program. Email castme@keep-a-breast.org with “Cast Me” in the Subject Line.

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Yes! You can be a part of the KAB Community Outreach Program. The Keep A Breast Community Outreach Program is a grassroots fundraising program that offers supporters a chance to organize and create their very own breast cast exhibition from start to finish with the help of a certified KAB casting expert. Proceeds are donated to Keep A Breast and to a local breast cancer charity. We will be accepting applications for 2011 starting December 1st.,2010. Learn more at keep-a-breast.org/programs/keep-a-breast-community-outreach

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Yes! Some of today’s most progressive artists have painted breast casts for us in including Shepard Fairey, Mike Giant, Jeana Sohn, Mark Gonzales, Craig Stecyk, Jeff Ho, Angela Boatwright, Ed Templeton and we are always looking for amazing artists to contribute their talents. Send your online portfolio along with a bio to contact@keep-a-breast.org with “ARTIST and YOUR CITY” in the Subject Line. (ie ARTIST, AUSTIN TX)

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