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Article: SHOPPING AROUND; THINK PINK TO ASSIST CANCER FIGHT
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- Dayton Daily News
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- October 16, 2004
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and many of your
purchases - even small ones - can help fund important research.
Take a postage stamp, for example. The purchase of the Breast
Cancer stamp may cost you eight cents more for a 37-cent stamp, but
the additional pennies go to charity. To date, this stamp has helped
raise $39.1 million.
Bon Ton, which now owns Elder-Beerman, has developed products
specifically for the breast cancer cause. You can choose a brown
nylon tote bag with pink ribbon trim ($12) and matching pink ribbon
folding umbrella ($7). With the purchase of either, $2 will be
donated to Breast Cancer Research Foundation founded by Evelyn H.
Lauder. For every woman ...