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Komen Atlanta's Bubbles & Bling Event Raises More Than $290,000
Komen Atlanta's Signature Annual Event Raises Funds to Fight Metastatic Breast Cancer
Pictured in the above photo (L-R) are: Jim Hannan, Executive Vice President and CEO of Enterprises, Koch Industries, Inc.; Susan Hannan, Komen Atlanta volunteer and past Board President; Janice McKenzie-Crayton, Chair of the Komen Atlanta Sisters of Promise; and Cati Diamond Stone, CEO, Komen Atlanta.
ATLANTA – Atlanta’s prominent luminaries in the business and philanthropic communities attended Komen Atlanta’s sixth annual Bubbles & Bling, the organization’s signature fundraising cocktail party, which took place on Saturday, February 16 at The Ballroom at The Carlos Center.
The 70s Disco Ball-themed event honored Jim Hannan, Executive Vice President and CEO of Enterprises, Koch Industries, Inc.; Susan Hannan, Komen Atlanta volunteer and past Board President; and Janice McKenzie-Crayton, Chair of the Komen Atlanta Sisters of Promise and former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta.
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More than $290,000 was raised during the Bubbles & Bling event, which will be dedicated specifically to funding metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer research. At the event, Komen Atlanta welcomed three inspiring women who are battling metastatic breast cancer to share their personal and emotional stories of how they are fighting the disease.
“Bubbles & Bling is one of our most popular events of the year, but the importance of the funds raised cannot be overstated,” said Cati Diamond Stone, CEO, Komen Atlanta. “We have a bold goal to reduce breast cancer deaths in the US by 50% by 2026, and our commitment to funding metastatic breast cancer research is a key component of reaching our goal.”
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About Susan G. Komen® Greater Atlanta
Metro Atlanta women are dying of breast cancer more often when compared to women in the U.S. as a whole. And that has to change. Komen Atlanta fights breast cancer on two fronts: at home in metro Atlanta by providing breast health and breast cancer services for those who cannot afford them, and globally by funding cutting edge research to find cures. Komen Atlanta has raised $49.7 million since its inception in 1991, with over $38 million invested in Metro Atlanta to save lives locally and over $9 million invested to fund research to save lives all over the world. Komen Atlanta is part of the national Susan G. Komen organization, the largest private funder in the fight against breast cancer. For more information visit KomenAtlanta.org.