Montclair Businesses Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same. In an effort to raise awareness, Montclair businesses are doing their part.

–At  located at 195 Bellevue Avenue in Upper Montclair, a portion of the purchase of THINK PINK bear, PINK RIBBON candle, or ANYTHING PINK will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

—Also this month, Carousel Cakes at 25 Church Street in Montclair will be selling pink awareness cupcakes and cakes and donating $1 per cake  and cupcake and $1 per cake on our online store to a local breast cancer center.

—National companies such as The Republic of Tea also will donate a portion of proceeds from Sip for the Cure to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

There are even more ways to spread breast cancer awareness this month by supporting national organizations that are fighting for a cure.

Research centers like Susan G. Komen for the Cure are selling pink ribbon merchandise and it’s a twofer — retail therapy and donating to a cause that affects millions.

You can also support breast cancer research by affixing a special stamp to your mail. The U.S. Postal Service has been selling a stamp commemorating breast cancer awareness for the past 15 years. The agency has raised $75 million so far for research programs at the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.

The American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is organized nationwide and so far more than 8 million people have walked for this cause and raised about $460 million.

And you can join people from four continents in a Race for the Cure event organized by Susan G. Komen For The Cure, or an Avon Walk For Breast Cancer event organized by the Avon Foundation for Women.

Do you know of any other businesses or events seeking to raise awareness of breast cancer? Let us know in the comments section below or email Shelley@patch.com.