I didn’t know the first thing about fundraising. Before last week, I thought it meant knowing the right people with the right connections or folks with deep pockets who could whip out a checkbook at a moments notice. So when my sister, Toni, suggested that the two of us host an event to raise money [...]
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September 17, 2009
a chat with the insightful kerry washington
If ovarian cancer survivors could pick a fantasy cheerleading squad, we’d do well to draft Kerry Washington. The actress and Color of Hope spokeswoman has adopted our underfunded and underrepresented disease as her cause, and she really knows her stuff. I caught up with her this week at the L’Oreal Paris “Health & Hope Breakfast,” [...]
September 14, 2009
and my team’s strong
Saturday was the first annual T.E.A.L. Walk in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, and Team Slayer came out to support ovarian cancer research despite the rain. Those who couldn’t make it were there in spirit. Check out some of the photos.
