October 28th, 2010 | Young Philanthropists
Young girls in Georgetown raises money for BCRC: We appreciate you! ...more »
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October 28th, 2010 | St. Andrews School goes Pink
St. Andrew’s “Blue Cru” Turns Pink in October for Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas Fall is a busy season for St. Andrew’s Crusader athletics with football, cross country, volleyball and field hockey teams enjoying support from the school’s royal blue t-shirt-clad “Blue Cru.” But as Breast Cancer Awareness month...more »
October 28th, 2010 | Faces behind ‘Scare for a Cure’ all heart, no haunt
Halloween is just a couple of days away, and one local couple is hosting a spooktacular fundraiser to raise awareness for breast cancer. The annual Scare for a Cure event benefits the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas. I could tell this was going to be a fun story, not just because...more »
October 28th, 2010 | Scare for a Cure offers thrills and chills for a good cause
Get ready for a blood-sucking adventure just in time for Halloween. Scare for a Cure is a haunted adventure that winds through Richard Garriott’s estate in West Austin. Proceeds benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas. H1Z1 Zombie Wasteland continues October 29-31 from 7:30pm to midnight. Click here to view the...more »
October 27th, 2010 | Team Survivor helps cancer patients get on with life
Exercise has been proven to help the physical and mental well being. But for those living and recovering from cancer, exercise is sometimes the furthest thing from the mind. In honor of Breast Cancer awareness month, Michelle Valles shows us how Team Survivor is there to help. Click here to read...more »
October 22nd, 2010 | Survivor shows resilience through disease, debt
I pretty much had my rundown of stories to cover for our Profiles in Pink series etched in stone, until I got an e-mail from one of my co-workers who told me I had to do a story with Lacy Alexander. Lacy and her husband Lewis were turning their home into...more »
October 16th, 2010 | We’re in the pink!
Williamson County hosted a variety of events over the last several weeks in honor and support of breast cancer survivors plus to help with awareness and prevention of the disease. The biggest event was held on the square in Georgetown, when the Pink Heals Tour stopped there for the second...more »
October 16th, 2010 | Women let creativity speak through suffering
Cherie Mathews can jump on her Harley and ride with the best of them. “Yeah, I have a different edge,” she said. “I dress this way, I bike this way, I live this way.” Mathews’ ‘live and let live’ mindset was helpful when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. “I didn’t even blink....more »
October 15th, 2010 | Mother exhibits power, beauty in breast cancer journey
Hispanic women have lower rates of breast cancer, but they are diagnosed younger and often have a more aggressive form of the disease. Mother and wife, that’s the first two things I thought when I met Yolanda Vasquez. She allowed us into her home to talk about her experience with UT...more »
October 15th, 2010 | October 15th (Friday) – Pink Heals Tour 2010 – San Marcos, Texas Tour Stop
The Pink Heals Tour will head down I35 to San Marcos, where guests can visit vendor booths and displays prior to the trucks arriving. Once the trucks arrive, there will be welcome speeches from the Mayor, then introduction of the Pink Heals Tour group, selected guest speakers (all survivors), a...more »
