| According to BreastCancer.org, "Every three | | | | chocolate. Now, you may think this sounds silly, |
| minutes a woman in the United States is | | | | but there is some logic behind it. Not only do a lot |
| diagnosed with breast cancer." Breast cancer is a | | | | of people enjoy chocolate, but dark chocolate is |
| serious illness that affects a significant population | | | | filled with antioxidants that help ward off cancer. |
| and should not be disregarded. Research | | | | Ok, it may not be as good as a salad, but hey, it's |
| concerning breast cancer prevention and early | | | | fun! Give employees these tasty chocolate bars |
| cancer detection is constantly conducted, but | | | | with the slogan "Don't be in the dark! Educate |
| some people are still uninformed about how to | | | | yourself about breast cancer," printed on a sheet |
| protect themselves against this disease. So, how | | | | of paper with the time and date of the |
| can you educate your employees, clients and | | | | Three-Day that is near your city. If you don't |
| patients about breast cancer? One simple way is | | | | think your employees will like the chocolate, |
| by recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness month | | | | create a similar gift with one of our |
| in October. Throughout the month, give | | | | antioxidant-filled green tea samplers. This is a |
| employees, clients and patients promotional | | | | creative and tasty way to create awareness |
| products that send a message - tell them to learn | | | | about breast cancer. Breast cancer awareness |
| about breast cancer and the ways to detect it | | | | can be promoted in a more traditional manner as |
| before it takes another life. Breast Cancer | | | | well. One great promotional product to consider is |
| Awareness Month is filled with different activities | | | | a pink car magnet in the shape of a ribbon. These |
| to help people learn about the disease. One of the | | | | pink ribbon magnets may not seem original, but |
| events that takes place every year in various | | | | they are a great way to raise awareness |
| cities around the United States is the Breast | | | | everywhere you go. The magnet will be seen by |
| Cancer Three-Day. This walk allows breast cancer | | | | everyone who drives by. Whether you discuss |
| survivors, their family and friends a chance to | | | | breast cancer through the giveaway of a |
| walk together to raise breast cancer awareness. | | | | promotional product or by sending out a memo |
| The event raises money to help find the cure for | | | | reminding employees about the importance of |
| breast cancer. This year, why not give out | | | | Breast Cancer Awareness month, you are |
| pedometers to employees, clients and patients to | | | | spreading an important message and educating |
| encourage them to train for this event. With each | | | | people about breast cancer. |
| step taken, they can think about the lives that | | | | Abbie Stutzer is a graduate student in the School |
| could be saved by participating in this event. | | | | of Journalism at the University of Kansas. She |
| Another promotional product that can inform | | | | currently works in the marketing department at |
| people of breast cancer awareness is a gift of | | | | Absorbent, Ink. |