KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON
& FOOD ON THE TABLE
FOR FAMILIES BATTLING BREAST CANCER
Compassion until there’s a cure.
Breast cancer is debilitating. Physically. Emotionally. Financially. Pink Aid provides critical financial assistance and services to help families survive treatment with support and dignity.
PINK PURSE STORIES
Pink Purse kept
my lights on.
—Joan M., Pink Purse Recipient
Pink Aid’s Pink Purse provides emergency financial assistance to individuals in need during breast cancer treatment.
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF DIANA DUNEV
Please consider making a donation in Diana's memory. We know Diana shared in Pink Aid’s mission — compassion until there’s a cure.
CT EVENTS
2021 CT EVENING GALA & FASHION SHOW
Kicking off our 2nd decade of Compassion.
October 7th 6:30pm
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Tickets on sale late August
LI EVENTS
2021 LI GALA EVENT & FASHION SHOW
Celebrating Compassion.
October 21st
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Tickets on sale late August
BREAST CANCER CAN DESTROY A FAMILY FINANCIALLY
FACT: In 2020, approx. 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S.
FACT: 1 in 8 women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime
FACT: Programs that provide screening and diagnostic services at no cost to low-income women can mitigate the adverse effect of poverty on stage at which breast cancer is diagnosed and mortality rate
FACT: Each year, over 10 million families in the US will be unable to pay for basic needs because of medical expenses
FACT: 50% of bankruptcies are the results of illness or illness-related job loss
FACT: 78% of Americans live from paycheck to paycheck
FACT: 31% of American households are headed by women
FACT: African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer, largely due to later diagnoses, lack of education and poverty
PINK AID IS HERE TO HELP
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