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Congratulations to the 2008 Jane Torres Scholarship Fund Recipients!

4 Floridians were chosen and awarded scholarships from The Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation through funds from The Jane Torres Scholarship Fund to attend the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund's 2008 Annual Advocacy Training Conference and Lobby Day in Washington DC this April. The recipients chosen were: Linda Hake, HavreDe Hill, Barbara Miranda, and Jennifer Pates. Congrats to all of you. Enjoy the experience and fully represent Florida.

Annual Advocacy Training Conference & Lobby Day 2008, an unforgettable event.

The theme of the 2008 National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Annual Advocacy Conference was "When you invite people to think, you are inviting revolution", from Ivone Gebara. And revolution, amongst other things, it did spark. It was energizing and lead the drive and momentum for a very successful Lobby Day in Washington. It all began on April 26 when hundreds of Breast Cancer advocates converged upon Washington D.C. for three intensive days of educational workshops, learning and networking. The culmination was the final day April 29, with a very successful lobby day for the State of Florida. Armed with a contingent of 14 Floridian advocates strong, as well as a delegation of 4 advocates from Japan that we adopted as our own, we donned our newly designed FCCRF T-Shirts and went to Capitol Hill. Our Floridian team was successful in meeting 21 of our state representatives and or their staff members. A lot was accomplished in less than 8 hours but there is still so much to do.

FBCCRF supporter Jennifer Levinson talks to Ali Gorman from Channel 47 in Jacksonville during The 8th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer. Click here to launch the video.

FBCCRF, affiliated with the National Breast Cancer Coalition, is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to ending of breast cancer through advocacy, education and research.

Our purpose is to raise awareness and mobilize the population of Florida to ensure:
• Sufficient government and public funding for breast cancer research
• Quality health care for all without fear of discrimination
• An environment free of carcinogens

To achieve our mission, FBCCRF welcomes all who are committed to ending the breast cancer epidemic. We have made great strides, but much more needs to be done, especially here in Florida. We need your involvement in the Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation.

Please click here if you would like to volunteer for FBCCRF.