Fundraising

As of 2003, SW MI Affiliate has raised $500,000 since its inception.

75% of our net proceeds will stay in southwest Michigan for education, screening and treatment. We do not duplicate existing services but fill in the gap-particularly the medically underserved members of our community. Check our grants

The SW MI Affiliate funds a variety of community-based breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment projects for the medically underserved. In order to ensure our funds make the greatest impact, the Affiliate works with local medical exerts and community leaders to conduct comprehensive community needs assessments. These community profiles (each county in our services area provides one) are then used to establish local grant application and review processes consistent with the Komen's standards and mission. In 2000. the Komen Affiliates provided funding for more than 1,600 community-based projects throughout the United States and internationally.

25% of our net proceeds is sent to Komen Headquarters designated for research to find a cure for breast cancer.

The Komen Foundation Award and Research Grant Program supports innovative breast cancer research and a variety of meritorious awards. From its inception in 1982 through 2001, the Foundation has awarded more than 700 grants totaling $90 million for breast cancer research.

Often, the Komen Foundation is the only source of funding for cutting-edge breast cancer research, some of which has led to landmark discoveries in the quest to find a cure for and eventually prevent breast cancer.

Credited with bringing a new level of integrity to the grant application and review process, the Komen Foundation adheres to a peer-review process that is recognized by the National Cancer Institute. In the case of basic, clinical and translational research grants, applications are reviewed through a blind, or anonymous, peer-review process.

The current program includes:

• Training grants to doctoral dissertation students and postdoctoral fellows to recruit and retain young scientists in the field of breast cancer research
• Basic, clinical and translational grants that encompass a broad number of focus areas including detection, diagnosis, prognosis, risk, prevention, treatment, tumor cell biology, and complementary and alternative therapies
• Imaging technology research to improve breast cancer screening and diagnosis
• Epidemiological research to address the disparities that exist in breast cancer incidence and mortality rates among specific populations.

In addition to funding research grants, the Foundation supports a meritorious award program that includes the Brinker International Awards for Breast Cancer Research, the Komen Scholarship Program, Interdisciplinary Fellowships and the Professor of Survivorship Awards.

Won't you consider being part of our fundraising to help eradicate breast cancer today?

The Affiliate's administration expenses are kept to a minimal. We depend totally on volunteers. There is no paid staff. We do not pay dues to Komen Headquarters or support their administrative expenses. All the funds raised by the SW MI Affiliate is designated to eradicate breast cancer.

Fundraising events

Memorials

$7,300 Member Donor Drive