No Third Party Fundraisers.
The 2011 Pink Ribbon Celebration was held Sunday, September 25th at the Ritz Charles (12156 N. Meridian St. – Carmel, IN 46032).
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This is Komen Central Indiana’s annual celebration of life honoring breast cancer survivors and their friends and family. The day will begin at 11 a.m. with refreshments and shopping in the Ritz Charles Garden Pavilion. At 12:15, guests will proceed to the ballroom for lunch, followed by door prizes and keynote speaker, Mamie McCoullough.
The event is free of charge for breast cancer survivors. Guests may reserve a seat for $35 starting August 1st. It is first-come first-serve, so please RSVP as soon as possible to make sure you get a spot. For breast cancer survivors: please register yourself individually so that we can make sure you are noted as a survivor and entered to win prizes. There is no assigned seating at this event, so registering as a group is not necessary to attend or sit together.
NOTE: If you would like to mingle, shop and have refreshments, be sure to arrive as close to 11 a.m. as possible so you’ll have time before being escorted to the ballrom at noon.
Call 317-638-CURE (2873) or email info@komenindy.org if you have questions.
Keynote Speaker / Humorist / Breast Cancer Survivor
Mamie, a breast cancer survivor, brings the “I Can. You Can Too!” message to the masses. Life did not deal McCullough a good hand, or even good teeth. Her father passed away early, leaving her mom to raise nine children on a second grade education and with few financial resources. McCullough left Dixie, Georgia at age 20 with two feed sack dresses, a bag of her mom’s fried chicken, and 25 dollars in cash. McCullough didn’t even realize that she had to pay tuition to attend college when she landed in Brownwood, Texas. Although McCullough was fortunate to have many people reach out and help over the years, ultimately her success rested in her own hands and heart. It wasn’t always easy, and she admits that there were moments (only brief) when she wanted to toss in the towel.
As McCullough points out:
“Sometimes the best work is done by people who don’t want to do what they have to do but who are nonetheless courageous enough to get up and get going! Who are the successful people? They are the ones who do the things that unsuccessful people refuse to do.”