Living - Sept. 25, 2009
Go pink on Sunday
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, brings its annual event to Milwaukee on Sunday. And, OnMilwaukee.com is once again a sponsor.
Tags: Komen Race for the Cure, breast cancer, run/walk, 5K

Living - June 17, 2009
Local mom manages cancer with optimism, honesty
Like most moms, Laura Stratte has a lot on her plate. She has a husband, two small children and she recently completed nursing school. However, on top of it all, Stratte was diagnosed with breast cancer. Recently, OnMilwaukee.com chatted with her to discover what it's like to talk to kids about cancer, undergo chemotherapy and remain optimistic.
Tags: cancer, breast cancer, chemotherapy, kids and cancer, laura stratte

Kids & Family - April 20, 2009
New program helps kids process cancer
Kids Support is a new program that provides age-appropriate activities and information to help kids between the ages of 4 and 12 who have a family member or friend with the illness. The free sessions start on Wednesday, April 29 at Children's Hospital.
Tags: cancer, childhood cancer, gilda's club, kid support, children's hospital, breast cancer

Marketplace - Oct. 25, 2007
Deanna Favre draws a crowd at Mayfair book signing
She may be shy at heart, but Brett Favre's wife and her book "Don't Bet Against Me" have connected with readers touched by breast cancer.
Tags: deanna favre, don't bet against me, breast cancer, mayfair mall, barnes and noble, brett favre

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 18, 2007
Please, Race for the Cure this weekend
The ninth annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure begins at 9 a.m. at Northwestern Mutual's campus and ends at Veteran's Park on Milwaukee's lakefront.
Tags: Race for the Cure, breast cancer, Susan G. Komen, pink ribbon, race, running, walk, lakefront

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 7, 2008
The results are in.
At the beginning of October we thought it would be cool to do something to support breast cancer research. We decided to donate $2.50 for every single display that we rented, with an additional $2.50 for every pink flamingo display rented. We also decided that we would donate a minimum of $100.Oc...
Tags: Flamingos, Donation, Breast Cancer

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 11, 2008
Donation Update
Today is the 10th of October so we are one third of the way through Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I thought is would be a good idea to give everyone a little update on our fundraiser. So far we have rented a total of 8 displays. Which has raised $20.00. Two of those displays were Flamingos so th...
Tags: Flamingos, Donation, Breast Cancer

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 5, 2008
Flamingos donating to Susan G Komen for the Cure!!!
Yesterday I turned the calendar from September to October and the female firefighter in the picture for October was wearing a "Save the Ta Tas" t-shirt. That got me to thinking about how our little company could help with breast cancer awareness month and here is what we decided to do...
Tags: breast cancer, flamingos

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 27, 2008
Race Day Tomorrow
Race day is finally tomorrow! I have been busy getting ready for the big day.  The Pink Cosmos team has really come together pulling in donations throughout the team.  Our top fund-raisers are:Mary Vollmer at $350.00Christine Zielinski at $315.00Kate Petrosky at $300.00 Here are so...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Race, Susan G Komen, Fund-raising, fundraising, team

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 18, 2008
Race Day is Around the Corner
Race day is almost here and we are almost to the end of this year's fund-raising journey. Here is a quick update on our progress -We held a cosmopolitan happy hour/girls night at a team member's house and raised over $500!  Then we held a fund-raiser with co-workers on a friday and raised an...
Tags: Susan G Komen, Race for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Fund-raising, Teams, Pink