important about breast cancer

February 12, 2003

BREAST CANCER STAMP

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> > We need those of you who are great at forwarding on

> > info with your e-mail network. Please read and pass

> > on. Peace and good health.

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> > It would be wonderful if 2003 were the year a cure for

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> > breast cancer was found!!!! This is one note I'll gladly

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> > pass on. The notion that we could raise $35 million by

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> > buying a book of stamps is powerful! As you may be

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> > aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new

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> > " Fund the Cure " stamp to help fund breast cancer research.

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> > The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda,

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> > land. It is important that we take a stand against this

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> > disease that kills and maims so many of our mothers, sisters,

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> > friends.

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> > Instead of the normal $0.37 for a stamp, this one costs $0.40.

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> > The additional $0.03 will go to breast cancer research. A

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> > " normal " book costs $7.40. This one is only $8.00. It takes a

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> > few minutes in line at the Post Office (or you can now order

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> > online) and means so much.

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> > If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $35,000,000

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> > for this vital research. Just as important as the money is our support.

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> > What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this

> > week. What a statement it would make that we care.

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> > I urge you to do two things TODAY:

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> > 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps.

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> > 2. E-mail your friends to do the same.

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> > Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned

> > upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this

> > drive.

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> > We can all afford the $0.60.

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> > Please help & pass it on.

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February 12, 2003