BuxBack.com is partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, San Diego to raise funds for the nonprofit aimed at fighting breast cancer. BuxBack, a free and easy to use cash back network, will host the “BuxBack Pink Party” at The Pearl Hotel on Wednesday, May 26.
[USPRwire, Wed May 19 2010] BuxBack.com (www.buxback.com) is partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, San Diego to raise funds for the nonprofit aimed at fighting breast cancer.
BuxBack, a free and easy to use cash back network, will host the “BuxBack Pink Party” at The Pearl Hotel on Wednesday, May 26.
Komen’s San Diego affiliate receives donations through BuxBack’s simple and seamless fundraising program. Prior to the event become a BuxBack member for FREE at BuxBack.com and a percentage of all your credit/debit card transactions at The Pearl Hotel will benefit Komen San Diego. Buy a drink, dine or reserve a room and you’ll be raising funds to help end breast cancer forever!
WHEN: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
WHERE: The Pearl Hotel, 1410 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92106
WHY: Someone dies of breast cancer every 75 seconds. Susan G. Komen for the Cure saves lives by raising funds for free diagnostic mammograms, breast cancer treatment and breast health services for uninsured and underinsured women and their families in San Diego County.
Admission is FREE, but space is limited! Please RSVP by E-mailing info@landmark-events.com.
Guests will enjoy fun games, cool prizes, drink specials and vintage flair. There will also be a “Dive-In Theatre” movie showing and a LIVE mermaid!
If you would like more information about the BuxBack Pink Party, or to schedule an interview with Brian Booth, founder of BuxBack.com, or a breast cancer survivor, please call (717) 676-8198 or E-mail rachel@oliveprsolutions.com.
About BuxBack
Initially established as a performance-based cash back rewards program, BuxBack is quickly becoming one of San Diego’s most sought after fundraising programs due to its simple and seamless technology. As members enroll for free and spend with participating BuxBack merchants, a cash rebate is seamlessly issued to the member every month which can then be automatically donated to a partnering nonprofit of the member’s choice. This merchant-funded program gains new, loyal consumers for businesses while supporting nonprofit causes that matter most to the consumers. BuxBack has created a program with a true simultaneous benefit for all involved making it a “win-win-win” system. Please visit www.buxback.com to learn more.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, San Diego
Since its inception in 1995, $8.5 million has been given to local organizations that provide breast cancer education, screening, diagnostics, treatment and patient support for the uninsured or underinsured in San Diego County. Seventy-five percent of every dollar raised through Affiliate-sponsored events stays right here in San Diego County to fund free diagnostic mammograms, treatment and services for uninsured and underinsured women and their families. The remaining 25 percent funds international breast cancer research. In fact, next to the U.S. government, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the largest funder of breast cancer research in the world. For more information, please visit www.komensandiego.org.
Did you know?
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
The most significant risk factors are being a female and getting older.
Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate.
Breast cancer typically strikes women during their most productive years, both professionally and personally.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in U.S. women ages 40-59.
Men can get breast cancer, too. One percent of breast cancer diagnosis will be in male patients.
Press Contact:
Rachel Wiley
Olive PR Solutions
1501 India St., Ste. 103, PMB #7
San Diego, CA 92101
717-676-8198
rachel@oliveprsolutions.com
https://www.buxback.com
