October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! All month long, each Jean Madeline Aveda Institute campus will host fundraising events and activities for both guests and students. Check out this list to see how you can participate and help us raise funds for the American Cancer Society:
Queen Village
- 10/8/16 Bake Sale (Sponsored by JMAI staff)
- 10/15/16 Bake Sale (Sponsored by Level 1 students)
- 10/22/16 Bake Sale (Sponsored by Level 2 students)
- 10/29/16 Bake Sale (Sponsored by the Esthetics class)
- Pink ribbons for donation
- Pink bracelets for donation
- Candy sales
Northeast Philadelphia
- 10/8/16 School-wide Bake Sale
- Pink ribbons for donation
- Pink bracelets for donation
- Candy sales
University City
- 10/8/16 Bake Sale (Sponsored by Level 3 students)
- 10/26/16 BCA Month Fashion Show, Tickets: $10
- 10/27/16 Pink Bracelets, $5 donation
- 10/29/16 Popcorn & Pretzel Sale (Sponsored by Level 2 & 3 students)
- A woman living in the US has a 12.3%, or a 1 in 8, lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women.
- In 2016, invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in about 246,660 women and 2,600 men.
- An estimated 40,890 breast cancer deaths (40,450 women, 440 men) are expected in 2016.
- Breast cancer ranks second as a cause of cancer death in women.
