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The Pink Room is Recognized by PR News

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February 7, 2013

Exciting news!

pink-room-guestroom2The Pink Room program is up for an award from PR News, an organization dedicated to providing resources, information and training to PR and Communication professionals. Each year, PR News has an award ceremony recognizing Corporate Social Responsibility. Their CSR Awards program is designed to recognize organizations that “ took chances, made incredible strides and understand the power of CSR in public relations.” Obviously, we believe that The Pink Room program and our relationship with ABCD falls into this category, and it’s exciting to see that PR News recognizes it as well.

The PR News CSR Awards fall across over a dozen different categories from “Employee Relations” to “Workplace Innovation”; we’re in the running for the “Corporate-Community Partnership” category.  What’s most exciting about this, however, is when you look at the businesses we’re up against. From Crafstmen Tools to Toys R US to the WWE,  these national and international companies hold big names, and we’re proud to see  the InterContinental Milwaukee & ABCD partnership listed among them.

 

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 Here are all of the 2013 finalists in the Corporate-Community Partnership category.

  • ARAMARK Corp – ARAMARK Building Community
  • Baxter International Inc. – Educating Tomorrow’s Innovators Today: Baxter’s Science@Work Program
  • Craftsman – Craftsman House United
  • Delta Dental – Delta Dental/ADCF “America’s Missions of Mercy”
  • eVgo – Evs for Trees
  • Golin Harris & Waters Corporation – Building a Global Network to Improve Public Health
  • InterContinental Milwaukee – The Pink Room
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company – PG&E Summer Jobs Program
  • Toys R US – Fighting Childhood Cancer, One Cup at a Time
  • WWE – Be a Star

The Awards Luncheon takes place on Monday the 11th, and we’ll have a representative of the hotel there ready to accept the award should we be so fortunate to win. You can find more information about the event including all of the award categories and nominees here.

Most importantly, we have to thank the wonderful staff at ABCD, and all of the incredibly inspiring and strong women that have made this program possible. We couldn’t do this without you.

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One Amazing Year

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February 7, 2013

One year ago, January 2012, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, in both breasts. There is no history in my family and I am quite a healthy person.I hadn’t had signs or symptoms. I went for a physical so I could go on a mission trip to Peru. My nurse practitioner found the cancer; talk about shocking. The number of appointments that followed has become a blur. I had surgery, double masectomy, and then chemo. I had beautiful long brown hair but it all fell off at once. Such dramatic changes- it was pretty hard on my four children. I didn’t get too sick from the chemo but all the time away was hard. I met so many wonderful helpful people this past year. I had so many people pray for me and bring our family meals. Now a year later, I am cancer free. I am staying in the pink room to celebrate surviving this ordeal. I am so thankful for my faithful family and friends and the amazing year they helped me through.

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The End of Another Year – A Message from Ginny Finn

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December 26, 2012

268464_10150226871082852_250444757851_7413149_4910979_nAt this time of year, we are all mindful of our blessings and sharing them with those not as lucky.  But no matter what treasures we may unwrap, what we really treasure is people.  And so it is at ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis – where people make us who and what we are.

Today, Kim Schultz, an ABCD mentor who had a mentor herself when battling breast cancer was in the office volunteering on our helpline.  (The helpline is one of the ways people can get personalized support from a trained survivor – helpline mentoring, like match mentoring, is always free.)  Kim reflected on why she is now part of the ABCD family.

Said Kim, “The reason I decided to become a mentor at ABCD is that during my own breast cancer journey a friend strongly encouraged me to call.  After I called, I was assigned a truly wonderful mentor.  We had so much in common from children to our treatment experiences.  She assured me I’d get through all this because she had been there; it was so comforting.”

When I asked Kim if I could share her thoughts, she did not hesitate.  She said, “After the treatments and procedures were over, I had some serious healing time.  But I knew even then I wanted to be a mentor.  It was important to comfort other women going through this, to offer a compassionate ear, to encourage women and let them know how strong we all are.”

Kim has been a mentor only a short while, but already she has mentored two women and is committed to ABCD’s newly expanded and enhanced helpline.  When Kim calls you can hear her smile over the phone and when she’s at the office she beams.  “I thank ABCD for giving me the opportunity to give back,” she notes.  But we say it is Kim who makes the difference.  We’re just along for the ride.

Happy holidays!

Ginny

Executive Director
ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
5775 N. Glen Park Road – Suite 201
Glendale, WI  53209

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Pink Room Featured on The Morning Blend

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July 15, 2012

On Friday July. 13th, The InterContinental Milwaukee was featured on the Morning Blend showcasing our Pink Room and our support for ABCD. You can watch the segment at The Morning Blend’s website.

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My Grandaughter Saved My Life

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July 11, 2012

My right breast had become red and very hot. My primary physician thought it was an infection and gave me some antibiotics.

It started to feel a bit better but my 15-year-old granddaughter was going to go see the OBGYN for the first time and I had an appointment the following week. She asked if I was feeling any better and I replied, “a bit.” She begged me to take her appointment and was very persistent. After a bit of convincing, I agreed to swap appointments.

During the examination, the doctor did a further examination on my right breast. Right away, she thought the inflamed area was breast cancer. She called in a second opinion and the other agreed with her. Within the next few days, I had a mammogram and a biopsy.

Then, I got the results …“Yes, it’s breast cancer.” I was diagnosed in January of 2011 and by April 14th of that same year, had both of my breasts removed.

Having battled uterine cancer once before, I kept telling everyone that I was going to beat it again.

So you can only imagine the sense of victory I felt when the doctor took another PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan a few months after my surgery and it came up cancer free.

I am now a two-time cancer survivor. I faced cancer head on and told myself that I’d get through this once again.

I thank God for my granddaughter and her unselfish act and all of the hard work from each and every doctor that helped to get me to the road of recovery.

Had I waited any longer I can’t say for sure that I would be here today.

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