Press On Event Fun!

On Friday, September 23, I partnered with Greene's Fine Foods to offer the 6th Annual Press On to Cure Childhood Cancer Portrait Event. These mini portrait sessions are a fun way to raise money for the Press On Fund and it's become one of my favorite events of the year. This year we played it forward for the Press On Fund!

A child is diagnosed with cancer every TWO MINUTES, but pediatric cancer research remains grossly underfunded, receiving only 4% of the NIH annual budget. The Press On Fund invests in childhood cancer research protocols all around the country, and 100% of money raised by Press On is earmarked for research.

Think about that for a minute. 100%! Every. Single. Penny.

"Did you know only 4% of federal funding for cancer goes to childhood cancer research, despite the fact that childhood cancer kills more American children than any other disease? About 60% of all funding for the development of new drugs for adult cancer comes from pharmaceutical companies, but those companies provide almost no funding for kids because childhood cancer drugs are not profitable. The personal impact of this funding void is very real to my family every minute of every day." Erin Chance

Thank you to everyone who participated! Below are some fun outtakes from a beautiful day.

"Where there is love there is life." Mahatma Gandhi