14th Annual Hoops for the Cure

The ODU Lady Monarchs continue their commitment to make a difference in the fight to end breast cancer with the 14th Annual Hoops for the Cure game. Join us Saturday, February 6th to watch the ODU Lady Monarchs take on Charlotte 49ers! Show your support by wearing Pink in support of breast cancer awareness. The annual game is a partnership with Susan G. Komen Tidewater, with partial proceeds from ticket sales supporting the local organization’s fight against breast cancer.

Breast cancer survivors, are invited to attend the Survivor Reception from 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Each survivor is provided one free ticket, which grants game access and reception in the Blue room. Survivor tickets are only availalbe through the Komen Tidewater Office.

You will want to make sure you arrive in time to watch or participate in the Breast Cancer Survivor Parade! Players, coaches, supporters and Big Blue will line the court to cheer on the women and men who have survived breast cancer and those still in the fight. Watch as The Ted becomes a sea of pink!

Tickets for this event are on sale at the Komen Tidewater Office, 757-490-7794. at 420 North Center Dr., Bldg. 11, Suite 143, Norfolk. The tickets can be purchased from the Komen office for $10 using cash or check (checks made payable to ODU). If you would like to purchase the tickets online please click here and enter the code “PINK”, (a portion of each ticket will be donated to Komen Tidewater)

In his 8th and final State of the Union, President Barrack Obama addressed an issue near and dear to us - cancer. President Obama announced the Cancer ‘Moonshot’. The Moonshot is inspired by America’s drive a generation ago to put a man on the moon. This is an ambitious and comprehensive action plan to make a giant leap for patients – to rapidly and dramatically reduce mortality and suffering in cancer. Vice President Joe Biden will head this resolute program. President and CEO of Susan G. Komen, Dr. Judith Salerno, expressed her excitement in a Huffington Post article calling the initiative, “...a test of our collective will to confront a disease that affects every American, directly or indirectly, over the course of our lifetimes”. Click to read Dr. Salerno’s full response or to learn more about the ‘Moonshot”.

Congress unanimously approved the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015. It extends the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) through 2019 to continue issuing a fundraising stamp for cutting-edge breast cancer research. “Stamping out breast cancer can be as simple as buying a stamp!” says Jackie Speier, one of the Representatives leading the effort. The forever breast cancer stamp is $.60 each, and 70 percent of the net amount raised is given to the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent is given to the Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense. All to help end breast cancer forever.

Thank you for 5,000 Hours! These are the hours that volunteers gave to help us in 2015! From our board of directors to event committees, office volunteers to finish line cheerleaders, interns to medical advisors – we couldn’t do it without volunteers! Interested in helping us in 2016? Email office@komentidewater.org.  Save the date for the Volunteer Picnic on May 15th.

Volunteer Opportunities – We need your help.

There are several volunteer fairs in the coming months.  We need volunteers to staff a table, hand out information and pink ribbons, answer questions and encourage participants to become involved with Komen Tidewater as volunteers or interns.

• Thursday, February 11th ODU Volunteer Fair - Fall In Love with Service

on the ODU Campus
11am - 2pm
If you can help or would like more information please email

• Monday, February 15th Volunteer Fair - MDV SpartanNash

1133 Kingwood Ave, Norfolk
10am - 3pm
if you can help or would like more information please email

• Saturday, February 20th A Moment in Black History "From Juba to Jitterbug...Juke to Jazz"

Gail Harts Performing Arts Center
2513 Victory Blvd, Portsmouth
4pm - 7pm
We have a lead volunteer, and need a supporting volunteer. If you can help or would like more information please email

• Sunday, February 21th A Moment in Black History "From Juba to Jitterbug...Juke to Jazz"

Gail Harts Performing Arts Center
2513 Victory Blvd, Portsmouth
3pm - 6pm
We have a lead volunteer, and need a supporting volunteer. If you can help or would like more information please email

• Thursday, February 25th Volunteer Fair - Virginia Beach Campus TCC

Student Center, 2nd floor breezeway
11am - 1pm
if you can help or would like more information please email

• Saturday, April 9th Delta Sigma Theta - Health Task Force for Norfolk Alumni

Booker T. Washington High School
10am - 2pm
if you can help or would like more information please email

 Dates to Remember

	Hoops for the Cure Saturday, February 6th, tipoff at 4:00. ODU Lady Monarchs VS Charlotte 49ers Tickets available at the Komen Office. FREE Tickets to breast cancer survivors.
	Join us for this fun night of food, friends, fundraising and prizes! Date: Wednesday, Feburary 17, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Location: The SGK Tidewater Office, 420 North Center Drive, Building 11, Suite 143, Norfolk, VA 23502 Cost: $10.00 - pay at the door Register Today!
	3rd Annual Road Rage For the Cure - 5K Saturday, February 20th, Start time 9:30 Click for more information or to register.
	Corn Hole for the Cure Saturday, March 5th at Norfolk Collegiate Click for more information
	St. Patrick’s Day Parade Ocean View, Norfolk March 19th.  Volunteer Opportunities available!
	The quintessential “girl’s day out!” Saturday, April 16, 10:00am – 4:30pm Hampton Roads Convention Center. Advanced tickets $5 at The Mole Hole, $8 at the door
	4th Annual LOVE Fest Sunday, April 17th Doors open at 1pm LOVE Fest 2pm-6pm The largest dance fitness event on record in Hampton Roads! Click for more information or to register!
	3rd Annual Pink-o de Mayo Friday, May 6th. 7:00pm - 10:00pm Westin Town Center Virginia Beach Tickets on sale soon!
	Bat for the Cure July, 2016 watch for more information
	RACE FOR THE CURE OCTOBER 15, 2016 Registration opens March 1, 2016 Neptune Park Virginia Beach Oceanfront