Where Do My Pink Ribbon Donations Go?
(LifeWire) – It’s difficult to walk through a store without seeing merchandise sporting a pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness and fundraising. Golf balls, blenders, dog collars, cake pans, neckties, even boxing gloves and shot glasses are now available being adorned with pink ribbons. But where, you might ask, does all this charitable money go? And how does it help those who are battling breast cancer? The pink ribbon, like the red ribbon for AIDS preceding it, has been adopted by many organizations to demonstrate their interest in breast cancer research, education and support. The symbol was first used by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer organization in the 1980s, when “you couldn’t use the words ‘breast cancer’ in public,” according to Katrina McGhee, the vice president of marketing for the group. The pink ribbon gained popularity through Komen’s Race for the Cure and other campaigns. But
