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Give a microdonation to your favorite charity
November 2009
Making microdonations on the Web is a little harder than it once was. Many of the services I would have included in this roundup have shuttered in the past year. In fact, there are just a handful of viable such services left.
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Lindsay Avner: Building a Bright Pink community
October 2009
Recently, actress Christina Applegate had a double mastectomy after learning that she had breast cancer, a disease her mother twice suffered and survived.
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What to Say (and Not Say) When Someone You Love Is Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
October 2009
When a friend or family member gets a breast cancer diagnosis, she needs you more than ever. We asked Lindsay Avner, founder of Be Bright Pink, a nonprofit group that educates young women about breast cancer, for tips on how to be as supportive as possible.
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Bright Pink Launches Mobile Breast Cancer Effort
October 2009
Nonprofit Bright Pink is betting it can wield cheeky text messages to raise awareness of breast cancer and cut detection times.
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A Bright Pink Dream
September 2009
The TodaysMama staff got to meet Lindsay this summer at BlogHer – the energy with which she advocates for the health of young women was extraordinary to see first hand.
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Fashion for a cause: LuxGoddess and Bright Pink bring Prada and Gucci accessories to your inbox
September 2009
The summer sun is high and hot, and the streets of Melrose, Rodeo, Century City and the Third Street Promenade are sweltering.
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The Grand Re-Opening of Amano
March 2009
Parties are great. Birthday parties, engagement, parties, bridal showers, “I Got a Raise” parties, “I Didn’t Get Laid Off” parties, bachelorette parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs, etc., etc.
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Cheeky Chicago
February 2009
Last Friday I headed to Crimson Lounge at the Hotel Sax for the VIPink Party hosted by Be Bright Pink and Michigan Avenue Magazine.
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Life, Love Beauty
October 2008
October and beyond shopping – purchases of these prodocts donate to breast cancer research and support groups.
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Mischo Beauty
October 2008
As you all know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and when I found out thay Orbit had partnered with Bright Pink – I had to spread the word!
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Purse Buzz
October 2008
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, here is a great way to give back. Purchase some gum and show your support!
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Prophylactic Mastectomy Is a Good Option: Stories of 2 High-Risk Women
May 2008
Deciding to have a mastectomy without actually having breast cancer is not necessarily the radical alternative it might appear to be. An increasing number of high-risk women make the choice to have prophylactic mastectomy—many after testing positive for BRCA gene mutations.
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To Cut My Breasts Off, or Not to Cut My Breasts Off…
April 2008
One morning in September 2004, while writing a rent check to her landlady and brainstorming ideas for a meeting, Jessica Queller made the call that would throw her life into a tailspin.
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Risk Factor
January 2008
While most high school-aged kids were worried about a prom date, Deborah Lindner held her mother’s hand as she underwent a mastectomy.
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She Drew The Line At Maybe To Save Her Own Life
October 2007
The memories of Lindsay Avner’s grandmother and great-grandmother are always with her. Her mother and father’s support is always with her.
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Bright Pink a Bright Spot in the Cancer Community
October 2007
When Lindsay Avner, now 25, discovered that she tested positive for an inherited breast cancer gene in 2005, she felt trapped and afraid.
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Young People Who Rock
September 2007
Albert Camus said, "There are some people who prefer to look their destiny straight in the eye." Lindsay Avner is, without a doubt, one of those people.
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CNN.com
September 2007
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Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy
September 2007
Her latest mammogram was clean. But Deborah Lindner, 33, was tired of constantly looking for the lump.
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Young Hollywood on a Worthy Mission
July 2007
Three hundred and fifty of Young Hollywood’s finest gathered at the elegant Beverly Hills home of philanthropist Peter Kleidman for the Bright Pink Young Hollywood Benefit last Tuesday.
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