| On the day her mammogram revealed her tumor, | | | | create and donate hand-made quilts to find a cure for |
| Linda Peters came home to some bittersweet news. | | | | breast cancer. The quilts are submitted to eBay and |
| A message from eBay revealed she had won a | | | | go up for auction with all proceeds sent to Komen for |
| coveted hand-made quilt from the Quilt Pink project?a | | | | the CureÂ(R). Neither the magazine nor the |
| collaborative charity auction supporting the largest | | | | foundation anticipated that the number of donations |
| breast cancer awareness effort in the world. Since | | | | would exceed what was expected - by nearly five |
| Quilt Pink was launched a year ago by American | | | | times! Nor were they prepared for the touching events |
| Patchwork and Quilting Magazine and the Susan G. | | | | set in motion by the powerful connection Quilt Pink has |
| Komen for the CureÂ(R) Foundation, an | | | | forged among women of all ages, all walks of life, |
| astonishing 4,000 hand-made quilts have been | | | | quilters and non-quilters alike - for a common cause. |
| submitted for auction on eBay. Hundreds of thousands | | | | "For the past 25 years, Komen for the CureÂ(R) |
| of dollars have gone to Komen for the CureÂ(R), | | | | has been on a mission to end breast cancer forever," |
| and for every quilt made and donated to the cause, | | | | said Katrina McGhee, Vice-President of Marketing for |
| there is a woman with a stirring story. | | | | Susan G. Komen for the CureÂ(R). "Programs |
| In Cottage Grove Wisconsin, Tania Russow runs to | | | | such as Quilt Pink are an integral part of that mission, |
| her mailbox to retrieve the Quilt Pink quilt she'd worked | | | | helping us to reach millions with life-saving breast health |
| on while undergoing chemotherapy. A stranger outbid | | | | messages, and raising funds that support research and |
| her for it on eBay, but sent it back to Tania when she | | | | community outreach. |
| heard of its heart-rending origin. In Nashua New | | | | Every major advance in breast cancer research has |
| Hampshire, two teenagers die in a car crash and as | | | | been touched by a Komen for the CureÂ(R) |
| their classmates mourn the loss, they complete the | | | | grant, resulting in significant scientific breakthroughs and |
| Quilt Pink project they started and submit it to eBay. In | | | | major cancer-fighting discoveries. Right now, celebrity |
| Steamboat Springs Colorado, a family is startled by | | | | quilts are on auction on To view and bid on these |
| the accidental discovery that someone they've never | | | | remarkable, one-of-a-kind quilts visit |
| met has dedicated her Quilt Pink quilt to their mother, | | | | "The minute it sinks in that you've decided to give up a |
| who unfortunately lost her battle with breast cancer. | | | | breast to save your life," says Linda Peters, "well, that's |
| And in Kissimmee Florida, a healthy grandmother | | | | a very hard minute." Today, Peters is cancer-free and |
| makes it her goal to buy as many Quilt Pink quilts as | | | | has purchased 12 more Quilt Pink quilts for women |
| she can so that her daughter will live to become a | | | | recovering from breast cancer. "Sometimes," said |
| grandmother. | | | | Peters, "things happen in your life - not necessarily for |
| Launched in September of 2006 on Quilt Pink Day, | | | | the lessons they hold for you - but so you can support |
| 1000 quilt shops across the country invited patrons to | | | | someone else. |