BRAKES FOR BREASTS An idea is born Raise awareness - HOW Raise - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BRAKES FOR BREASTS An idea is born Raise awareness - HOW Raise - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BRAKES FOR BREASTS An idea is born Raise awareness - HOW Raise money - HOW But Who? His vision: When you are an adult, you could be vaccinated against adult diseases like breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer .
BRAKES FOR BREASTS
- An idea is born
- Raise awareness - HOW
- Raise money - HOW
- But Who?
His vision: “ When you are an adult, you could be vaccinated against adult diseases like breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer . . .” says Tuohy
"If you keep on doing what you've always done, you'll keep on getting what you've always got."
- - W. L. Bateman
- A different approach…Prevention NOT waiting till
you acquire cancer and then treating the disease
- Vaccine 100% effective in preventing breast cancer in
lab
- Especially powerful inhibiting the growth of triple-
negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form to the disease with the lowest survive rate
- In the process of bringing to FDA for clinical trials,
with a goal of Phase I beginning in late 2015
WHY VACCINE
Smallpox
- 18th Century Europe
- 400,000 died every year
- 1/3 of survivors went blind
- Smallpox vaccine 1798
*Baylor University Medical Center
WHY VACCINE
Polio
- Late 1940’s - early 1950’s
- Polio crippled an average of
more than 35,000 people in the United States each year!
- One of the most feared
diseases of the 20th century
- Polio vaccine 1955
*Center for disease control
WHY VACCINE
Rubella
- 1964-1965 12.5 million cases of rubella
- 20,000 children born with Congenital
Rubella Syndrome: *11,000 deaf *3500 blind *1800 mental retardation
- 2100 neonatal deaths
- 11,000 abortions (spontaneous & surgical)
- Rubella vaccine 1969
*Center for disease control
WHY VACCINE
Breast Cancer
- In 2013 there were 1.5
million new cases of breast cancer.
- One every 20 seconds.
- 500,000 deaths….One
every minute!
*K. Ruddy, MD
CAN ONE REPAIR SHOP MAKE A DIFFERENCE…
YOU BET!
2011
5 Shops 1 State $10,000
2012
14 Shops 10 States $32,848.84
2013
62 Shops 23 States $66,499.29
2014
139 Shops 29 States
$100,000.00 And Still Counting…..
WITH VISIBILITY COMES RESPONSIBILITY
How can I make a difference?
HOW DOES BRAKES FOR BREASTS WORK
- Vendor on board to supply free brake pads
- Purchase all the necessary parts from vendor
- Customer receives free brake pads
- Charge for all additional parts & labor
- Shop donates 10% of the brake job
DONE 4 YOU MARKETING
WIN, WIN, WIN
- Good for the shop &
vendor
- Good for your clients
- Supporting cancer
prevention
www.brakesforbreasts.org
www.brakesforbreasts.org