BREAST
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON
TYPE OF
CANCER FOUND IN WOMEN.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND GIVE
TO THE CAUSE -- IT'S
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR
MONEY IS GOING WHERE IT
SHOULD BE.
AND HERE TODAY WITH TIPS ON HOW
TO DONATE WISELY
IS --CARLOS VILLALOBOS FROM YOUR
BETTER
BUSINESS BUREAU.
BUSINESS BUREAU.
WHY
WHY IS
WHY IS DONATING TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
RESEARCH
WHY
WHY IS
WHY IS DONATING TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH IMPORTANT?
RESEARCH IMPORTANT? BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON
TYPE OF CANCER
FOUND IN WOMEN, ACCORDING TO
STATISTICS
RELEASED BY THE CDC IN 2016.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED
WITH BREAST
CANCER HAS DECREASED OVER TIME,
BUT THERE IS STILL
NO CURE, AND ACCORDING TO
BREASTCANCER.ORG, ONE IN
EVERY EIGHT U.S. WOMEN WILL
DEVELOP IT DURING HER
LIFETIME.
LIFETIME. IS SHOPPING FOR "PINK RIBBON" MERCHANDISE A GOOD WAY TO
DONATE?
IT CAN BE, UNFORTUNATELY THERE
ARE BUSINESSES THAT MAKE
DISHONEST CLAIMS ABOUT THEIR
DONATIONS TO BREAST CANCER
CHARITIES. PLENTY OF BUSINESSES
ARE WORKING TO DONATE TO
CHARITIES, BUT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
BE CAREFUL TO VERIFY THOSE
CLAIMS.
WHAT TIPS DOES BBB HAVE FOR
THOSE LOOKING TO DONATE THIS
VERIFY
VERIFY THOSE CLAIMS. WHAT TIPS DOES BBB HAVE FOR THOSE LOOKING TO DONATE THIS
OCTOBER?
SHOP SMART. BBB CHARITY
STANDARDS CALL FOR CAMPAIGNS TO
DISCLOSE HOW MUCH OF THE
PURCHASE WILL BE DONATED TO
CHARITY. LOOK FOR THIS
INFORMATION WHEN SHOPPING FOR
PINK RIBBON ITEMS IN STORES OR
ONLINE. BE CAUTIOUS WITH
BUSINESSES DOING VAGUE
PROMOTIONS THAT DO NOT SHARE THE
PORTION
PORTION OF PROCEEDS DONATED, OR WHICH CHARITY THEY'LL BE DONATING TO.
CHECK THE CHARITY. IF THE
CHARITY IS SPECIFIED, CHECK THEM
OUT WITH BBB TO SEE IF THEY MEET
OUR CHARITY STANDARDS. THIS WAY,
YOU'LL KNOW THAT YOUR MONEY IS
GOING EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT IT
TO AND IS BEING USED HOW YOU
INTEND FOR IT TO BE. PARTICIPATE
CAREFULLY. SOME CHARITIES WILL
HOST EVENTS
IN ADDITION TO MARKETING
PROMOTIONS. IF THIS INTERESTS
YOU, GATHER ALL THE IMPORTANT
INFORMATION BEFORE SIGNING UP:
IS THERE A PARTICIPATION FEE?
ARE YOU REQUIRED TO SIGN UP A
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SPONSORS?
BEFORE YOU SIGN UP, VERIFY THEM
WITH BBB TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE A
CHARITY YOU WANT TO SUPPORT.
TAKE ACTION. IF A CHARITY YOU
LIKE ISN'T HOLDING ANY EVENTS OR
PROMOTIONS DURING BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH, CONTACT THEM TO
SEE HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER OR
DONATE ON YOUR OWN TIME. EVERY
BIT HELPS, EVEN IF YOUR
PREFERRED CHARITY ISN'T HOSTING
THEIR OWN FUNDRAISERS. WHERE CAN
CONSUMERS GO TO LEARN MORE?
OWN
OWN FUNDRAISERS. WHERE CAN CONSUMERS GO TO LEARN MORE? THEY CAN VISIT US AT
BBB.ORG TO LEARN MORE, OR GO TO
GIVE.ORG TO SEARCH CHARITY
REPORTS AND FIND CHARITIES THAT
PASS BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE'S
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