Thoughts of a Key Stakeholder

“As a young women breast cancer is an all too real threat, but unfortunately I
can say that I have not been educated enough about the illness. I know when
breast cancer awareness month is, and I know the home screening tips but my
knowledge really ends there. Senate Bill 994 is a great idea and would be
advantageous to all young women such as myself. 'Think Pink Early' opened my
eyes to this bill and to issues associated with it. I think the female
population needs to take a proactive step in increasing awareness to every
generation about breast cancer, the earlier the better.”

- Caity Flint, Virginia Tech freshman.

Action Plan Feedback

As of November 5, 2009 we have not received any feedback from legislators in response to writing letters and sending e-mails. Today an e-mail was sent to the Young Survivor Coalition and the American Nurses Association political action committee asking for support.

Positive feedback and support was received from peers and local constituents via internet networks such as Gmail postings, Facebook, and blog comments. One peer commented, “Every women needs to know the facts about Breast Cancer and understand the impact it has on individuals, family members, and friends.”

Connections are being made with other organizations such as the Zeta Tao Alpha sorority at Radford University and James Madison University to increase our numbers in support for the EARLY Act. The ZTA philanthropy is Breast Cancer Awareness- they provide support for early breast cancer detection year-round. The Susan G. Komen site has been utilized as a reference for our information to each of our contacts in following out our action plan.