Thursday, October 2, 2008

Azavar Helps Fight Cancer

Each year, Lee Jeans sponsors National Denim Day to raise money for the fight against cancer. Since its inception in 1996, Denim Day has raised more than $70 million for this extraordinary cause. This month, Azavar joins more than one million supporters in one of the largest fundraisers nationwide.

Here’s how Denim Day works: Lee Jeans invites companies to go casual for a cause, encouraging employees to wear jeans to work in exchange for a $5 contribution. Though Denim Day is a single-day event, we plan to continue the fundraising throughout October which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We hope to raise a minimum of $5 per person. Let the fundraising begin!

The Facts About Cancer:

• Overall, cancer death rates are higher in men than women
• Approximately one in three women in the United States will develop cancer over her lifetime
• Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, after skin cancer.
• An estimated 40,460 women will die from breast cancer in 2008. An estimated 450 men will die from breast cancer in 2008.

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