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Play CBS Video Video Breast Cancer Task Force Dave Price speaks with Janice Bonadio, founder of the Breast Treatment Task Force, about a benefit performance. Also, the group Antigravity performs.
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Video Rapping Against Cancer Sharon Parker, author of "Look Out Cancer, Here I Come!" speaks with Dave Price about her battle against the disease. Parker also shares some of her anti-cancer rap.
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Video Women Honored For Volunteering Anne Maine, editor in chief of Traditional Home, discusses with Hannah Storm and Harry Smith the magazine's Classic Woman Award, which is given to women for their volunteer work.
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Cancer survivor Sharon Lee Parker speaking with Dave Price on The Early Show> Monday (CBS/The Early Show)
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Traditional Home magazine Editor in Chief Ann Maine (CBS/The Early Show)
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Pokemon USA Editorial Director Lawrence Neves and a certain cartoon character on The Early Show plaza, with fill-in weather person Roberta Gonzales of CBS station KPIX-TV in San Francisco (CBS/The Early Show)
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"Teens Against Cancer" founder Max Cohen and, on the far lef, Dave Price on The Early Show (CBS/The Early Show)
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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006
Breast Treatment Task Force
To mark the introduction of its new Lite bra, Maidenform is teaming with the AntiGravity acrobats and the Breast Treatment Task Force. The troop put on a demonstration at Macy’s Herald Square this week, and for every woman who got fitted for the new Lite bra, Maidenform was to make a donation to the BTTF, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Log on to the Maidenform site to find a fit event near you.
To watch a segment on this from Wednesday's Early Show, click here.
Monday, Oct. 23, 2006
"Look Out Cancer, Here I Come"
When Sharon Lee Parker was diagnosed with cancer, she was determined to make the best of it. Four years later, she's cancer-free and helping others with her positive energy.
Parker has written a book called "Look Out Cancer, Here I Come: How I Beat the Odds and Came Out a Winner."
She talked about it, and her battle against the disease, with Dave Priceon The Early Show Monday.
To watch the segment, click here.
For more information, visit these Web sites:
The Life Lover Foundation
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006
CLASSIC WOMAN AWARDS
The new issue of Traditional Home magazine profiles five women and their charitable work.
Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm presented them with the magazine's Classic Woman Award at a ceremony in New York last week.
Traditional Home Editor in Chief Ann Maine stopped by The Early Show Thursday to talk about them and their efforts.
Storm's Connecticut home is featured in the magazine's latest issue, as well.
For more on them, click here.
To watch the segment, click here.
The magazine says the award "celebrates the spirit of volunteerism by recognizing standout charitable women from across the country."
In its March issue, Maine invited Traditional Home's readers to nominate a woman who is "making a positive difference in her community." The magazine's editorial staffers evaluated the nominations and chose five women to honor who they felt are "truly are changing the world one day, one person at a time."
Traditional Home Classic Woman Awards honorees and their causes are: Ginny Donohue, Syracuse, NY (On Point for College); Gloria Taylor, St. Louis, MO (Community Women Against Hardship); Jeanne Mozier, Berkeley Springs, WV (Morgan Arts Council); Susan Retik, Boston, MA (Beyond the 11th); and Kathy Feldt, St. Louis, MO (The Joy Foundation).
Monday, Oct. 16, 2006
POKEMON ANNIVERSARY
Pokemon, the lovable cartoon character, is celebrating his tenth anniversary.
Pokemon USA Editorial Director Lawrence Neves stopped by The Early Show plaza to help mark the occasion.
He said, "We are here to celebrate ten years of Pokemon craziness, over 140 million games, 15 billion trading cards in circulation.
"It promotes a lot of interactivity among kids, reading skills, math skills; it's one of the best games out there for younger kids and older kids alike. Our age range goes from 6-60.
" … We are in 60 countries, in 30 different languages. We have a new season of Pokemon coming up on TV, and a number of anniversary celebrations" under way.
For more on Pokemon, click here.
Monday, Oct. 9, 2006
TEENS AGAINST CANCER
On The Early Show Monday, Max Cohen told Dave Price about the organization he founded, Teens Against Cancer, "because my mom had cancer about two years ago. She had lymphoma. Right after that happened, I just decided that I wanted to make a difference and just help other people." (His mom was at the plaza to see her son's appearance on national television!)
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