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WOMEN’S HEALTH
site. Customers can choose
the items that they want to
purchase that go inside the
box. skinnytees, is proud to
donate the limited-edition
tank top during October
as part of a choice women
can make in their Pretty
Package.
Kara Skaflestad founded
Fighting Pretty after bat-
tling stage 3 breast cancer at
age 26. She faced a double
mastectomy, eight rounds of
chemotherapy, four weeks
of radiation, fertility treat-
ments, Herceptin treatments
and hormone therapy that
would last a decade. During
treatment, she got the idea
to start the nonprofit after a
family friend and survivor
gifted her with a pair of
mini pink boxing gloves.
“Those gloves, along with
some bright pink lipstick,
became my symbols to stay
strong and never give up.
After I finished treatment,
I boxed up the gloves and
some makeup — passing
them along to another
friend who’d just been diag-
nosed. Those original gloves
traveled to five different
women, but their strength
and inspiration has gone on
to thousands,” she said.
Since the nonprofit began
eight years ago, Fighting
Pretty has impacted more
than 10,000 women battling
all types of cancer in 50 U.S.
states and 16 countries glob-
ally. Through their Strength
and Beauty program,
Fighting Pretty partners
with hospitals, treatment
centers and organizations to
provide boxing gloves and
a card of encouragement
to women in active treat-
ment all over the country.
Fighting Pretty also offers
a Create Your own Pretty
Package program, allowing
friends and family members
to customize care packages
for their loved ones, and a
Fight Club program, where
supporters can donate each
month to sponsor a woman
battling cancer.
“We are so honored to be
part of skinnytees’ annual
Breast Sale Ever and cele-
brate Alexis’ strength during
her battle with breast cancer.
We want to remind Alexis
and other fierce women
like her that they are true
‘sheroes’ for fighting and
preserving through their
days no matter what they are
struggling with,” Skaflestad
said.
Visit skinnytees and Fighting
Pretty’s social media accounts –
facebook.com/skinnytees,
instagram.com/skinnytees, facebook.
com/fightingpretty and instagram.
com/fightingpretty – to participate
in giveaways throughout Breast
Cancer Awareness Month. For more
information and to donate to the
Shades of Pink Foundation and
Fighting Pretty, visit shadesofpink-
foundation.org and fightingpretty.org.
Bags for a Cause!
Sigal Levine, owner of Badassbags-By SIGAL, announced
that in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 10% of
the proceeds from this beautiful pink bag will be donated to
Shades of Pink Foundation.
To order your bag, log on
to badassbags.online.
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