MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR DESIGN-HER GALS™ GROUND-BREAKING VIRTUAL WALK TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR STAGE IV BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
United States of America (Press Release) September 11, 2007 --
MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR DESIGN-HER GALS™ GROUND-BREAKING VIRTUAL WALK TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR STAGE IV BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
LYNN REDGRAVE, KRISTEN CHENOWETH, MARG HELGENBERGER, MOLLY SIMS, DIANE FARR, LEISHA HALEY, DAYNA DEVON & MORE TO SERVE AS GAL TO GAL AMBASSADORS IN FIRST OF ITS KIND NATIONWIDE VIRTUAL WALK
Bend, OR – The hugely successfully Design-her Gals website, designhergals.com will be making “virtual” history when they launch their interactive virtual walk to benefit the Gal to Gal Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for Stage IV breast cancer patients and their families. Design-her Gals hopes to create a viral outpouring of support during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month with a goal of registering 1 million walkers in 31 days. Pre-registration for The Gal to Gal Walk will begin September 24, with official walk dates of October 1 - October 31, 2007.
This unique approach to philanthropy has attracted strategic partners such as Yoplait, Checks Unlimited, FTD.com, Lucy, Rosa Regale wine and Fodor’s who have pledged to mobilize their communities to join the walk. In addition, dozens of celebrity ambassadors such as Lynn Redgrave, Kristin Chenoweth, Angie Harmon, Molly Sims, Mena Suvari, Diane Farr, Leisha Hailey, Marg Helgenberger, Jaslene Gonzales, Jorja Fox, Christina Cabot, Diedre Goodwin and Brooke Langson among many others, will lend their support and participate in the virtual walk.
Supporters will participate in The Gal to Gal Walk by creating their virtual likeness online and then watching themselves take a virtual walk across America. The walk will commence in the Virtual World of Harvard Square in Boston, MA, and concludes on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, visiting 29 cities along the way. The landscape walkers travel through will change on a daily basis, giving people a reason to return to see where they are walking that day. New walkers will be joining all the time – sharing their stories and building momentum as more people participate in this innovative fundraising effort.
“We are honored to have these notable individuals and companies enhance the virtual walk experience, which will join women from all walks of life. This initiative will help benefit a group of individuals who are facing the most difficult battle of their lives,” commented Jeanne Fitzmaurice, founder of Design-her Gals and Gal to Gal Foundation.
Visitors will register for the Gal to Gal Walk at www.galtogalwalk.org for a $3 donation. After designing their character, they will be added to the walk landscape where they can also invite their friends and family to join them. Supporters will receive a virtual goody bag with items donated by the Foundation’s strategic partners. Walkers may also purchase merchandise featuring their character on www.designhergals.com to support The Foundation.
LYNN REDGRAVE, KRISTEN CHENOWETH, MARG HELGENBERGER, MOLLY SIMS, DIANE FARR, LEISHA HALEY, DAYNA DEVON & MORE TO SERVE AS GAL TO GAL AMBASSADORS IN FIRST OF ITS KIND NATIONWIDE VIRTUAL WALK
Bend, OR – The hugely successfully Design-her Gals website, designhergals.com will be making “virtual” history when they launch their interactive virtual walk to benefit the Gal to Gal Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for Stage IV breast cancer patients and their families. Design-her Gals hopes to create a viral outpouring of support during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month with a goal of registering 1 million walkers in 31 days. Pre-registration for The Gal to Gal Walk will begin September 24, with official walk dates of October 1 - October 31, 2007.
This unique approach to philanthropy has attracted strategic partners such as Yoplait, Checks Unlimited, FTD.com, Lucy, Rosa Regale wine and Fodor’s who have pledged to mobilize their communities to join the walk. In addition, dozens of celebrity ambassadors such as Lynn Redgrave, Kristin Chenoweth, Angie Harmon, Molly Sims, Mena Suvari, Diane Farr, Leisha Hailey, Marg Helgenberger, Jaslene Gonzales, Jorja Fox, Christina Cabot, Diedre Goodwin and Brooke Langson among many others, will lend their support and participate in the virtual walk.
Supporters will participate in The Gal to Gal Walk by creating their virtual likeness online and then watching themselves take a virtual walk across America. The walk will commence in the Virtual World of Harvard Square in Boston, MA, and concludes on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, visiting 29 cities along the way. The landscape walkers travel through will change on a daily basis, giving people a reason to return to see where they are walking that day. New walkers will be joining all the time – sharing their stories and building momentum as more people participate in this innovative fundraising effort.
“We are honored to have these notable individuals and companies enhance the virtual walk experience, which will join women from all walks of life. This initiative will help benefit a group of individuals who are facing the most difficult battle of their lives,” commented Jeanne Fitzmaurice, founder of Design-her Gals and Gal to Gal Foundation.
Visitors will register for the Gal to Gal Walk at www.galtogalwalk.org for a $3 donation. After designing their character, they will be added to the walk landscape where they can also invite their friends and family to join them. Supporters will receive a virtual goody bag with items donated by the Foundation’s strategic partners. Walkers may also purchase merchandise featuring their character on www.designhergals.com to support The Foundation.
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