LUNA is an active supporter of the Breast Cancer Fund (BCF). In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, BCF identifies — and advocates for elimination of — the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. Founded in 1992, The Breast Cancer Fund works from the knowledge that breast cancer is not simply a personal tragedy, but a public health priority that demands action from all.

Since introducing LUNA® Whole Nutrition for WomenTM in 1999, Clif Bar & Co. has donated nearly $2 million in cash, product, fundraising programs and events, and countless volunteer hours to the BCF. In 2006 alone, Clif Bar & Co. donated $285,000 in unrestricted cash to the organization, and an additional $115,000 was generated from the Team LUNA Chix and LUNAFEST fundraising programs.

A Perfect Partnership
BCF and LUNA are a match on many levels. In addition to being linked by their focus on women’s well being, both organizations share the belief that what we put on and in our bodies matters. LUNA works towards this by creating healthy, all-natural, whole nutrition products for women. BCF works towards this through their public education, policy initiatives, grassroots mobilization, advocacy, and outdoor challenges. Together we bring women together, facilitate healthy lifestyles and, ideally, provide valuable takeaways in the form of relationships, education, and nutrition.

Why Breast Cancer Prevention?
We know that more than 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. We also know...that less than 10% of breast cancer cases are caused by genetic factors.

Another 30- 40 % of cases are linked to lifestyle risk factors like diet, hormone replacement, reproductive history, etc. So, more than 50% of all breast cancer cases remained unexplained by traditional risk factors. Meanwhile, a growing body of scientific evidence links environmental risk to breast cancer ­ and that is where BCF is focused.

Breast Cancer Fund’s Mission
In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies ­ and advocates for elimination of ­ the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. BCF is the only national breast cancer organization that has chosen to focus solely on prevention (not simply early detection), and has established itself as a leader within the growing environmental health movement. This isn’t detection... it’s prevention. We don’t want women to get breast cancer in the first place. Please learn more at www.breastcancerfund.org.

For more information about the Breast Cancer Fund, and to sign up to receive the organization’s monthly email newsletters, please visit www.breastcancerfund.org. For questions, need for more information, or materials requests, please contact Julie Homan at julie@breastcancerfund.org, or call 415-346-8223, x.15.

Thank you again for all of your support. And remember, Prevention starts here~ with you!

Please visit www.breastcancerfund.org/dctriathlon for the Team Luna Chix DC online donation form.