Houston, TX, July 6, 2023 — Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI), the largest and only national Black breast cancer survivor-run organization today announced Sisters Network® Inc. Young Sisters Initiative Pink Power Tour: “A Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Talk with My Sisters.” The 5-City Tour kicked off successfully in Charleston, South Carolina. The tour’s next stop is Orlando, Florida on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Springhill Suites, 5403 Millenia Lakes Blvd., Orlando, FL 32839. SNI Orlando Affiliate chapter will serve as co-host of the event. The event is free and open to the public. To register, please R.S.V.P. to orlandopinkpowertour@sistersnetworkinc.org or call (866) 781-1808.
For nearly three decades, Sisters Network® Inc. has been committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the Black community. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of invasive breast cancer that disproportionately affects Black women and contributes to racial disparities in breast cancer mortality.
The goal of the 5-City Pink Power Tour is to educate Black women about the TNBC crisis impacting black women, empower TNBC patients through their journey, and discuss the importance of clinical trial participation and knowing your family history, and how to be your own self-advocate. The Pink Power tour cities were selected due to the high number of black women diagnosed in those states.
“Bringing the Pink Power Tour to Orlando is important for two reasons. Our SNI Orlando Affiliate chapter is a strong chapter and of our oldest. They have been very dedicated to their community and successful providing support, educating, and empowering Black women about breast cancer health and awareness,” stated Karen E. Jackson, Founder/CEO, Sisters Network® Inc. and 30-year, 4-time breast cancer survivor. “Additionally, the state of Florida amplified TNBC awareness. Last March, Senator Berman sponsored a resolution to recognize “Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month” and designated March 3, as ‘Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day’ in Florida.”
“We are so excited to have the Pink Power Tour come to Orlando,” stated President Patricia Coefield of Sisters Network Orlando Affiliate chapter. “This is the second time Sisters Network® Inc. has brought their tours to the Central Florida community. The Pink Power Tour coming to Orlando helps our mission to support, educate, encourage, and bring attention to the devastating impact breast cancer has in the Black community. Being hostess to the Pink Power Tour, will help us promote Breast Health Matters and improve the quality of life as we take daily strides through this breast cancer journey.”
The 2023 Pink Power Tour is powered by MERCK and supported by Genentech.
Upcoming Pink Power Tour cities include:
Largo, Maryland Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Doubletree by Hilton- Largo
Nashville, Tennessee Saturday, September 16 from 10: 00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Millennium Hotel
Montgomery, Alabama Saturday, October 21 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Embassy Suites Montgomery Hotel
For more information about Sisters Network® Inc., please visit www.sistersnetworkinc.org or call (866) 781-1808 or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
ABOUT SISTERS NETWORK® INC.
Sisters Network® Inc. was founded in 1994 by Karen Eubanks Jackson, 30-year, and 4-time breast cancer survivor. Today, SNI is the largest and only national Black breast cancer survivorship organization in the United States and a leading voice in the fight against breast cancer in the Black community. Sisters Network® Inc. National headquarters is in Houston, Texas. The organization has over 25 survivor-run affiliate chapters nationwide located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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