Join a Silver Lining Foundation at Stocks and Blondes to Save the Girls

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CHICAGO (July 2009)-Join the Auxiliary Board of A Silver Lining Foundation (ASLF) for "Save the Girls," a fundraiser from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. Friday, July 24, at Stocks & Blondes Bar and Grille (36 N. Wells St., Chicago; 312-372-3725). The event will raise funds for no cost breast cancer screening mammograms to uninsured and underinsured individuals, and raise awareness of the need for early detection of breast cancer. Each patron who makes a $10 donation to ASLF will receive one raffle ticket, and a drink ticket for either one domestic draft beer or one "well" cocktail.

Food and drinks specials will be available throughout the entire day, and Stocks & Blondes will feature its specialty Pink Booby shot for $4. The door prize raffle will include an ASLF t-shirt and a gift card to Stocks & Blondes. Additional raffle tickets will be sold for pairs of Chicago White Sox tickets and Chicago Cubs tickets.

"By making a small contribution at our Save the Girls event, guests provide women in Chicago with potentially lifesaving resources," says breast cancer survivor and ASLF founder Dr. Sandy Goldberg. "We are proud to partner with Stocks & Blondes to host this fabulous summer event and give people the opportunity to make a difference in someone else's life."

Launched in 2002 by Dr. Sandy Goldberg, a breast cancer survivor, A Silver Lining Foundation (ASLF) provides the underinsured and uninsured with information concerning cancer resources, treatment options and support services. All proceeds from the "Save the Girls" event go to ASLF's unique Buy A Mom A Mammogram™ program, which funds screening mammograms at The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, South Shore Hospital in Chicago and Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey to qualifying women in a timely, dignified and respectful fashion. Since the Buy A Mom A Mammogram™ program's inception in 2006, ASLF has provided more than 3,000 women with information about and access to no cost screening mammograms. In response to the growing number of women needing follow up due to a possible abnormality, the foundation began funding diagnostic testing in 2007.

Since its launch in 2002, ASLF has provided more than 450,000 people with information about cancer resources, treatment options and support services. Through the organization's programs, services and personal support, the foundation strives to provide opportunities for medically underserved people affected by cancer. The philosophy of the foundation is based on two phrases Dr. Goldberg's mother used to live by: "No matter what your situation, you have to see the silver lining," and "We are all family, and we have to help each other through the tough times." With 47 million Americans currently living without health insurance, the Buy A Mom A Mammogram™ provides a silver lining to those in need.

ASLF's administrative offices are located at 134 N. LaSalle, Ste. 1218, Chicago, 60602. The organization runs three cancer related programs: Buy A Mom A Mammogram ™, the Chicagoland Cancer Information Coalition (CCIC) and The Evelyn Goldberg Center at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago. For more information on A Silver Lining Foundation, please call the ASLF administrative office at (312) 345-1322 or visit www.asilverliningfoundation.org.

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