Join the Chicago Sky to Support a Silver Lining Foundation August 28

CHICAGO (August 2009)- Attend a pro basketball game and support access to no cost mammograms and breast cancer resources for uninsured women at the same time when A Silver Lining Foundation (ASLF) pairs up with groundbreaking WNBA team, the Chicago Sky. Join ASLF at 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 28 and watch the Chicago Sky take on the New York Liberty at the UIC Pavilion (1150 W. Harrison, Chicago, Ill.) in this special game to raise awareness about breast cancer.

On August 28, all WNBA games played support breast cancer awareness, with each team picking a local charity in their franchise area to support. Chicago Sky chose ASLF, and Sky fans can cheer on thrilling basketball, partake in family fun, and watch inspiring female athletes. Tickets start at just $15 and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to ASLF. Children under the age of two enter at no cost.

"A Silver Lining Foundation is grateful for the opportunity to partner with the Chicago Sky, to not only enjoy this professional team of role models, but to support breast cancer awareness," says Dr. Sandy Goldberg, founder of ASLF. "A portion of the proceeds will be donated to provide breast cancer patients with resources and mammograms to patients in the Chicago area."

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 event support 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 and Swedish Covenant 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.

To order tickets, or for more information about the event, visit www.chicagosky.net and enter the promo code ASLF; call Stanley Coleman at (312) 994-5999; or e-mail at scoleman@chicagosky.net. In order to participate in this event and assure proceeds go to ASLF, a form must be filled out and faxed to (312) 828-9979. To download the form, visit http://tinyurl.com/q9xjhm.

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.