Mission of the Breast Exam Project

  Our mission statement is four-fold:

  • Raising Awareness for early detection
  • Producing a DVD which shows how to do your self breast exam to a song.  The DVD will also have video to go with the music.  Depending on our fundraising efforts and funding we hope to give this DVD away at all types of events including breast cancer walks, doctor's offices, sporting events, music events, major stores and drug stores.  Empowering people of all walks of life to take care of their health.
  • Interviews with health care professionals explaining the latest technologies   and the most recent breast cancer information as well as addressing questions raised by our audiences on the road.
  •  acknowledging the strength and power of breast cancer survivors on video

1.  Raising Awareness for early detection

As we travel for the DVD production, we attend a variety of events such as:
Lucie Blue Concerts, Folk Concerts, Music Festivals, Boat Shows, Harley Davison Shops,  Relay for Life events, Walks for the Cure, Bike Rallies, Sports events,  RV'ing Rallies,  and Motorcycle Exhibits.  As we plan for these events, we contact local breast cancer resources so they can share the local resources available.  When they cannot attend the event we arrange to pick up the local printed materials to have at our events.  In some cities we can hold joint benefit concerts.

Advertising statistics indicate that for every mile driven,

a vehicle with promotional printed materials can reach 600 people. 

We believe that by driving across the highways of the US and Canada, we are a constant reminder for people to do their self breast exam monthly.   We also advertise that IT ISN'T JUST A GIRL THING.  In our travels we have found that 96 % of the men we spoke to did not know that they can also be diagnosed with breast cancer.  Knowledge is truly the key to early detection. 

Since the inception of the project in August 2005, we have travelled over 63,000 miles.. 

2.  Producing a DVD to be given away and which will also be available on the internet

  •  May 2008 to August 2008 Edit the project 
  • Manufacturing August-September
  • October 2008 funding permitting "Release of the Breast Exam Project"
  • Music recording for the breast exam segment in production 2007
  •  Film and interviews aimed for completion

 

 

  •  Our goal with this DVD is to make it available free in hospitals, doctor’s waiting rooms, breast imaging waiting rooms, drug stores, sports events and as many gatherings as we can think of.  We are hoping it will take on a life of its own.  We also plan on touring in the college network to educate young men and women.  There is also a great need to target low income families as we believe that early detection is the key to better health as well as a more cost effective health care experience.  Travels through Native American land will also be included in our travels when the project is completed.

     

    3.  A wealth of information

    All through our travels, people have asked us questions which are then tranferred into our bank of questions for health care professionals to address during our final interview for the DVD.  We want to make sure that the years we have spent accumulating questions and information are reflected in the final interviews with our health care professionals on camera.

    We will also be asking these medical professionals to explain and compare the newest technologies available today.

    4.  Interviews with breast cancer survivors

    This segment of the project will include interviews with breast cancer survivors of a variety of ages and walks of life.  These amazing people share their stories and put it all out there.  There is Life After Breast Cancer!