by Molly Malley | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog
Wine & Wig, the premier party of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in West Michigan, is quickly approaching and we couldn’t be more excited. We’re pleased to share that Tim Penning has been announced as our featured speaker for the evening. Timothy...
by Kelsea Rounds | Nov 1, 2017 | Wellness
According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer. In the spirit of this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, West Michigan Woman’s Wine & Wig raised $46,000 to support Susan G. Komen Michigan,...
by Kelsea Rounds | May 31, 2017 | Profile
“A lot of who I am today has to do with the role my parents played in providing a family environment that is loving and focuses on supporting one another,” said Erica Bills, Executive Director, Susan G. Komen Michigan. Erica grew up in Jackson, Michigan,...
by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 5, 2016 | Wellness
Despite advances by the medical community and advocates—and despite declining breast cancer death rates—a stubborn truth remains: More than 40,000 women and men in the United States die of breast cancer each year. It’s a truth that Susan G. Komen Michigan, a...
by Kelsea Rounds | Mar 16, 2016 | Cityscene
Both men and women experience the effects of breast cancer. Each can be diagnosed with this loathsome disease—but, more often than not, men become intimately familiar with breast cancer when a woman they love receives a diagnosis. In 2014, a group of men combined...
