JOY Magazine--Winter 2021

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NEWS & HAPPENINGS WITH THE JOY TO LIFE FOUNDATION

MORE NEWS. MORE LOVE. MORE PINK. MORE SUPPORT. MORE JOY. LIVE HERE. GIVE HERE.

WOL, our biggest fundraiser, and now

Since 2001, the Joy to Life

in 2021, we are again at a crossroads.

Foundation’s annual Walk of Life has

We are working hard to “reimagine”

been a bright spot in spring, bringing

the Walk of Life.

together thousands of Foundation supporters, breast cancer survivors

But, while we work, breast screenings

and their loved ones to celebrate,

MUST go on for the thousands of

remember and honor those who’ve

women (and some men) across

fought breast cancer as well as those

Alabama who need them. This past

who’ve lost their breast cancer battles;

year, we funded more than 2,000

to increase breast cancer awareness;

breast screenings for women under the

and to raise funds to ensure the

age of 40.

Foundation continues its vital work. Our major contracts with the But last year, there was no Walk of

Department of Public Health’s

Life. In 2020, so many businesses and

Breast & Cervical Cancer Early

non-profits were affected greatly by

Detection Program (women 40 to

COVID-19, and the Foundation was no

49) continue. We were the first, and

exception. We were unable to hold the

we are the largest private provider

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