Bunco for Breast Cancer

“Your chance of winning Bunco is 1:12. In the U.S., the chance of a woman being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in her lifetime is about 1 in 8.”
(source of statistic: The American Cancer Society)

News & Events

Meet the people who make Bunco For Breast Cancer such an amazing success by organizing their own events!

News

  • Bunco For Breast Cancer is on Facebook!  Visit our page, become a friend and/or a fan. Contribute to our Wall!! We'd love to hear from you. Visit us on Facebook today! 

 

  • Woodstock Bunco For Breast Cancer is the most succressful group ever! Since their first Bunco For Breast Cancer event in 2005, they have raised more than $262,000 and $65,000 in 2010 alone! Congratulations to our Champions! Susan Martino and two of her daughters, Tracy Noe and Laura Littner, are all breast cancer survivors, who - with the whole Martino famiy - are dedicated to raising funds for BCRF.

 

Other groups are continuing to raise significant funds for breast cancer research.

  • Brenda Young and the Tempe, AZ group will hold their 7th Annual tournament on April 3, 2011. Click on Tempe's page (above left)  to learn more and see photos.
  • Jeanne Fitzner and her group in Westmont, IL raised $13,400 at their April 2010 event, the highest yield since they started. They look forward to their 10th anniversary event in 2011.  
  • Moira Grimes and her Central New York State group have their 5th annual event scheduled for April 3, 2011. To date, they have raised $15,494.
  • Sue Stonehouse and Pam MacAllum raised $25,000 at their second event in Santa Rosa Valley, CA, for a total to date of $45,000. 
  • CasaBlanca Resort in Mesquite, NV, have confirmed their 2rd annual "Bunco or Bust" event for October 1, 2011. 

 

  • Alison Bonaguro’s Country Music Blog carries an archived piece about Bunco For Breast Cancer and its founder, Alison's good friend Mary Green.

 

 If you recently held a Bunco For Breast Cancer event and would like to share your story and post your event photos, go to our helpful tools menu and click on organizer questionnaire or flickr photo upload (follow the upload instructions and send the final URL to coordinator@buncoforbreastcancer.org.)

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