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Lee National Denim Day
Lee National Denim Day is a single-day fundraiser created by Lee Jeans to support the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Every year, on the first Friday in October breast cancer awareness month, people nationwide are asked to wear their jeans and donate $5 in support of breast cancer research. Additional recommended knowledge
Program HistoryLee National Denim Day is one of the largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer in the world. Each year, on the first Friday in October National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lee Jeans encourages millions of people nationwide to wear their favorite jeans and make a $5 donation to support the fight against breast cancer. Now in its 12th year, Lee National Denim Day has raised more than $66 million in the fight against breast cancer. In 2006, people at nearly 18,000 companies and organizations wore denim on Lee National Denim Day. Program BeneficiariesFunds raised from Lee National Denim Day benefit the Women’s Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation [1] and will help to: • Establish the Lee Jeans Translational Laboratories to accelerate promising treatment research for new targeted therapies, and increase patient access to some of the most significant clinical trials in the nation • Support the EIF’s Breast Biomarker Discovery Project, a multi-year effort led by world-class scientists to develop a blood test for early detection of breast cancer • Create web-based and print resources for the National Breast Cancer Coalition that will offer individuals with breast cancer evidence-based information to help them make more informed decisions about breast cancer risk, diagnosis and treatments options. For more information about Denim Day, visit [2]. Celebrity spokespersons
TriviaThe manufacturer of Lee Jeans, VF Corporation, is also a leader in the manufacture of intimate apparel such as Vassarette®, Bestform®, and Lily of France® and has been around for more than 118 years. See also
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