Denim Day funds Lee Jeans Translational Laboratories
07 Oct '06
3 min read
Net proceeds from Lee National Denim Day will support groundbreaking early detection and treatment research and support community breast cancer prevention services.
Specifically, Denim Day funds will help establish the Lee Jeans Translational Laboratories and Fellowships for Breast Cancer Research; support the EIF Breast Biomarker Discovery Project, a multi-year effort by world-class scientists to develop a blood test for early detection of breast cancer; and create web-based and print resources for the National Breast Cancer Coalition that will offer individuals with breast cancer evidence-based information about diagnosis and treatment options.
"The Entertainment Industry Foundation is proud to join Lee Jeans for Lee National Denim Day. Together we are committed to funding the most promising and groundbreaking breast cancer treatment and early detection research in the country," said Paulsen.
Since the program's inception in 1996, millions of people have participated in Lee National Denim Day at companies, schools and through local civic groups. Nearly 20,000 companies participated in the 11th year of the program, which raised more than $61 million in its first 10 years.
The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), as a leading charitable organization of the entertainment industry, has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to support charitable initiatives addressing critical health, education and social issues.
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