Breast Cancer Survivors and friends share stories and raise funds RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 30
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- October is National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. While it is always important to do your part, October shines
a light on educating people about this disease. That is what users on Lulu.com
are doing -- with cookbooks, children's books and more. Lulu.com is the
premiere online global marketplace where authors' written works are able to
reach the world for this cause.
Cookbooks are popular breast cancer fundraisers on Lulu, like Cooking to
Cure Breast Cancer. Proceeds go to The British Columbia Cancer Foundation.
With the control Lulu provides, authors are able to set the price of their
work and send royalties to charities. With Lulu's print-on-demand technology,
there is no need to order large runs. Said Michelle Puffer the editor of
Cooking to Cure Breast Cancer, "I've had family members succumb to breast
cancer and friends who've lost loved ones as well. I wanted to help fund
research to stop this insidious disease. Lulu made it possible to publish with
minimal cost, so the bulk of the proceeds can go to cancer research."
Mommy Found a Lump, by surgical oncologist Dr. Nathalie Johnson, helps
explain breast cancer to children by discussing treatment and recovery in a
non-threatening manner. This picture book also helps parents talk about it
with their kids. "I thought pictures would be worth a thousand words. At the
back of the book, children can draw pictures of themselves. Children express
their feelings through drawing, allowing parents to know how they are
feeling," says Dr. Johnson. Proceeds from the book go to the Nativity School
in Portland, Oregon and other local survivor foundations.
There are many different ways to support cancer research, so gather your
friends and cook, tell your kids a story or write your own. With Lulu.com,
there is no right or wrong way to do your part.
Lulu.com (www.lulu.com) is the marketplace for digital content on the
Internet. Lulu's creators have complete editorial and copyright control and
sell directly to their customers and the rest of the Lulu global marketplace.
With free web storefronts and social networking offerings, Lulu creators are
fully supported to profit from their work.
SOURCE Lulu.com
