As you enter the park, there's a photo opp next to the windmill to show your support. (Make sure you use hashtag #KnottsPink when tagging your pictures.) I love that Snoopy and Lucy are also sporting their pink!
For our Knott's for the Cure Press Conference Breakfast, we were offered a healthy Gluten-Free buffet.
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| Egg whites were offered at the Omelet Station. |
We were offered GF Muffins, GF Pancakes, Temph Bacon, Tofu Scramble, egg white omelets, and Pink Parfaits.
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| Gluten Free Muffins |
Did you know they offer a Gluten-free menu at Knott's? You can make special requests with the Chef!
I loved how the banquet hall was decked out in pink. Don't you?
We listened to survivors talk about their journey and how early detection saved their lives.
After breakfast we headed over to the Pony Express where survivors were able to ride. Family members and bystanders were able to cheer them on. We were honored to be there and loved the support they received.
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| Survivors on The Pony Express. Photo by LetsPlayOC.com. |
PINK FOR A CAUSE:
Look for limited edition t-shirts or souvenir magnets. The tee's are only $10. Half of the proceeds will benefit Susan Komen OC. WE GOT OURS!
Disclosure: We received tickets to attend a press conference breakfast. All opinions are our own.
KNOTT'S FOR THE CURE
Feb 1st thru March 31st!
Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA
(714) 220-5200
Pink Ticket Regular
BUY ONLINE TO SUPPORT AND SAVE UP TO $23!
Admission tickets are valid for one day admission, any day through April 15, 2014. Valid for ages 12-61. A portion of your ticket purchase will benefit the Orange County Susan G. Komen foundation.
Online: $39.00 / Gate: $62.00
WHAT'S RAISED HERE STAYS HERE:
75% of the funds raised by the Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen® stay in Orange County to:
- link under-served women to breast health services,
- provide access to screening and diagnostic services,
- educate medical providers who serve vulnerable populations about how to use state and local resources in order to provide services for low-income, uninsured women,
- tackle late stage breast cancer among African American women in the greater Long Beach area, and
- work with local, trusted businesses and churches to bring on-site mammography directly to where low-income uninsured women shop, work and pray.
Their goal is to save women’s lives by reducing the incidence of late stage diagnosis of breast cancer and therefore mortality.
In Orange County, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Thanks to Komen’s funding of research, new treatments and awareness of the importance of annual mammograms to detect breast cancer in its earliest and most curable stages, the survival rate for breast cancer has risen dramatically over the 33 years of the organization. The Orange County Komen Affiliate provides mammograms for uninsured women and works with other organizations to bring breast health information to people throughout the county.
HERE ARE SOME STARTLING FACTS:
- About 19% of adult women in Orange County do not have health insurance—that’s about 195,000 women.
- What they know is that uninsured women have a 93% higher risk of dying from breast cancer within five years of their diagnosis compared to women with health insurance.
- Breast cancer does not have to be a death sentence, and that is why they are laser focused on ensuring that every woman in Orange County has quality and timely access to breast health care services.
- During the last year, their funding supported over 18,000 screening and diagnostic mammograms.
- 2,137 uninsured women received Komen funded breast cancer diagnostic procedures because of abnormalities found during initial tests.
- As a result, 65 breast cancers were detected. That is more than ONE breast cancer detected per week!
And they still need to reach out even deeper into the community to find the many women who have never had a mammogram. (Information provided by Susan Komen OC).
EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES
Finding breast cancer early, when it’s easiest to treat, can save lives. Research estimates that regular screenings with mammography have resulted in 30% fewer deaths from breast cancer. However, mammography is not perfect. It can sometimes miss tumors or identify tumors that are not cancerous, particularly in women with dense breasts or who are at high risk for developing breast cancer. Komen is committed to finding better, more sensitive methods for detecting and identifying breast cancer earlier.Thanks, Knott's Berry Farm and Susan Komen OC, for a morning of inspiration and hope for a cure! We were honored to be there!
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