Watch the video of Kathy Lee and Hoda talking about the Haiti bracelet and several other I’m Tired of bracelets on the Today Show. We are so grateful to them!
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Today Show Features the Haiti and I’m Tired of Bracelets
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
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Back to School for the Children of Haiti
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
5,000 to 8,000 schools were affected by the earthquake in Haiti. In Port-Au-Prince, 90 to 97% of the schools were destroyed, as most of the schools were built with cement blocks to withstand hurricanes, not using anti-seismic systems in the case of an earthquake. The entire national school system — already among the poorest in the world — had been shut down, although schools in much of the country were not directly affected.
In attempt to restore some type of order to children’s lives, schools opened yesterday for the first time since the quake, even though it could be a month or longer before pupils in the quake zone resume their studies. Due to this reopening, many classrooms were fuller than usual because of children relocating.
Clinics run by Doctors without Borders report that the psychological impact of the disaster is becoming more apparent- especially in the symptoms of children, which could be helped by restoring a familiar type of order into the children’s lives and giving them something other than the devastation to think about.
The country is still in need of almost every form of aid- including food, clean water, cash, and even lightweight trucks.
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Targeted Breast Cancer Drug Shrinks Tumors
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
A new targeted cancer drug has been shown to shrink tumors in women with metastatic breast cancer after an average of seven other drugs, including Herceptin, failed.The new drug, called T-DM1, combines Herceptin with a potent chemotherapy drug. It’s a Trojan horse approach, where Herceptin homes in on cancer cells and delivers the cancer-killing agent directly to its target.
Tumors shrank in one-third of women with metastatic breast cancer given T-DM1, says Ian Krop, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. In another 12%, tumors stopped growing for at least six months.
The women remained cancer-free for an average of seven months — results unheard of in patients this sick, he says.
All the women, who had breast tumors for an average of three years, had cancer that had metastasized, or spread to other parts of the body. They had been treated with an average of seven different therapies, including Herceptin, Tykerb, and Xeloda, and each had failed.
Read more about this Breast Cancer treatment here
You can help fight the battle against breast cancer today by purchasing any of the I’m Tired of Breast Cancer bracelet. We give half the sale of every bracelet to Breastcancer.org.
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Are you an animal lover? Don’t miss this!
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
October 3, 2009
The Hollywood Palladium
7pm - Midnight
Celebrate Best Friends’ 25th Anniversary at the annual
Lint Roller Party!
Best Friends Animal Society invites you to attend this unique event, on Saturday, October 3, to celebrate the animals and support the mission to save homeless pets. Don’t miss this fabulous 80’s-style bash that includes live entertainment, dancing, open bar and more!
Be part of one evening of glitz, glamour and pet hair! Celebrate yesterday and today, and get engaged in the future of the animal welfare movement of tomorrow.
For 25 years, Best Friends Animal Society has been collaborating with shelters, rescue groups, volunteers and members across the country to better the lives of animals and be their voice. Working together, we’ve saved millions of innocent lives, and advanced the mission to create a time with No More Homeless Pets.
For more information, click here!
Tags: Best Friends Animal Society, Katherine Heigl, Lint Roller
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The smiling dog and cat video, Smile2 is here!
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009You loved the first Smile dog and cat video, so we had to make the sequel. If you’re tired of animal cruelty, check out the premier of Smile2, The Sequel. It takes a positive approach to why we need to stamp out animal abuse.
Please help us raise money to support the fight against animal cruelty by purchasing the I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty bracelets, t-shirts and bumper stickers. We give half of everything you purchase to Best Friends Animal Society.
Tags: animal cruelty, Animal Lovers, animal rescue, Smile, Smile2, video
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Thank you San Francisco Business Times
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009Thank you Lindsay Riddell of the San Francisco Business Times for writing a fun piece on “I’m Tired of” (ITo). This is the kind of stuff that’s really helping to spread the word and help us make things happen!
Ms. Riddell specifically mentions the I’m Tired of Global Warming (benefiting Rainforest Action Network) and our brand new I’m Tired of Bogeys (benefiting Caddy For A Cure) bracelets.
Tags: bogeys, climate change, Global Warming, golf, Rainforest Action Network
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New Black I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty T-Shirts
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Check out the brand new eco friendly t-shirts! We knew our message would pop on a black tee and we have to tell you, they look great! Half the sale ($14.75) from each 100% organic cotton t-shirt goes to Best Friends Animal Society.
Tags: animal cruelty, t-shirts
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These are Difficult Times for Non Profits
Monday, June 29th, 2009Here’s an example of the unfortunate fallout from these difficult economic times. This is the last thing we should allow to happen…
Planned layoffs are now under way at Heifer International, according to a company spokesman.
Heifer spokesperson Tina Hall confirmed that the first round of layoffs have begun and will continue on. Heifer announced earlier this year that layoffs were forthcoming and would be implemented by the end of June.
Hall said the layoffs would affect about 20 percent of Heifer’s U.S. work force of about 330 employees and that specifics concerning the Heifer locations affected by the layoffs would be released soon.
Based in Little Rock, Heifer is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating world hunger and poverty.
In these difficult economic times, charities are struggling more than ever to make ends meet and continue to do their critically important work to rid the world of disease, hunger, discrimination, animal cruelty and address other important issues we face. We just don’t have the extra cash to write the nice checks. Our bracelet campaign has helped make a difference, because it allows thousands and thousands of people to make just a small purchase and together, make a big difference!
Tags: charities, charity, non profit
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I’m Tired of BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) Bracelet is Here!
Monday, June 1st, 2009
We are so happy to introduce the I’m Tired of BSL bracelet. BSL (Breed-Specific Legislation) is discrimination, pure and simple. Yet, it continues to proliferate in states and municipalities across the country as the solution to curbing violence involving “dangerous” dogs. The root of this problem, however, is not the breeds, but rather the individual dogs and the irresponsible owners who create them.
HELP US AND BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY PUT AN END TO BSL BY PURCHASING A BRACELET - SHOW YOU CARE! 
Tags: Breed Sprecific Legislation, BSL, dogs
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The Baltimore Sun Loves “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty” T-Shirts
Friday, May 29th, 2009Read what the Baltimore Sun had to say about the “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty” t-shirts and bracelets.
Tags: press, t-shirts
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