Here's some news that really caught my attention.
In the current Frontline newsletter published by The Komen Foundation, the organization is joining forces with MLB for the Strikeout Challenge, a weeklong program designed to increase awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, and raise funds to support the mission of the Komen Foundation.
During the week of the Strikeout Challenge, fans and players can make a monetary pledge for each strikeout thrown during MLB games played between Sunday, May 7 to Sunday, May 14, 2006 by logging onto MLB.com. In addition to pledges per strikeout, fans and players can also donate directly to the Komen Foundation via MLB.com.
MLB Charities will donate $50,000 as part of the Strikeout Challenge program. During the 2005 Challenge, baseball pitchers threw 1,362 strikeouts.
As a woman and a baseball fan, I was really excited to read about Major League Baseball's commitment to this program. I plan to make a pledge, and hope you will too.
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