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a loving mother,
successful model, and actress |
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February 14, 2004, Oliver Rich, the founder of Tea Guys, lost his
mother to breast cancer at age 66. Jeanne Swanson put a valiant five year
fight against this dreadful disease.
According to the American Cancer Society, over 200,000 American
women and 1,500 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year,
and over 40,000 women and 400 men will die from this disease. With
statistics like these, many people have family, friends and
neighbors who have been touched by breast cancer.
This is why Tea Guys supports the efforts of the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation (www.komen.org) to fund breast cancer
research and community outreach, as well as the National
Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund (www.nptrust.org), to provide
an endowment for breast cancer initiatives.
In August 2006, Tea Guys staff participated in the Breast
Cancer 3-Day event in Boston. They walked 60
miles in three days and their team raised over $20,000 for breast
cancer research and community outreach.
In August 2008, Tea Guys donated tea to the event to support the
efforts of the walkers. We are proud to be a part of this event and to
support this cause. We will continue to do so through the sales of our
Pink Tea Products line.
For more information on the Breast Cancer 3-Day, visit
http://www.the3day.org
Download the 1962 Providence Sunday
Journal article featuring Jeanne Swanson.
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