Sarasota business owner, Elsie Gilmore, raised $250 and participated in the October 13th Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 3-mile walk.
Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) October 20, 2007 -- On Saturday, October 13, 2007, Elsie Gilmore, owner of True Green Studios, a website design and development studio located in Sarasota, Florida, participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 3-mile walk. The walk was held at the polo grounds, located in Lakewood Ranch, with approximately 4,000 walkers participating. $346,000 was raised for breast cancer research.
Along with numerous individual donations, Ms. Gilmore received generous donations from the following businesses: Felicia Rothberg - Graphic Designer (www.feliciar.com), Drycleaning To Go (www.drytogo.com), Hotel Technology Services (www.hoteltechservices.com), and Orthopaedic Center of Southwest Florida (www.orthocenterflorida.com). Thanks to these donors, she was successful in reaching her $250 fundraising goal.
About Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Since 1993, 3.5 million walkers across the country have raised more than $230 million through Making Strides events to help fight breast cancer. Last year alone, the efforts of dedicated supporters raised more than $40 million nationwide to enable the American Cancer Society to continue fighting breast cancer every day. The donations that are collected enable the American Cancer Society to fund cutting-edge research, provide up-to-date cancer information and education, advocate for all people to have access to critical cancer screenings and follow-up care, and offer free programs to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.
About Elsie Gilmore
In 2003, Ms. Gilmore founded True Green Studios (www.truegreenstudios.com), a full service web design and development studio. Last year she was honored as one of Gulf Coast Business Review’s "40 Under 40", and she recently created the women’s business networking group, Women With Moxie (www.womenwithmoxie.com).
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