Komen Denver Supporters,

The Denver Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure appreciates the outpouring of concern from our passionate supporters, volunteers and community members and values each and every opinion. The decision on granting strategy and performance criteria was made on a national level and the Komen Denver Affiliate was not part of this decision.

When the Denver Affiliate first learned of the change in grants strategy, which effectively disqualified Planned Parenthood as a grantee, we immediately requested and were granted an exemption to this policy for the grant cycle beginning April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013 pending the Grant Review Committee and Board of Directors approval of their grant application. This was the first step in our fight to reverse this decision.

We believe Affiliates should be able to make local decisions that best serve their communities.

We need your help in changing this policy. We can’t do it alone. Please join us. Send the  email message below to Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker at news@komen.org   and tell her to reverse their decision and allow local Affiliates the right to determine what is best for their communities.

We have funded Planned Parenthood consistently since 2009. Each year, their grant was reviewed by the Community Review Panel and recommended for funding by the Affiliate’s Board of Directors. Planned Parenthood is a strong partner of Komen Denver Affiliate in ensuring women have access to breast cancer screening.

Each year, 75 percent of the net proceeds from the Komen Denver Affiliate’s fundraising go to local programs. In the past 20 years, Komen Denver Affiliate has invested more than $28 million in Colorado communities. If your concern is where your money goes, your donation may remain 100% local by simply notifying us of your intent.

Komen Denver Affiliate is dedicated to supporting low income and uninsured individuals in our community and we will continue to help ensure that all women have access to quality breast health care.

Thank you for joining us in our effort to reverse National’s decision.

Message

Reverse your decision and allow funding of Planned Parenthood!

Dear Ambassador Brinker,

As a passionate (supporter, survivor, volunteer, donor) committed to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever, I am writing to ask you to reverse your decision, which effectively disqualifies Planned Parenthood as a Komen grant recipient.

Planned Parenthood provides the entrance for many medically underserved women in our community to gain access to life-saving breast health screenings. They are an important partner in providing breast health services in Colorado.

We support Komen Denver Affiliate in their efforts to fight this decision and ask National to allow local Affiliates to make funding decisions that are right for their communities. Last year alone, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains diagnosed 19% of the 29 breast cancers found by Komen Denver Affiliate funded screening programs.

I hope that I can count on you to reconsider and make saving the lives of the women in my community your top priority!

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State ZIP]