Glenn's blog

This coming Saturday is Boobalicious. What in the world is Boobalicious?

From the event website:

Step right up! Gather Round Folks! Join us on Saturday, November 7th for Vancouver's 3rd Annual Boobalicious - a Breast Cancer Prevention & Awareness fundraiser - presents a dazzling Carnival incarnation and sizzling hotspot for one night only to give a little back - in style.

Staged at the gorgeous Rocky Mountaineer Train Station, Boobalicious - The Pink Playground - ain't your run of the mill party or club night. No sir - Boobalicious - the Pink Play Ground is a full on show - a Carnival for your Senses - granting you a naughty peek into the deep, dark, mysterious world behind the carnival scene. A look into the carnie's back lot trailer where the trapeze artists kick off their shoes and the toothless carnie has a beer with the stilt walker. A true carnival for your senses, get ready to enter a world where no character is too strange.

I struggle often with not being able to support charities that fight cancer because they (almost) all fund animal-based research. The real way to beat cancer is to find ways to prevent it. We know that diet and lifestyle play a huge role in preventing cancers, but treatment and research are much more lucrative, so that's where the money goes.

I say "almost" because one of the beneficiaries of this event is the Keep-A-Breast Foundation.

Our mission is to help eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support. Through art events, educational programs and fundraising efforts, we seek to increase breast cancer awareness among young people so they are better equipped to make choices and develop habits that will benefit their long-term health and well-being.

They believe that "prevention is the cure."

Plus, they don't fund any animal testing! In fact, they are opposed to animal testing and have come out quite strongly against it.

So, if you've got a spare $50 sitting around you might want to consider checking out Boobalicious this weekend – and support a cancer charity that is truly ethical and has the right approach to really defeating cancer. If you can't make it to the event, you can always donate to Keep-A-Breast online.