Ed. Note: Champions of Change is a weekly initiative to highlight Americans who are making an impact in their communities and helping our country rise to meet the many challenges of the 21st century.
To kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, last week leaders in the fight to end breast cancer participated in a roundtable discussion at the White House. The leaders included activists, scientists and health care providers who are making a difference in this fight every day. The discussion was led by Chief of Staff to the First Lady and Executive Director of the Council on Women and Girls, Tina Tchen, and it focused on the progress and challenges in the fight to end this devastating disease.
The fight against breast cancer is a personal issue for me. I learned the importance of this issue from my late mother Pat Barr, who first brought me along organizing with her when I was 10 years old. Back in the early 90’s, I trekked all over my little town of Bennington, VT collecting petitions for the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s 300 Million More campaign supporting more breast cancer research funding.
Fonte: White House