Dear Friends,

Hello and Happy June! The official start of summer is still several days away but we're already feeling the "fun in the sun" vibes of the season! We have numerous activities planned and hope you'll join us!

We have fun and festivities planned at our NEW Livermore location grand opening. We're now members of CommonPoint by Tri-City Nonprofit Alliance, a collaborative co-working space, and we can't wait to welcome you to our newest Program Store location. Refreshments, giveaways, raffle prizes, and more! No RSVP required. Learn more here.

Our registration at ItsYourRace.com will open July 1st; in the meantime, be sure to visit our event pages to learn more about this year's IN-PERSON event at Quarry Lakes Regional Park! Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at our Community Expo? Call (510) 790-1911 ext. 104.

HERS will have an info booth at Tri-City Nonprofit Coalition's first-ever (and free!) 4th of July Parade After-Party! Stop by and learn more about HERS and other amazing nonprofits. Giveaways, entertainment, and food trucks, too! Learn more here.

As a beneficiary nonprofit, HERS is pleased to join the Have a Ball Golf Tournament fundraising festivities at Crow Canyon Country Club! We'll be at the Nonprofit Hole ready to greet golfers with giveaways! Find out more here.

We'll join the party at Fremont's Downtown Event Center with a HERS info booth, giveaways, and fantastic raffle baskets. Be sure to check out the Fremont Chamber Street Eats calendar for food truck and entertainment info!

If you have questions about any of these events, let me know. I may be reached at tinaf@hersbreastcancerfoundation.org or (510) 790-1911, ext. 104.

With gratitude,

Tina Fernandez Steckler

Executive Director

So many of you have shared that you've missed our in-person Walk/Run/Yoga event and are excited it's back!

We're excited, too, and we're pulling out all the stops to ensure that this year's event is both meaningful and memorable. Be sure to mark your calendar and note the following:

While you wait for registration to open, be sure to check out our event pages and use the weeks ahead to train, form a team, and/or plan a costume. Registered adult and youth participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and goody bag. We'll also have entertainment, giveaways, and more!

Sponsorships are critical to event success, and this year we're offering several levels and enticing benefits. Whether you choose our entry-level $250 Bronze Sponsorship or "Go for the Gold" Sponsorship or higher, you contribution will ensure patients receive post-surgical products and services that help their physical and emotional healing.

Our popular expo is an impactful way to share your nonprofit's mission, your service group's work, or your company's products and services. We've had a wonderful variety of expo participants in the past and this year will be no different! Get exposure to 500+ individuals while making a difference in your community.

For more information, email tinaf@hersbreastcancerfoundation.org or call (510) 790-1911, ext. 104.

Our mission fulfillment depends in large part on our generous event sponsors. Simply put, sponsor investment sustains our programs and patients. Please join us in thanking our 2022 (to date) sponsors and, if you're curious about their services, click their logos for more information!

We'll welcome new sponsors in the weeks and months to come; future newsletters will be updated accordingly. If you'd like to sponsor our Walk/Run/Yoga event, review our 2022 Sponsorship Form or call (510) 790-1911, ext. 104.

If you'd like to be a Community Expo exhibitor, review our 2022 Expo Form or call (510) 790-1911, ext. 104.

HERS Breast Cancer Foundation is honored to receive another generous donation from the amazing Tri-City SOCKs Team!

While we (like so many!) are sad that the May 7th Walk was their final event, we are focusing on the incredible ACHIEVEMENTS this hard-working and fun-loving group of women -- all volunteers -- have achieved: Since 2004 they have distributed $2,165,732.48 to Bay Area breast cancer support and research organizations!

On June 2nd HERS Directors Tina Fernandez Steckler, Rebecca Lalwani, and Annette Lewellyn attended the traditional post-walk "Hand Over the Goods Party" graciously hosted by Dina and

Stu Pann, and were thrilled to receive a check in the amount of $20,000.22.

Please join us in thanking this group for their outstanding support of our patients. With this most recent donation, Tri-Valley SOCKs has donated a whopping $162,000.51 to benefit HERS Assistance Programs.

We will deeply miss this annual event but extend our tremendous gratitude to the Tri-Valley SOCKs and all those who helped make each year's event so successful: Countless walkers, donors, in-kind donors, sponsors, and volunteers who made this event such as success year after year.

Do you work for a company that encourages employee giving (aka workplace giving) and might also offer matching funds?

Many companies such as Anthem, Adobe Systems, Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Apple encourage employee philanthropy. Some even place a value on employees' volunteer activities and donate based on that valuation.

If you're wondering if workplace giving, reach out to your HR department for information. It's a win-win for employees and employers and worth exploring. And please consider making HERS the beneficiary of your giving!

If you have questions, please contact HERS Team Member Bobbie Parikh at bobbie@hersbreastcancerfoundation.org.

If you haven't signed up for RoundUp, what's the hold up? Seriously, this secure fundraising app makes donating to HERS incredibly easy.

Register one or more debit or credit cards, and every purchase you make will be rounded up the nearest dollar and the difference will be donated to HERS Assistance Programs.

Visit https://www.roundupapp.com/, click on the "Find a Nonprofit" tab, and search for HERS by name or use our Federal Tax ID #: 943309906.

A note to business owners: consider making HERS your beneficiary nonprofit. Register and designate HERS as the recipient of your customers' "round up" donations.

Need help? Have questions? Call Tina Fernandez Steckler at (510) 790-1911, ext. 104.

As one of our dear patients shared years ago, HERS was her "soft place to fall" during one of the hardest times of her life. Being a soft place -- a haven -- aptly describes our mission and our spaces.

If you or someone you know is in need of post-surgical products, our compassionate team members are here for you. Our individualized assessment and fitting services, extensive selection of post-surgical products, and beautifully-appointed spaces make HERS unique.

We accept a wide range of insurances and handle billing so our patients may concentrate on what's most important: their healing. And for under-served patients -- individuals in need -- our Assistance Programs help cover the cost of their products.

As part of our health and safety measures, we continue to offer phone order fulfillment, curbside pick-up, and shipping options. Visitors to our locations may be assured that we continue to practice sanitizing, social-distancing, and mask-wearing.