BCR Leading Ladies: Breast Cancer Survivor Creates Grilling Accessory That Raises Awareness — And Money!
October 14, 2008 by Kristen King
Filed under Leadership
(www.bizchicksrule.com) — If this isn’t perfect for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I don’t know what is!
About the Biz Chick
Leslie Haywood’s first introduction to Breast Cancer was in 1988 when she and her sisters were sat down for "the talk." Her mother was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, and at the time, it was a little more than her 16-year-old brain could comprehend. Says Leslie, "I knew it was serious and that over the next few years, my mom would be in a fight for her life but it was only after my own diagnosis 18 years later, that I began to understand just how dire the situation had been."
Her mother is now almost 20 years cancer free, Leslie says, "But with both my mom and I being stricken with this disease on our thirties, and my daughters now being 5 and 3, I’m sure you can see why I feel a sense of urgency to help find a cure.
About the Product
Says Leslie, "Grill Charms are similar in concept to the wine charm but for your grilled foods. They are dime-sized solid stainless steel charms that are placed in your food BEFORE grilling. The stems are serrated to hold securely while flipping, moving and grilling like you normally do. You Grill Charm your food prior to cooking to distinguish spices and flavors, steak temperatures, or to avoid health or allergy issues. They stay in the entire time, so when dinner comes off the grill, you look for your Grill Charm, and everyone knows which one is theirs."
This month, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Leslie launched The Pink Collection. A full 10% of proceeds from sales of The Pink Collection will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to help fund breast cancer research and find a cure.
Visit the Grill Charms website to order your own Pink Collection Grill Charms! And leave your comments here to encourage Leslie.
Don’t forget to enter to win an Epson WorkForce 600 All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer!
Contents © Copyright 2008 Kristen King
(images courtesy of Leslie Haywood)
Tags: womens business blog, breast cancer survivor, breast cancer awareness month, products for breast cancer awareness, pink products, grill charms, leslie haywood, pink collection, biz chicks rule, kristen king
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