Painted Pink Inc.: A Non-Profit Organization
By Painted Pink Inc., Nov 19, 2021
Who is Painted Pink, Inc.?
A nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering every millennial to take charge of their breast health
"We support millennials with access to mentors, resources, and medical professionals who understand the intersection of breast health and the realities of breast cancer for this generation. We are proponents of the purposely pink lifestyle – knowing your genetic history and being proactive about fitness, nutrition, and clean beauty practices. Our pillars focus on providing a unique opportunity to educate millennials about the benefits of breast health and self breast exams, nutrition, regular physical activity, clean beauty, and healthy lifestyle choices.We provide programs and events to show young adults how to live a preventative life.
Since inception in 2014, Painted Pink has raised over $80K to create care kits and resources for newly diagnosed young breast cancer warriors at local hospitals, Piedmont Hospital and Grady Health. Painted Pink was founded by Ann-Marie Swatson to fill the fundamental gap between young women and breast health education. In 2011, she found two painful lumps in my breasts and as a result had two lumpectomies. Though her diagnosis came back negative for cancer, the feeling of helplessness never left. During her experience, she noticed a severe lack of resources available for young adults to advocate for themselves. Being planted in the reality of women’s health and the disparities, she grew a passion to create a platform that helped young women advocate for their own health. The board has 4 other millenial women (Manica Pierrette, Gloria Mason, Amaris Appiah and Tayler James) who serve to represent the main faces of voices of breast health. The board has seen breast cancer impact their their aunties, grandmas, friends and their own health."
Resources Offered:
Purposely Pink programs – Events centered around cleanand natural beauty and hair tips; educating on the importance of knowing what we are putting on our bodies. Fitness and health events. Cooking demonstrations to learn what about clean foods.
Baby ShowerHer campaign – Baby showers for women who are undergoing breast cancer and are pregnant. We buy goods from their registry and throw a baby shower.
Purposely Pink Care Kits – Put together care packages filled with hypoallergenic items, motivational items, and items to alleviate discomfort from chemo. We gift these to millennial women at local hospitals on the first day they start chemo.
Collegiate Tour – Travel to different universities to speak to young women about the importance of breast health and how to do self-breast exams.
Learn more about Painted Pink on their website