BreastFest 2024 Was a Huge Success!
We raised close to $20,000 (Woo Hoo!!) for patients and their families going through treatment for Breast Cancer:
- Co-pays for prescriptions and appointments
- Post-surgical necessities such as compression garments and medical equipment
- Genetic testing for patients as well as their families
- Scarfs, wigs and other items providing dignity, comfort to patients to help self-image.
- Transportation for patients to and from appointments
- Utiility, water and food bill assistance
What a day! Thank you to everyone who came out to help raise money for breast cancer patients and their families! THANK YOU to friends, families, sponsors, partners, musicians, restaurants and volunteers for making BreastFest New Jersey POSSIBLE. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your time, talents, products and positive vibes! EARLY DETECTION can SAVE YOUR LIFE. We love you, We thanK YOU!!!
Photos from Breastfest 2024
Sponsor * Partner * Donate * Volunteer
Five sisters lost their mother to breast cancer when they were 24, 21, 15 and 12 years old.
In order to prevent that same fate for other women & families, they started BreastFest
and founded the Tyanna Foundation.
Our sponsors
What is Breastfest Athens?
- Awareness, Early Detection, Patient Care
- A PINK PARTY that invites us all to Celebrate Life, Celebrate Survivors & Remember those who have died
- A funny name for a serious cause, our mom Tyanna was a very funny person
- Raises funds that stay local benefiting St. Mary’s Women’s Imaging Center and local wellness programs
- Founded in Athens, GA (1999) Baltimore (MD), Haddon Township (NJ), Philadelphia (PA), Dewey Beach (DE)
- Flagship event of the Tyanna Foundation
- 5 sisters and an army of volunteers on a mission to improve the lives of breast cancer patients (& their fams)
- 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer
- Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women (lung cancer is first)
- White (Asian & Pacific Islander) women are diagnosed but more Black women die from breast cancer.
- Awareness and early detection can save your life #CheckUrBreasts
- In memory of Tyanna Barre O’Brien and women lost too soon.
- In CELEBRATION of Jana Nugent and sisters that survived! In honor of those battling today
We Celebrate, Remember & Raise Funds the Stay Local
- BreastFest, and more specifically the Tyanna Foundation, was founded by five sisters who lost their mother to breast cancer when they were 24, 21, 15 and 12 years old. In order to prevent that same fatefor other mothers, they created the BreastFest & the Tyanna Barre O’Brien Breast Cancer Foundation. These 5 sisters and an army of volunteers on a mission to eradicate cancer deaths and make breast cancer less prevalent on the planet. BreastFest is…
- • 100% VOLUNTEER run and ALL FUNDS STAY LOCAL
- • A BIG PINK PARTY with live music, food, drinks, games, kids activities, basket auction
- • The Wall of Hope (photos, names & hearts to honor loved ones)
- • A funny name for a serious cause…our mom was a very funny person!
- • PATIENT CARE: Supporting breast cancer patients, families, local wellness programs for women & children
Admission
March 23, 2024, Saturday, 4-9pm I Cutters Pub I 120 E. Clayton Street, Athens, GA 30601
A portion of ALL sales, DAY and NIGHT, benefit the cause.
Be VIPink!
Includes: Food, Drink VIP Lounge
Drinks * Music * Merch * Auction
$40/Advance $50/Door
General Admission
FREE! Drinks & snacks are available
a la carte.