Lee National Denim Day
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Lee National Denim Day is a fundraiser created by
Lee Jeans[1] to support the women's cancer programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.[2] Every year, people are asked to donate the money they would spend on a pair of jeans to support breast cancer research and wellness programs. The beneficiary of the program is the American Cancer Society.[3] It is celebrated on the first Friday of October.[4]
Program history
Lee National Denim Day has raised more than $83 million in the fight against breast cancer. In 2008, an estimated 800,000 individuals wore denim on Lee National Denim Day.
Celebrity spokespersons
- 1996 – Professional Basketball player Rebecca Lobo, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor.
- 1998 – Actress TV show Baywatch. Bleeth's mother died from inflammatory breast cancer when Bleeth was 20 years old.[5]
- 1999 – Actress Patricia Arquette, who played the psychic Allison DuBois on the TV show Medium. Arquette's mother died from breast cancer in 1997.[6]
- 2000 – Actor The West Wing, was the first male spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day. His grandmother and great-grandmother both suffered from breast cancer.[7]
- 2001 – Actress breast lump.[8]
- 2002 – Actress Melina Kanakaredes, star of CSI: NY as Detective Stella Bonasera. A friend of hers was diagnosed with breast cancer.[9]
- 2003 – Actress Christina Applegate, who played Kelly Bundy on the sitcom Married... with Children. Applegate and her mother, Nancy Priddy, are both breast cancer survivors.[10]
- 2004 – Actor Charlie Sheen, of the TV show Two and a Half Men. A close friend of his lost her life to breast cancer and Sheen wanted to help find a cure for the disease.[11]
- 2005 – Actors Ricardo Antonio Chavira, stars of the TV show Desperate Housewives, helped raise $8.5 million. The mothers of both actors lost their lives to breast cancer.[12]
- 2006 – Actor Pierce Brosnan, who played British spy James Bond. Brosnan's first wife, Australian actress Cassandra Harris, died due to ovarian cancer, and he has been a cancer research advocate ever since.[13]
- 2007 – Actress Law & Order: SVU. Her childhood friend died of breast cancer in Spring 2007. Billy Ray Cyrus, and actresses Gabrielle Union and Kerry Washingtonalso supported the campaign.
- 2008 – Actors Chandra Wilson, who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy, and Tim Daly, who plays Dr. Pete Wilder on Private Practice, joined the campaign in support of loved ones who have struggled with the disease.
- 2009 – Actress Christina Applegate, program ambassador in 2003, announced in May 2009 she was returning to support the campaign after suffering from breast cancer herself in 2008.[14]
- 2010 - Actress Felicity Huffman, who plays Lynnette Scavo on Desperate Housewives, joined the campaign in support of loved ones who have struggled with the disease.
- 2011 - Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. His mother, Peggy, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
- 2012 - no celebrity spokesperson for 2012
- 2013 - no celebrity spokesperson for 2013.
Related observances
In Chattanooga, Tennessee there is an annual burger week to celebrate Southern culture.
In Canada, National Denim Day is organized by the CURE Foundation, and is held in May, rather than October.
References
- ^ "Our Company | Lee.com". www.lee.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
- ^ "Home". eifoundation.org.
- ^ "Lee National Denim Day". Archived from the original on 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2006-06-15.
- ^ "Lee National Denim Day in the USA 2021".
- ^ "Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Carina Bleeth, Yasmine Bleeth's mother". Archived from the original on 2005-08-25. Retrieved 2005-12-31.
- ^ "Patricia Arquette - Biography". Imdb.com. 2003-02-20. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ Dolbow, Sandra (2000). "Lee Bundles Rob Lowe, Pink Ribbon | Brandweek | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ "DHS asked to help raise money for breast cancer awareness". 2001. Archived from the original on 2003-01-02. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
- ^ Dr. Donnica Moore, MD. "Melina Kanakaredes Prescribes Breast Cancer Awareness - DrDonnica.com - The First Name in Women's Health". DrDonnica.com. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ Morgan, John (2003-09-23). "Christina Applegate gets serious about breast cancer". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ http://www.forrelease.com/D20040811/cgwv036.P2.08112004144152.22923.html
- ^ "LNDD - 2005 Spokespersons". www.komen.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Pierce Brosnan to promote Lee breast cancer fund raiser". Triad Business Journal. 2006-07-12. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ Stephen M. Silverman and Julie Jordan (2008-08-03). "Christina Applegate Diagnosed With Breast Cancer". People. Retrieved 2008-08-03.