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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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
1996 – Professional Basketball player Rebecca Lobo , whose mother is a breast cancer survivor.
1998 – Actress Yasmine Bleeth , who played Caroline Holden on the 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 Rob Lowe , who later played Sam Seaborn in the TV show 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 Lucy Liu , co-star in the film Charlie's Angels and on TV's Ally McBeal . Liu was once diagnosed with a non-cancerous 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 James Denton and 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 Mariska Hargitay , who plays detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU . Her childhood friend died of breast cancer in Spring 2007. Billy Ray Cyrus , and actresses Gabrielle Union and Kerry Washington also 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 - Mike Rowe , creator, host and executive producer of 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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
^ "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 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lee_National_Denim_Day&oldid=1202867259 "
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