When running was no longer enough, this weight-loss support group turned relay team, wondered what their next way to raise funds for breast cancer research would be. Maria Fernandez and the members of TeamGDT thought not everyone runs, but everyone eats; their new cookbook, “Eat for the Cure”, was a great answer to not only raise awareness but to touch the lives of those that have been affected by breast cancer.
While training for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure the team, now 60 members strong, collected the recipes they traded when they were trying to help each other lose weight. It wasn’t until one of the support group’s members announced that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer that finding another way to fundraise and educate those about research became a top priority. “When you’re trying to lose weight, food is a major topic of conversation. As we began our mission to help the Komen Foundation, turning the many recipes we shared throughout the years on our message board, it just seemed natural for this to be our next project to honor those in the group and in our lives,” says author and charter team member Maria Fernandez.
“Eat for the Cure” is available for download or purchase. All proceeds go to the Komen Foundation, and Fernandez says of the cookbook, “This is our way of giving back.”
Food fighting cancer. Now that’s an idea. It would be an interesting challenge to see what else the agriculture industry could play a part in. We already know how agirculture is impacting domestic fuels…