Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S.
Mission Statement:
To raise awareness, fund research, and to educate. To offer support, both emotional and financial to those impacted by breast cancer. Our goal is to work hand in hand with regional breast cancer organizations and the medical community, to fulfill our mission statement goals. It is our mission to show that, when it comes to breast cancer, Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S.
What We Are:
Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S. began in 2008, as a grass roots movement, in a small town in Carl Junction, Missouri (population 7,500). Our initial goal in 2008 was to build on our town's existing bi-annual visit from a mobile mammography unit.
We wanted to do more than just offer mammograms. We also wanted to raise awareness about breast cancer. And we wanted to somehow find a way to financially make a difference. We chose selling USPS breast cancer awareness postage stamps, which fund breast cancer research, as how we would make a difference.
That year our goal was to sell $10,000 worth of the stamps in October (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) at the Carl Junction Post Office. That goal was met, with 14 minutes to spare! We celebrated by asking those involved to pose for what became known as our "Annual Community Snapshot." In 2008, seventeen people involved in meeting our goals posed for the 2008 Community Snapshot. The picture reflected not only our postmaster, but our City Council, Mayor, civic leaders and more.
This year, thanks to our volunteers and supporters, Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S.
will raise money for local breast cancer organizations by holding events and
fundraisers through-out the month of October.
Here is what is scheduled, so far:
October 1st - Carl Junction Fall City-Wide Rummage Sale - The fall sale
will again feature smart-phone friendly bulletins, "QR" codes, Facebook, Twitter,
Geo-cache technology and a first-ever mobile app for sale locations, promos &
more! 7 a.m. to ?
October 1st - The USPS Breast Cancer Awareness Postage stamp goes on sale at the Carl Junction Post Office, 123 N. Main, Carl Junction, Missouri. This year the CJPO will try to place first in the nation for selling these stamps at this location, from October 1-31st. The stamps help fund important breast cancer research. Last year the CJPO placed second in the nation for sales!
October 1st - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off with a month-long calendar of events, fundraisers, etc. More information: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carl-Junction-CARES/314567013845
October 1st - Carl Junction goes Pink - Time: Dusk... The City of Carl Junction will illuminate with pink lighting at our Community Center, 303 N. Main, at our Welcome/Entrance Park at 171 & Pennell, and various retail locations. This is a month-long, nightly occurence, which kicks off, October 1st, and includes the tradition of tying pink ribbons on street poles and pink awareness ribbons painted on Main Street.
October 4th - 2nd Annual "Skate to Show You CARE" 6 p.m. - Spinning Wheels Sk8 Center
October 4th - Carl Junction City Council 7 p.m. - If the Carl Junction Post Office has hit $10,000 in breast cancer awareness postage stamps, the Carl Junction City Council has to wear PINK POODLE SKIRTS to the City Council meeting!
October 8th - "Breast Cancer Awareness BIKER STYLE" 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - At Cycle Connection of Joplin, Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S will have an information booth set up at this breast cancer awareness expo.
October 9th - Mother Road Marathon - West 7th & Stateline Road... Hydration Station operated by the Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S. volunteers.
October 15th - Zumba to Show You CARE 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Located at the CJ K-1 North School Gym
October 15th - "CARE-oke" (Karaoke to Show You CARE) - TBA
October 16th - 2nd Annual CJHS FBLA Breast Cancer Walk to Show You CARE - Carl Junction High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Breast Cancer Walk will hold its second breast cancer walk from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at CJHS Bulldog Stadium. Prizes will be given for largest team, most creative costumed team and more! Registration forms are available for download at cjr1.org or available for pick-up at the Carl Junction Community Center.
October 18th - Carl Junction City Council Meeting 7 p.m. - If the Carl Junction Post Office has hit $20,000 in breast cancer awareness postage stamps, Carl Junction City Administrator has to wear a PINK MINI-SKIRT to the City Council meeting!
October 20th - "TWIST to Show You CARE" Flash Mob - Location & Time TBA on Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S. Facebook page, day of event. Have your pink shirt on, be ready to do "The Twist" in the area's largest flash mob ever! Come help us Twist to raise awareness about breast cancer!
October 25th - Maude Norton Hospital's MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch). Taking place at the Carl Junction Community Center-West Parking Lot. No appointment is necessary. No physician's order necessary. Private insurance & Medicare billing done on site. Cash discount for self-pay.
October 27th - "Bridging the Generations" SENIOR EXPO 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Held at the Bridge, 3405 S. Hammons Blvd. Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S. will have an information booth set up at this breast cancer awareness expo.
October 28th - 4th Annual Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S "Community Snapshot to Show You CARE" 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Taking place at the Carl Junction High School Bulldog Stadium. Photo at 6:30 p.m. (ribbon formation)
October 31st - Last day to buy postage stamps - If the Carl Junction Post Office sells $40,000 worth of the breast cancer awareness postage stamps, Carl Junction Chamber of Commerce President Gary Stubblefield has to ride the Branson ZipLine, 100 foot up in the air, wearing a PINK POODLE SKIRT!
This year, thanks to our volunteers and supporters, Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S. will raise money for breast cancer research by helping the Carl Junction Post Office, sell breast cancer awareness postage stamps, through-out the month of October.
Last year the post office that placed first in the nation for selling breast cancer awareness postage stamps, sold $42,000 worth of breast cancer awareness postage stamps. Last year, we gave them a run for their money! It took a couple of weeks to confirm the final numbers, but when the numbers came in, Carl Junction was second in the nation! Will the Carl Junction Post Office place first in the nation this year? It will be mid-November, by the time we get the final numbers. But, if we find out that the Carl Junction Post Office has finished first, we have one more surprise planned by members of Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S., to show that it takes a village to be first in the nation, in raising breast cancer research money & "stamping out" breast cancer!
Please visit and "like" along with suggest our Facebook page, for a complete list of all of our events, information about local breast cancer organizations, breast cancer-related news and more! Together, with your help, we can make a difference. When it comes to breast cancer, Carl Junction C.A.R.E.S. Join us!
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