Some amazing new friends!

I can't believe how many fabulous people are contacting us to show their support, not just for Face the Sun, but for the many thousands and thousands of voluteers and fundraisers who are out there every day working towards a cure. Over the next few days I'll be posting some of their stories and websites so you can seewhat I'm seeing; the world is full of great people, trying to cope and doing their part.

The first person I want you to meet is Judi Grove. She's from Tulsa, Oklahoma and is the co-founder of Breast Impressions, faced a breast cancer scare and learned about Keep A Breast Foundation on the Internet. She wanted to make a cast of her own breasts in case her diagnosis indicated a mastectomy was necessary. She needed the materials to do this, and contacted Nancy Coryell, owner of Anticipation Ultrasound Studio in Tulsa, OK. Judi and Nancy met, shared stories and the philosophy of the Keep A Breast Foundation. They knew there was a need to raise breast cancer awareness in Oklahoma. Together they started Breast Impressions .. Breast Impressions Casting! Go to www.breastimpressions.com and take a look at their outstanding work. Leave a note, tell them I sent you!

Let me know you were here.

Don't be shy! Leave a comment here so that I know you were here, and so others know what you think of the project. Make sure you include where you're from. People have no idea how far and wide this has gone. I know because I get all of your great emails, but it's time to connect with with each other.

Breast Cancer study needs US volunteers

Is breast cancer caused by something women come in contact with at work, at home, in their communities or in the personal products they use? That’s what the Sister Study is trying to answer. The Sister Study needs 50,000 US based women whose sisters had breast cancer, to enroll now, to help discover the environmental and genetic causes of breast cancer. Conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Sister Study is committed to enrolling a diverse population of women to ensure the results represent and benefit all women. For more information visit www.sisterstudy.org or www.estudiodehermanas.org. Call toll-free 1-877-4SISTER. Deaf/Hard of Hearing call 1-866-TTY-4SIS.

Wow!

Thanks so much for your early work in getting the word out about the film. In the last three days you've helped generate some 12,000 more hits on the website, boosting the total hits to over 235,000!!! well done. We've got lots of time to keep pushing that total higher and higher. Remember, the higher the hits total, the clearer it will be to investors and distributors that they need to be involved with this film.

Weekend to End Breast Cancer

If you haven't signed up to experience this amazing weekend, you should. My wife has done it twice and she says it's nothing short of life changing. I want to know, who's walking this year? Who walked before? Post some of your most treasured memories of the walk. Help build the community by sharing moments that can inspire others to take up the challenge. Remember, every great journey begins with a single step, for some, your post may be it!

Get the word out!

One of the keys to the success of Face the Sun will be to use our internet and email links to spread the word about the film website, www.facethesunmovie.com. Any work that people can do in that regard would be greatly appreciated. The more hits we get on the website the clearer it is to investors that they need to be involved in supporting this project. Let me know what you think you can do to help spread the word.

Onward and upward!!!

After a couple of very frustrating months of starts and stops, we are back on the right track... and no that isn't a train coming towards us. Working closely with the great folks at Bay Film Studios in Maple Bay on Vancouver Island, we are moving ever closer to being able to start work on what will be a wonderful adventure. Many thanks to the thousands of you who have continued to email your support for Face the Sun. Some days it felt like it would have been easier to quit than go on, but your letters, cards and emails kept us going forward. Stay tuned for more news, and thank you all very much.
Mike