NEW YORK, May, 22, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- The Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Young Professionals
Committee (YPC) announced today that Ange Kagame, the daughter of
Mr. Paul Kagame, the current
President of the Republic of Rwanda, will be joining the YPC.
Ms. Kagame made her first appearance as a member of the YPC at
The Impact Awards luncheon on May 20,
2015 at the New York Hilton Midtown
(www.komennyc.org/impact). She was the guest of Sandra Kozlowski, YPC founder and Komen Greater
NYC Board of Directors Chair, and Eric
Brinker, Komen Ambassador and the son of Susan G. Komen founder Nancy G. Brinker and nephew of the late
Susan G. Komen.
"We are very excited to have Ange join the Young Professionals
Committee," said Ms. Kozlowski. "We have a great group of people
who are committed to raising breast cancer awareness and funds to
defeat the disease once and for all. Ange will be a fantastic
addition to our mission."
"I am thrilled that Ange is joining the Komen Greater NYC YPC,"
stated Mr. Brinker. "Ange has a unique perspective that goes beyond
the New York City area. Komen has
been working in Africa for several
years to bring awareness and screening to the continent and her
point of view will be valuable to the Young Professionals."
The YPC is comprised of rising young professionals and
entrepreneurs who share the goal of engaging a new generation in
the culture of philanthropy by inspiring them to help Susan G. Komen achieve its vision of a world
without breast cancer.
Ms. Kagame will help the YPC identify new fundraising strategies
to support innovative grassroots breast health programs that
provide services to underserved residents in New York City, Long
Island, Westchester, and
Rockland Counties, as well as to
raise awareness of breast cancer worldwide.
"I am so excited and truly honored to be a part of such an
amazing and inspiring charity," says Ms. Kagame. "Philanthropy is
an area in which I have always had a strong interest, since my
mother founded Imbuto Foundation, which is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to support the development of a
healthy, educated and prosperous society. I hope to continue her
good work with Susan G. Komen Greater NYC and raise awareness of
breast cancer both in New York and
Rwanda. We continue to build
capacity at all levels since breast cancer is among the most
prevalent cancers in Rwanda –
routine medical checkups are provided for women 35 and older and
men 40 and older to aid in early detection. Overall, breast cancer
is a significant and growing problem in lower and middle income
countries. I'm looking forward to building awareness for early
detection and recovery."
The YPC hosts two events every year, Paint the Park Pink and
Pink Rocks the Rock, and has a large team for the Komen Greater NYC
Race for the Cure. Paint the Park Pink took place on February 5, 2015 at The Bryant Park Grill with
nearly 300 guests who helped raise awareness of breast cancer and
funds to help medically underserved local women. Pink Rocks the
Rock is an annual YPC summer celebration and Komen Greater NYC Race
for the Cure kick-off event. Pink Rocks on the Rocks will be held
at the Rink Bar in Rockefeller Center on Tuesday, July 21, 2015.
About Ange Kagame
Ange Kagame is the second
child and only daughter of Paul Kagame, the sixth and current
President of the Republic of Rwanda and the leader of Rwanda's majority party, the Rwandan Patriotic
Front. Recently, Ange graduated with a major in Political Science
and a minor in African studies at Smith
College and will utilize these skills to pursue her
philanthropic interests in female empowerment, education, sports
and public health. Ange's passion for giving back to the global
community was instilled in her by her mother, Jeannette N. Kagame,
who founded two charitable organizations in Africa, African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS
and Imbuto Foundation. With her new appointment as part of The
Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Young Professionals Committee (YPC),
Ange intends to assist in raising awareness of breast cancer. Ange
is an enthusiastic basketball and soccer fan, as well as a lifelong
follower of the Boston Celtics and Arsenal Football Club.
Blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ange-kagame Twitter:
@AngeKagame
About Susan G. Komen® Greater NYC
Founded in
1990, Komen Greater NYC is celebrating its 25th anniversary in
2015. Since 1999, Susan G. Komen Greater NYC has awarded more than
$46 million in grants to a wide
variety of community partners and invested in cutting-edge breast
cancer research programs. In the last five years alone, we
have helped more than 830,000 women, men and families in
New York City, on Long Island, and in Westchester and Rockland Counties. Twenty-five percent of
every dollar raised funds national breast cancer research while
seventy-five percent of the net monies raised goes right back into
the communities to help the women, men and families in our service
area. This year, Komen Greater NYC is awarding $1.64 million to 25 local breast health programs
as well as $700,000 for national
breast cancer research to find the cures. For more information,
please visit www.komennyc.org or call 212-293-CURE.
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