Our mission is to extend our hands and hearts to support those needing help battling breast cancer by improving the quality of life for them and their families. Hello and Welcome to Compassionate Hands and Hearts Breast Cancer Outreach! We are here for you. Vanessa Echols Founder P.O.BOX 141022 ORLANDO, FL 32814-1022 407-864-6458 Compassionate Hands and Hearts Breast Cancer Outreach, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. copyright 2012 Yet Another Rita Production FUNDRAISERS COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS BREAST CANCER OUTREACH, INC.  would like to thank everyone who has made a financial or in-kind donation to support our efforts. 100% of our donations stay right here in Central Florida and go directly to the patients and families whom we serve. We pledge to be good stewards of your generous contributions. We are 501 (c) (3), so your donations are tax-deductible. Thank you for your continued support! CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER Special thanks to Real Estate Broker Reeta Casey for hosting a fundraiser for COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS at TAVISTOCK HOUSE in Windermere.  Several vendors brought in lovely and unique items for attendees to shop, shoppers  were treated to delicious food and even had a chance to test drive two luxury cars. Special thanks to Reeta Casey, SAM SNEED'S TAVERN, Jewelry Designer Gay Harrison, TOP DRAWER COUTURE CONSIGNMENT, PIECE OF MINE, DIXIE CREAM CAFE, SWIZZLEWARE, ROSS JONES ONLINE and JAGUAR ORLANDO. STYLE FOR A CAUSE Thank you LUNATIC FRINGE SALON at Uptown Altamonte for hosting STYLE FOR A CURE.  These wonderful stylists opened up the salon for an afternoon to pamper COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS clients who are currently going through treatment or recently completed treatment.  It was a beautiful event and they made our clients feel like rock stars for the day with hair styling, scalp treatments, hand massages and makeovers.  Thank you Amy Raith for being the driving force behind the effort.  And thanks to all the stylists who so unselfishly gave of their time.  Please check out the salon's website at lunaticfringesalon.com/orlando.html.  Photographer Heather Rice beautifully captured the spirit of the day and took some amazing pictures of our clients.  Please check out her website at heatherricephotography.com/galleries.htm.  And Kristin from OUR DJ ROCKS kept the mood upbeat with perfect musical selections.  And she even got the stylists and our clients on the dance floor to close out the event.  Here's Kristin's website:  ourdjrocks.net. Click here for more pictures from the day.  And visit Heather Rice's FACEBOOK page and our FACEBOOK page for even more pictures. THANK YOU LADIES OF HARLEY Our last PINK OCTOBER event for 2011, was a check presentation from the CLERMONT LADIES OF HARLEY.  These wonderful ladies and the HARLEY OWNERS GROUP held a motorcycle POKER RUN for us earlier this month, called RIDE FOR THE CURE.  They invited us to the monthly HOG meeting to present us with the proceeds from the event, a VERY generous donation.  We are truly overwhelmed by their generosity and appreciate this wonderful partnership. AMAZING WOMEN OF GRACE Founder of COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS BREAST CANCER OUTREACH, Vanessa Echols, spoke at AMAZING WOMEN OF GRACE, Saturday, October 15, 2011.  Proceeds from the event will be donated to COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS LUNCHEON Thanks to Delta Omicron Omega chapter of ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA sorority for inviting founder Vanessa Echols to be featured speaker at the sorority's 1st Breast and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Luncheon.  The event was held Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Sheraton Downtown Orlando.  It was sold out and a huge success.  Thanks to ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA for presenting us with a VERY generous donation at the luncheon.  We are honored to have your support.  Click here to see pictures from the event. 5TH ANNUAL BREAST CANCER POKER RUN CLERMONT LADIES OF HARLEY The Clermont Ladies of Harley hosted the 5TH Annual Breast Cancer Poker Run on October 1, 2011.  This year's event was called RIDE FOR THE CURE.  Thanks to the Ladies of Harley and Harley Owners' Group for another fantastic event benefitting COMPASSIONATE HANDS AND HEARTS BREAST CANCER OUTREACH. Click here to see more pictures. 1st Annual Galerie de Rose FORE Charities Golf Tournament CURE and HOPE Cards by Jeannie Lee 2nd Annual Conway CARnival 4th Annual Breast Cancer Poker Run More past fundraisers are on the way!