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Shula’s 347 Grill and The Sport of Giving Team Up to Fight Breast Cancer

Buckhead’s Newest Sophisticated Sports Bar Features “Pinktini” Cocktail for a Cause

Shula’s 347 Grill invites patrons to raise a glass in style to support breast cancer awareness month in October.  Mixologists at the chic new bar and lounge, located in the lobby of the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel, have created a delicious pink lemonade-inspired martini in honor of this worthy cause.  For every “Pinktini” purchased throughout the month of October, $1 will be donated to The Sport of Giving, a nonprofit organization founded to support local breast cancer initiatives in the Atlanta community.  Shula’s will be hosting a series of fabulous female fetés in October including a “Real Housewives of Atlanta” premiere party on Monday, October 4, where the “Pinktini” will officially make its debut.  Ladies can also enjoy the “Pinktini” for only $5 every Wednesday at Shula’s “Models & Martinis” fashion series and at the Hello Stiletto shoe party on Wednesday, October 13.  Shula’s is proud to partner with The Sport of Giving.  The foundation is an energized grassroots effort, with an emphasis on fundraising through sporting events, to ensure the very best medical care, support, education and cancer prevention for women in the local community.     

WHAT:          Shula’s 347 Grill Features “Pinktini” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

                        For every cocktail sold in October, $1 will be donated to The Sport of Giving

WHEN:          October 1 – October 31, 2010  

WHERE:       Shula’s 347 Grill - lobby of Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel 

3405 Lenox Road NE

Atlanta, GA 30326

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Call 404.848.7345 or visit www.shulas347atlanta.com.  Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Shulas347GrillATL.     

For more information about The Sport of Giving, please visit www.TheSportOfGiving.org.

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The Sport of Giving, Inc. Donates $175,000 to Benefit Breast Cancer 

DULUTH, Ga. - July 25, 2009 - The Sport of Giving, Inc. an organization that supports breast cancer care and prevention, is pleased to announce the contribution of $175,000 to the following beneficiaries: Georgia Cancer Foundation’s low-cost screening and diagnostic program to help medically underserved women, the American Cancer Society’s Patient Navigator Program, a new freestanding Women’s Center at Gwinnett Medical-Lawrenceville, and Northside-Forsyth Hospital’s Breast Care Center. 

"The total net proceeds of $175,000 from our 2009 events is a tribute to the commitment of our sponsors and volunteers to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer.  We are proud to partner with the Georgia Cancer Foundation, The American Cancer Society, Gwinnett Medical Center and Northside Forsyth to provide access to the very best medical care for the women in our community," states Sheila Stevens, Founder and President of The Sport of Giving, Inc.  

Funds were raised during 2009 through various sporting events including VolleyFest tennis tournaments, SwingFest golf tournaments and a RunFest 5K fun run.  Events were held in ten neighborhood venues in surrounding Gwinnett and Forsyth Counties. TPC Sugarloaf’s VolleyFest event luncheon speaker was Barbara Dooley, breast cancer survivor and wife of former University of Georgia Athletic Director, Vince Dooley. Many other breast cancer survivors spoke at each event’s award ceremony following each tournament to promote awareness. 

In only nine years, VolleyFest, SwingFest, and RunFest have generated over one million dollars donated in support of breast cancer initiatives.  Participation has jumped from 56 ladies in 2001 to an astonishing 500+ participants in 2009. 

Since 2001, the vision at The Sport of Giving remains the same: to allow access to the very best medical care and the highest level of support to those diagnosed with breast cancer.  The Sport of Giving encourages other clubs and neighborhoods in the Atlanta Metro Area to host creative fundraising sporting events that make a difference.