Cindy was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998 at age 33 and four years later, in June 2002, the disease returned. Having been a very young target for breast cancer, she feels extremely fortunate to have successfully battled the disease twice and credits the improvements in both breast cancer education and diagnostics for her early detection and ultimate recovery. Determined to spread the word and reinforce the importance of early detection, Cindy decided to combine her passion for golf and wine to raise money for breast cancer research and education.

She has chosen the The Orange County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure as the sole beneficiary of all proceeds from the Reds, Whites & Greens Charity Golf Classic because her personal cause is consistent with this organization’s mission - to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment.

Here are some of the statistics that motivated Cindy to create the 1st
Annual Reds, Whites, and Greens Golf Classic:

• An estimated 182,460 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women in 2008.
• An estimated 40,460 women and 450 men will die from breast cancer in 2008.
• One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the United States.