Breast Cancer Awareness Month Impact Report: 172 Volunteers

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172 Volunteers Created Cards for People Facing Breast Cancer

Employee volunteering is one of the most powerful tools for engagement, culture, and community. But finding the right opportunities is hard. The kind that are easy to organize, scale across remote teams, and deliver real impact.

That’s why Percent Pledge created Community Volunteer Events: fully guided, one-hour experiences that bring employees together for good. No prep. No planning. Just show up and make a difference.

This October, Percent Pledge partnered with Pink Ribbon Good and Living Beyond Breast Cancer for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 172 employees from 60 companies spent one hour creating handwritten and digital cards of support for breast cancer patients, family members, caregivers, and hospital staff. The cards go directly to the people these organizations serve.

So fun. Loved the intentionality. From the music, to the orgs, to the activity. You all killed it!
_Vanessa,_Lamar

Here is a look at what happened, and what your team can take away from it.

Why Companies Showed Up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast cancer is one of the most personal causes there is. Nearly everyone in the room had a connection. A parent. A friend. A colleague. Themselves.

That is what made this event different from the start.

Before the first card was made, volunteers were already sharing their stories in the chat. A 5.5-year survivor. A six-year survivor who battled through COVID as a single mom. A woman whose mother is fighting Stage 4 today. A person who received support from Living Beyond Breast Cancer during her own treatment six years ago. And, in one of the most moving moments of any event we have hosted all year, a volunteer who shared that she had just received a breast cancer diagnosis four days earlier.

She showed up anyway.

By participating in this event, companies were able to:

Give employees a personal, meaningful way to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Support two nonprofit partners doing daily, life-changing work for people affected by breast cancer.
Deliver a remote-friendly, zero-lift experience that resonated deeply across every team and ERG.
Create something tangible. Real cards. In real hands. For real people.

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Inside the Breast Cancer Awareness Month Volunteer Event

On October 15, 2026, 172 employees from 60 companies logged onto Zoom at noon ET. They joined from 27+ US states, Washington D.C., and from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, and Costa Rica.

The event opened with a guest speaker: Karen Ladina of Pink Ribbon Good. Karen shared her personal journey with breast cancer. She came to Pink Ribbon Good first as a caregiver. Then came her own diagnosis. She spoke about caregiver fatigue, the isolation that comes after treatment ends, and the difference that community and support can make. The chat filled with hearts. Multiple volunteers said they were crying.

“Anyone else ugly crying right now — such a sad and beautiful story!”
Stacy, Consilio

Anyone else ugly crying right now?! Such a sad and beautiful story!
_Stacy,_Consilio

Then came the activity. Volunteers created handwritten and digital cards of encouragement and support. Cards for patients. Cards for caregivers. Cards for family members. Cards for hospital staff. Each one a direct message from a real person to someone who needed to hear it.

Some volunteers designed digital cards in Canva and submitted them the same day. Others committed to mailing physical, handwritten cards. One volunteer said she would make hers with her daughters and mail them together. Another stamped her envelope and sent it out before the event was over.

Measurable Outcomes from One Hour of Virtual Volunteering

The results speak for themselves:

172 volunteers participated.
60 companies represented.
300+ cards created.
6 countries: USA, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Costa Rica.
2 continents: North America, Europe.
27+ US states and Washington D.C. represented.
100% of post-event survey respondents gave this event a perfect 10 out of 10.

Every card goes directly to Pink Ribbon Good or Living Beyond Breast Cancer for distribution to someone who needs it.

Volunteer Voices and Testimonials

Numbers tell one side of the story. The lived experience tells another. Every post-event survey respondent gave this event a perfect 10 out of 10. Here is what volunteers said:

“Thanks to Percent Pledge for this opportunity. What a way to spend a lunch or an hour. Doing something nice for others. Thank you all.” - Wes, Pink Ribbon Good
“Thank you everyone for being here! Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month!” - Isabella, Living Beyond Breast Cancer
“I just sent my e-cards! Thank you all for organizing this event. Lot of love and support. So glad that we can join in and share it with those who need it the most!” - Nicholas, Airship
“Feeling so fortunate to be part of this event! Thank you to everyone who made this happen!” - Destiny, Lamar
“Thank you so much for hosting this and letting us be a small part of supporting these folks!!” - Laura, SeatGeek
“Thank you for the opportunity to help such worthy organizations!” - Danielle, WorldStrides
“So nice to hear about all the great organizations we met with today! Thank you all for everything you do.” - Soumya, United States Tennis Association
“This was a great experience. Thank you!” - Leslie, CBH
“Yes, thank you for sharing and for all that you and PRG does!” - Shelby, Zeta Global
“I am inspired by the work you are doing with both organizations. Thanks for sharing and providing us the opportunity to contribute.” - Nidhi, Edelman Financial Engines
“Thank you for allowing us to bring inspiration to someone who needs it at this season in their life.” - Anonymous Volunteer
“Thank you for organizing this!” - Kattia, Edelman Financial Engines
“Thank you for organizing this!” - Cynthia Toro
“The information, encouragement and guidance provided made this a wonderful experience.” - Shanika, BioMarin
“The feeling of helping for a good cause.” - Kattia, Edelman Financial Engines
“Wonderful Organizations!” - Meleka, C1
“Thanks for this opportunity!!” - Katie, Lexia Learning
“Thank you so much!” - Bria, SeatGeek
“I’m a breast cancer survivor. It’s tough, but it’s only a chapter. You got this!! And I know - 5.5 years survivor myself. Mine was during COVID, a layoff, and as a single mom.” - Stephanie, New Relic
“Thank you LBBC! I was a recipient of your support back in 2020 during my treatment. Don’t know how much harder that time would have been without you all! I’m 6 years out now and I felt like I was walking blind after treatment was over.” - Ashley J, US FinTech
“Thank you for doing this. My mom is a Stage 4 breast cancer survivor. These efforts mean so much!” - Megan, ActivTrak
“Putting a stamp on my envelope and mailing it out today! Who doesn’t love getting mail. What a great event, thank you.” - Vanessa, Lamar
“Love that we can make a physical card. I’ll work with my daughters and we will mail them in!” - Anonymous Volunteer
“This was so easy and heartwarming. How easy and friendly everyone was.” - Anonymous Volunteer

Why Community Volunteer Events Are Unique

Percent Pledge hosts Community Volunteer Events every month, each tied to a Heritage Month or Cause Holiday. Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month at work, or any cause month on the calendar, has never been easier.

Unlike traditional volunteer programs that require weeks of coordination, Community Volunteer Events are:

Ready-made: Pre-designed and fully facilitated. Zero planning from your team.
Virtual and scalable: Employees join from anywhere. Perfect for remote, hybrid, and globally distributed teams.
Built for ERGs: Ideal for Employee Resource Groups, Business Resource Groups, and Affinity Groups. A natural fit for cause holiday programming and heritage month engagement.
Consistent: Events run every six weeks, giving employees a regular cadence of opportunities to give back.

For HR, People, and CSR leaders, this model removes the biggest barrier to employee volunteering: the time it takes to plan.

Learn more about Community Volunteer Events

Save Your Spot: Upcoming Community Volunteer Events

Percent Pledge hosts free, one-hour virtual volunteer events every month, each tied to a cause holiday or heritage month. Here is what is coming up next:

November: Veterans Day
November: World Kindness Day
December: International Volunteer Day

One hour. Virtual. No prep required. Free to join for new teams but space is limited!

See All Upcoming Community Volunteer Events

Why Companies Use Percent Pledge to Volunteer

HR and CSR leaders consistently highlight the same benefits when they use Percent Pledge’s corporate volunteering platform and Community Volunteer Events:

Built-in facilitation and logistics. No vendor meetings. No extra work for your team.
Easy scheduling that fits into one hour.
Scalable participation across teams and time zones.
Measurable outcomes ready to share with employees, ERGs, and leadership.
Strong alignment with DEI initiatives, ERG programming, and cause holidays.

For People Ops, DEI, and CSR leaders, Community Volunteer Events deliver maximum engagement with minimal effort.

Learn how our platform simplifies corporate giving and volunteering

One Hour Can Change How Someone Feels Today

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month event proved something simple: one hour matters.

For employees, it was a chance to show up for a cause that is personal for nearly everyone. For companies, it was a zero-lift volunteer opportunity that created something real. For the patients, caregivers, and hospital staff who receive these cards, it is a reminder that strangers from across the country and around the world took time out of their lunch hour to think of them.

Want to bring this to your team?