McDonalds Helps in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

The event will be held in Salem at the McDonald’s Restaurant at 1110 SE Center Street, near the state capitol.

Y-ME is involved in cancer awareness throughout the year Learn more bu visiting: www.y-me.org/

(SALEM) - This year’s Rose Festival princesses will visit a local McDonald’s in Salem Wednesday, May 2nd, to promote breast cancer awareness, benefiting Y-ME, a breast cancer research organization.

The public is invited to attend this community gathering of support and meet the 2007 Rose Festival court. It happens Wednesday, May 2nd, between 11:45 AM and 12:15 PM.

The event will be held in Salem at the McDonald’s Restaurant at 1110 SE Center Street, near the state capitol.

Organizers say they want to use the gathering to help raise awareness for breast cancer and to support the Y-ME organization in the Northwest.

McDonald’s of Oregon and SW Washington is sponsoring Breast Cancer Awareness Week prior to Mother’s Day weekend by donating profits from pink ribbon and pie sales. McDonald’s is also sponsoring the 2007 Portland Rose Festival Court float and other Rose Festival centennial celebration events.

Michael and Kerri Seaman own and operate 7 McDonald’s Restaurants in Salem and Keizer. McDonald’s of Oregon & SW Washington includes 140 restaurants and is comprised of 28 local Owner/Operators that make up the State’s Advertising Co-Op throughout Oregon & SW Washington.