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KC LIVE! TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS, RESEARCH ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY
Breast cancer survivor, Power & Light District employee to donate money raised to St Joseph's
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 12th, 2011) - On any regular evening, Bret Miller may be found tending
bar at Tengo Sed Cantina, a restaurant/bar located in the Kansas City Power & Light District. Next Friday,
October 21st, Bret will be the bartender at Fuego in the KC Live Block Living Room, as he hosts a
fundraiser to help raise awareness for male breast cancer. Also building AWARENESS of early detection
in both women and men by raising money for technology updates for a local hospital.
Bret Miller is currently the youngest man to survive breast cancer in the United States that is documented.
He was diagnosed April 28, 2010, at the age of 24. Bret is currently in remission, and on Anastrozole for
4 more years, Bret celebrated one-year cancer free on September 21, 2011.
Along with his family, Bret has started The Bret Miller 1T Foundation, www.CHECKTHEM.org, and
will host the fundraiser on Friday, October 21st, at KC Live to help raise funds for St. Joseph's Breast
Center. All proceeds go directly to St. Joseph Breast Center for an 3D Automated Breast
Ultrasound Machine
The media and public are encouraged to bring donations and purchase wristbands from 4 pm to 7 pm.
The wristbands cost $10 each, and get participants a raffle ticket and access to additional food and drink
specials at participating restaurants and bars, including Tengo Sed Cantina, Maker's Mark Bourbon
House & Lounge, McFadden's Sports Saloon, Pizza Bar, Fuego, Living Room, Shark Bar and more.
Raffle tickets will be drawn every 30 minutes for prizes that include gift cards, a new Tabulous Cloud
tablet, that has a new office in Lee's Summit, and additional prizes from other local companies.
Following the happy hour fundraiser, guests are invited to stick around for a free concert by country star
Phil Vassar. The concert begins at 7 pm with Travis Marvin opening. The concert is free to attend and
open to all ages until 9 pm. Anyone under the age of 21 must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information on this event, please visit.
Details:
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Location:
KC Live! Block
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Photo Op:
People writing checks and giving cash for monetary donations and
Bartending.
Interviews:
Peggy or Bret Miller, 913-362-2196 mmgpeggy@kc.rr.com
About the Kansas City Power & Light District (www.powerandlightdistrict.com)
The Kansas City Power & Light District is a vibrant, new eight-block neighborhood in the heart of downtown Kansas City that is redefining the City from its skyline to its sidewalks. The District links together the renovated Bartle Hall Convention Center, the new Sprint Center, offices, hotels, entertainment, cultural destinations and residential developments. The $850 million mixed-use District anchors $5 billion of complimentary development efforts in downtown Kansas City. The combination of entertainment, retail, nightlife and residential with the District's imaginative and innovative design, has created an intriguing 24/7 neighborhood.

Source: http://checkthem.org/Bret%20Miller%20Fundraiser_FINAL%20102111.pdf