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Mezlan Shoes, dear friends of Cancer Below The Belt, opened their doors to host two fabulous nights of pants dropping, fun having and awareness raising. Mezlan Shoes, as a provider of luxury men’s footwear gets the importance of taking every precaution to ensure that men have the best chance at a long and healthy life. Click through to see the fun we had!
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KGA and the Cancer Below the Belt Team went live on Houston’s airwaves to promote our upcoming event at Mezlan Galleria.
“Who knows why we have such taboo feelings about the many “below the belt” cancers. Perhaps because we just started talking publicly about any cancer in the last few decades, or maybe it’s simply the nature of where on the body these cancers lie. In any case, celebrated Houston interior designer Kelly Amen’s organization, Cancer Below the Belt, is on a crusade to end the stigma associated with the 12 cancers one can develop in that region.”
Read the full article at OutSmart.
Brenda is an artist herself and understands the power of movement art possesses. She believes that faith, homeopathic medicine, and a strong mind are the keys to surviving cancer. Sympathetic to the lack of awareness, Brenda joined the campaign to become one of the paintings as a symbol of hope, endurance, and the chance to save someone through the medium she understands best.
Lynne is a graduate from University of Central Oklahoma where she received her degree in advertising and graphics. She has been commissioned for portraits, novel covers, and finally found her way as the director of the Stafford Air and Space Museum. Her love of art inspired her to teach one class a semester at Southwestern Oklahoma State in art history. Being a part of this campaign and spreading awareness is just another way Lynne expresses her passion for teaching and connecting with people.
Cancer Below the Belt at the Downtown Club at the Met! What a wonderful time of celebrating and luring more and more people into the web of awareness. This event was over the top, with a KGA Design Functional Art furniture commemorative Cancer Below The Belt bench being raffled off! Congratulations to Brad Haygood, the winner of the bench!
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Rex was twenty-two when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. With maturation beyond his age, he learned the importance of life and took his situation as a lesson. After treatment, he traveled the world with ambition. Now an operations supervisor at Kingwood Medical Center, he gives back to others through his career and personal triumphs.
E.L. is a business development manager at Metro E&T in Houston. He also hosts Real Estate U Show at IHeartMedia Inc. E’Delano loves his work and enjoys seizing the opportunity to educate others about business. He is passionate and believes in hard work, mirrored by his life of sports and education.
Marcy was a corporate lawyer who enjoyed her down time teaching hot yoga. She believed in going at life headfirst, and making the most of every situation. Having been in remission, Marcy’s cancer returned in late 2016 when it ultimately took her life. Before succumbing to the disease, Marcy was able to become one of the paintings that is helping to spread awareness; she continues to inspire others through her life story and her contribution to this campaign.
In addition to being the founder and motivating force behind Cancer Below the Belt, Kelly is a prominent interior designer working from Houston, Texas.
As he will attest, life has always been about process and ones reaction to it. When he was diagnosed with cancer, he brought this outlook with him to treatment, which he believes is crucial for survival. Not wanting others to receive the same stunning diagnoses, Kelly set out to create an awareness campaign whose sole purpose is to spread awareness, and bring the “ease” back into disease.
In addition to creating some of the world’s most stunning interiors for a diverse range of fiercely loyal clients, Kelly is always on the lookout for talent–encouraging creative people of all stripes to reach their full potential. This commissioned series of Cancer Portraits from up-and-coming artist Corey Scott is a perfect example of Kelly’s tireless advocacy.
The fun atmosphere of La Griglia played host to an epic evening of pants coming down to raise awareness for cancers occuring below the belt. What a joy it was to see what the guests had hidden underneath their fabulous outfits…making the unseen– seen.
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Cancer Below the Belt’s Event at Ken Kehoe and Company featured in the February 2016 issue of PaperCity.
Cancer Below The Belt was active until 2020. This website exists in its memory, to honor the contribution our partners have made to patients worldwide.