KEEP A BREAST RETURNS TO GIRLZ GARAGE DURING WARPED TOUR ‘06

San Diego, CA —Keep A Breast Foundation will be returning to the Girlz Garage at the VANS WARPED TOUR® 2006 Presented By Cingular Wireless. Fusing cutting-edge musical artists, top athletes in the action sports world and a wide range of attractions for fans, the festival will launch June 15 in Columbia, MD and wrap August 13 in Montreal, Quebec.

In the Girlz Garage at VANS WARPED TOUR® 2006, Keep A Breast will be partnering with Girlie Pants on a limited edition hot pink Tune in Tokyo Tank ($14). Fifty percent of proceeds from sales of the tank will be donated to the nonprofit organization’s breast cancer outreach efforts.

“Girlie Pants is excited and honored to be working with Keep A Breast. Not only because of the seriousness of breast cancer and the importance of awareness, but because of the unique and creative approach to helping in the battle against the disease,” said Girlie Pants artist/ owner Victoria Wilkins.

Returning for the fifth time to the VANS WARPED TOUR, Keep A Breast will be kicking off “This is My Story” campaign, encouraging young fans in each city to chronicle their personal experiences with breast cancer in a handmade journal. Visitors to the Girlz Garage can also check out artists painting Keep A Breast’s signature plaster breast casts, Boobies! T-shirts,“Punker Packs,” customized Roxy dog tags and more. The organization’s Website, www.keep-a-breast.org, will feature self-exam videos with the hottest Warped Tour bands and weekly updates on Keep A Breast’s adventures on the road through “Erica’s Boobie Buzz.”

“Though the primary focus of the VANS WARPED TOUR is about having fun, the presence of organizations such as Keep A Breast gives our fans a chance to learn something that could eventually save their lives,” said festival founder Kevin Lyman.

For the full list of tour dates and bands performing in each city during the VANS WARPED TOUR® 2006, please go to www.warpedtour.com



About Keep A Breast:
Keep A Breast is a nonprofit breast cancer awareness organization that creates one-of-a-kind plaster casts of the female torso, which are customized by fine artists and auctioned to raise funds for breast cancer research, treatment and support programs. Combining sculpture, philanthropy, and symbolic artistry, Keep A Breast’s goal is to bring a fresh perspective to this important cause in a way that is relevant and inspiring to today’s youth. Founded by Shaney Jo Darden and Mona Mukherjea-Gherig in 2000. Keep A Breast has traveled across the globe and staged events in France, Germany, New York, San Francisco, Hawaii, and more. Over $100,000 has been raised on behalf of Young Survival Coalition, Susan G. Koman Foundation, The Breast Cancer Fund, Asha-Killgallen Fund, Kapiolanni Breast Center, and Europadonna. For more information, visit www.keep-a-breast.org.

About Girlie Pants:
Girlie Pants is a line of undies, tanks and tees screen printed with one-of-a-kind drawings. Initially conceived as a fine art installation, artist/owner Victoria Wilkins created mixed media art pieces on the front of several dozen women’s underwear that were installed on nearly a whole wall of 1300 Gallery in Cleveland, OH. In response to a great deal of positive feedback, the pieces made their way to a few other cities throughout the US. At every stop, there were requests for wearable undies thus, the Girlie Pants brand was born. For more information, visit www.girliepants.com.

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