Philadelphia, PA - 24 October 2002 - The Philadelphia Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has awarded $4,000 to Mommy’s Light Lives On Fund for its work with young people whose mothers are afflicted with breast cancer in the Delaware Valley. This year, the Philadelphia Affiliate has awarded over $1 million to 18 area nonprofits, including Mommy’s Light.

Mommy's Light is a non-profit organization based in the Delaware Valley that brings joy to young people whose mothers are in life-threatening situations or deceased by keeping alive traditions and simple pleasures they shared with their mothers.

"The fund was created by Mary Murphy of Newtown Square less than three months before she died of cancer in 1997," said Downingtown resident Laura Munts, Mommy's Light President. "Mary and her son created a plan to keep her spirit alive by preserving special traditions they shared. Today, our services are available to young people in southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware." Mommy's Light estimates that 20,000 young people in the Delaware Valley are dealing with the potential or actual deaths of their mothers.

"We are very pleased to be able to support the work of Mommy’s Light," said Elaine Grobman, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. "Mommy’s Light’s dedicated and compassionate service helps a most vulnerable segment of the population - children who are experiencing their mother’s battle against breast cancer."

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Today, the Foundation is an international organization with a network of volunteers working to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. For more information contact the Philadelphia Affiliate at 215-238-8900, or visit www.phillyraceforthecure.org.