The Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation’s 4th Annual More Than a Pink Ribbon Awards Luncheon, presented by Virginia Women's Center, brings together the breast cancer community in metro Richmond to celebrate accomplishments in breast cancer education and advocacy for Virginians. Awards include Achievement in Healthcare, Community Champion, and Legislative Impact. Held during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this event offers education, networking, and inspiration for our vision of eradicating breast cancer.

This year, VBCF will also host a Healthcare Provider Summit preceding our 2023 Awards Luncheon. This summit is exclusively for medical providers and will focus on the state of breast cancer care in Virginia from a public health and epidemiological perspective.  Providers can earn continuing medical
education (CME) credits for this session. For more information, click on the "Healthcare Provider Summit" Tab at the top of this page.

• Purchase an individual seat to the Awards Luncheon
• Purchase a Table that seats 8
• If you are a physician, nurse, or medical student, you can register for the Healthcare Provider Summit (Your Awards Luncheon seat is included).
• Join us as a Sponsor

If you would like more information on Sponsorship, please contact Kirsta Millar at kirsta@vbcf.org or 804-285-1200 ext 203

Heather Marie Van Cleave is a Jane of all trades.  The former Miss Virginia for America 2021 has been singing, acting and modeling since she was a child.  In 2009 she began speaking globally as a survivor of domestic violence and mental health advocate. 

She recently battled aggressive breast cancer in 2022-2023 and is currently in remission.  She has been inspiring a global audience through her transparency while overcoming obstacles in her own life.  She is a sought after Speaker, MC/Spokeswoman and Business woman who brings inspiration, motivation, encouragement and positive tips wherever she goes to help others overcome and reach their full potential. 

From military veterans, business owners and employees to celebrity clients and CEO's of some of the top companies in the world, Heather has continued to be a resource to help others overcome and help businesses thrive.  Her mission is to use her gifts and talents to make a difference in the world by sharing her story, speaking about the importance of knowing your worth & taking care of your mental health to being an advocate for yourself.

VBCF is doing important work across the entire state of Virginia. Each year there are 7,600 women and men in Virginia who are diagnosed with breast cancer and 1,150 women and men who die from breast cancer.

The money we raise through events like the More Than A Pink Ribbon Awards Luncheon is used to empower Virginians impacted by breast cancer through access, advocacy, education, and community action. VBCF offers free breast health education and resources; support kits for newly diagnosed patients, caregivers, and survivors; and advocates for improved health care and breast cancer research dollars for the state.

In 2022, VBCF established a Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services Fund to assist Southwest Virginians in financial need and we plan to establish a similar fund in metro Richmond fund later this year. 

VBCF is a 501(c) 3 organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service with federal tax identification number 54-1633519. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.