Battle for the Breasts is an on-line video surf contest
presented by Ambry Genetics and powered by Surfline.
Surfing Champion, Coco Ho Wins $50,000 Donation in Hereditary Breast Cancer Testing Vouchers
for MLC Cancer Foundation as Part of Mauli Ola Foundation’s Battle for the Breasts
"With these vouchers, we are able to provide vital genetic information to at-risk women who might otherwise not have access to testing. We are grateful to Coco, the Mauli Ola Foundation, and Ambry Genetics in helping us with our mission to help our patients gain more knowledge and insights into their risk for cancer."
Bethany Hamilton kicks off the second annual Battle for the Breasts in partnership with the Mauli Ola Foundation, Ambry Genetics, and Surfline in honor of breast cancer awareness month.
BEHIND THE SCENES
This contest exists to spread awareness about the importance of early detection in breast cancer. During the month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), visit Surfline.Com and vote for your favorite surfers!
These girls will be battling for 125,000 dollars'
worth of diagnostic testing donated by Ambry Genetics.
![<h4>Courtney Conlogue - </h4> 2015 could be the year a WSL World Title finally returns to California, and it's Courtney Conlogue that's doing all the heavy lifting. A girl on fire, this year she's already won events in Rio and Western Australia, and stands less than a thousand points behind snatching the gold leader jersey from Carissa Moore. Going into the U.S. Open in Huntington Beach, "her backyard", she's carrying a ton of momentum and positive energy, as well as the support of her hometown crowd. She's healthy and fit, her support crew is tuned into her every need, and she's getting some great boards from her longtime shaper Tim Stamps. With a will to win as strong as any woman on tour, Conlogue is a threat ever time she paddles out.](http://collegealumni.in/media/cache/resolve/thumb_profile_battle/images/user_images/559ae8462b289.jpg "<h4>Courtney Conlogue - </h4> 2015 could be the year a WSL World Title finally returns to California, and it's Courtney Conlogue that's doing all the heavy lifting. A girl on fire, this year she's already won events in Rio and Western Australia, and stands less than a thousand points behind snatching the gold leader jersey from Carissa Moore. Going into the U.S. Open in Huntington Beach, "her backyard", she's carrying a ton of momentum and positive energy, as well as the support of her hometown crowd. She's healthy and fit, her support crew is tuned into her every need, and she's getting some great boards from her longtime shaper Tim Stamps. With a will to win as strong as any woman on tour, Conlogue is a threat ever time she paddles out.")
![<h4>Mahina Maeda - </h4> The North Shore's Mahina Maeda is quickly making a name for herself as the latest female talent to emerge from the Hawaiian islands. Growing up idolizing Carissa Moore and Coco Ho, Maeda has started to blaze her own trail recently. Last winter she was towed into giant surf Nazare in Portugal by her "Uncle"� Garrett McNamara. She then kicked off her competitive year with a win at the Hainan Pro in China, and added third-place finishes at the Australian Open and the Los Cabos Open. She lost to Sally Fitzgibbons as a wildcard at the recent Fiji Pro, but considering she's still in high school, she's well on her way to a solid career amongst the world's best.](http://collegealumni.in/media/cache/resolve/thumb_profile_battle/images/user_images/559b171963766.jpg "<h4>Mahina Maeda - </h4> The North Shore's Mahina Maeda is quickly making a name for herself as the latest female talent to emerge from the Hawaiian islands. Growing up idolizing Carissa Moore and Coco Ho, Maeda has started to blaze her own trail recently. Last winter she was towed into giant surf Nazare in Portugal by her "Uncle"� Garrett McNamara. She then kicked off her competitive year with a win at the Hainan Pro in China, and added third-place finishes at the Australian Open and the Los Cabos Open. She lost to Sally Fitzgibbons as a wildcard at the recent Fiji Pro, but considering she's still in high school, she's well on her way to a solid career amongst the world's best.")
Battle for the Breasts is an on-line video surf contest presented by Ambry Genetics and powered by Surfline.
The world's top female surfers will go head-to-head during October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) to raise awareness and compete for genetic testing vouchers donated by Ambry Genetics on behalf of Mauli Ola Foundation to the qualifying cancer clinics.
Registration is no longer available. Foundations who have signed up will have a chance to win up to $50,000 in hereditary breast cancer genetic testing vouchers for their associated hospital/clinic. Ambry Genetics is giving away a total of $125,000 in free testing vouchers.
On September 29th, the official battle pairings were drawn by previous winner, Bethany Hamilton. 16 Foundations are now paired with the top 16 women's professional surf athletes.
The goal of this contest is to spread awareness about the importance of early detection in breast cancer. During the month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness month), visit surfline.com and vote for the surfer/clinic of your choice. At the end of the voting period, Ambry Genetics will be donating complementary genetic testing vouchers to the pairs that receive the most votes.
Battle for the Breasts is an online surf video contest with the world’s best professional women surfers spreading awareness about the importance of early breast cancer detection.
Ordered by date of registration
"Early detection for breast cancer is the key to making this disease curable. Targeting women to appropriate screening, based on their personal or family history, or results of genetic testing, is the most effective mechanism we have for preventing breast cancer and saving lives."
Learing about your family's history of cancer can help you take charge of your health.
Visit HereditaryCancer.Com
Orange County's BreastLink earns $50,000 in testing vouchers from Ambry Genetics
in online women's surf event thanks to Bethany Hamilton.
Mauli Ola Foundation (MOF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hope and confidence to individuals living with genetic diseases.
