The Orange County Susan G. Komen Affiliate hosted their annual Grants Award Breakfast last week at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Mobile Edge is a proud corporate partner with Susan G. Komen for the Cure nationally, and close partner with the Orange County Affiliate.

I had the opportunity to see just how the individual grants are awarded to local breast health care facilities. Wonderful people and clinics helping under privileged families that may not have the money to pay for a mammogram screening, or even health care for individuals who have breast cancer and need treatment.

As a local and national sponsor, it was very rewarding for me to see the individual lives every dollar impacts locally and nationally. Mobile Edge helps raise money for Komen in several ways. Locally, Mobile Edge produces 2,000 cancer survivor bags for the OC Race for the Cure each year and also donates Komen Laptop Bags to individuals who raise more than $6,000 for the Foundation.

Nationally, Mobile Edge donates to Susan G. Komen for the Cure with a minimum contribution of $25,000 annually. However, most of the time Mobile Edge exceeds that amount based on sales. Mobile Edge donates 10% of the retail sales price of each Komen Caring Case they sell, back to the Foundation.

To date, Mobile Edge has contributed a combined amount more than $325,000 and counting. Visit the Mobile Edge Caring Case Collection and see how you can help raise money for such an amazing organization and cause.

Mobile Edge is a Proud Partner of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and we are committed to helping fight Breast Cancer as a life threatening disease. We feel it is our Social Responsibility to give back to those in need. To do our part our designers were inspired to create the Caring Case Collection, which is comprised of pink-themed laptop bags all toting the symbolic pink breast cancer ribbon. Mobile Edge donates 10% of the retail selling price of each case in the Caring Case Collection directly to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

Mobile Edge is proud to announce that since 2004, we have partnered with Komen for the Cure and have contributed more than $300,000 to the fight against breast cancer. We are not surprised to hear that the Komen Foundation was just awarded the Non-Profit with the Biggest Impact on Cancer Award. Here is a press release with the details.

Charity Evaluator GuideStar Rankings Affirm Komen’s Leadership in Research, Community Outreach, Advocacy and Global Mission

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, has also been named the cancer non-profit making the biggest impact in cancer advocacy and outreach by independent charity evaluator GuideStar.

The Number One ranking from GuideStar’s Philanthropedia arm is based on the assessments of 46 experts from 25 non-profits, universities and businesses, who reviewed 73 cancer non-profits and identified just 16 “top” cancer organizations. Komen for the Cure led that list.

“This is a tremendous recognition of the hard work that Komen staff, Affiliates and volunteers do every day to help women and end this disease,” said Komen founder and CEO Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker. “I know that every one of our employees, volunteers, donors and partners feels the tremendous pride I feel, knowing that our work is noticed and held in high regard.”

Komen has invested $685 million to breast cancer research and another $1.3 billion to community health and education programs since its founding in 1982. The organization currently is funding more than 500 active research grants totaling more than $300 million to institutions worldwide.

Komen’s research focus is on treatments for aggressive and metastatic disease, disparities in outcomes, preventive strategies and environmental issues in breast cancer, with a goal of bringing science from the laboratories to the public in the shortest period of time.

In communities, Komen and its 120-plus Affiliates partner with almost 2,000 organizations nationwide to provide treatment, aftercare, education and screenings, with a focus on getting low-income and uninsured women access to care. The organization funded 700,000 breast screenings last year and provided financial and social support to 100,000 women, helping to provide medical co-pays, prosthetics, child care, groceries and aftercare support programs.

Komen’s advocacy arm, the Komen Advocacy Alliance, preserved $100 million in public funding for breast cancer programs in 40 states this past year, while Komen’s global outreach expanded to more than 50 countries.

Brinker founded Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1982 after promising her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. “Our mission has never wavered since that promise,” Brinker said. “We are here to end suffering from this disease through research, education, and by providing real help to women and men in our communities.”

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide, with 1.6 million new cases of breast cancer expected in 2011 and 465,000 deaths. In the U.S., breast cancer is expected to be diagnosed in more than 230,000 women with 40,000 deaths this year. A woman dies of breast cancer, somewhere in the world, every 74 seconds.

Visit Komen online by clicking here.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Mobile Edge is proud to support the global movement to help find a cure for Breast Cancer once and for all.

This year at the Orange County Affiliate Komen Race for the Cure, on September 25, Mobile Edge supported the Race by donating 2,000 drawstring backpacks to local Breast Cancer Survivors.

Additionally, at the Race Mobile Edge raffled off three different laptop cases to race participants that signed up.

Vanessa Ryan from Mission Viejo was one of the three lucky winners. She was awarded the Komen Full-Grain Leather Tote with a retail value of $279.99.

She was completely surprised that she won and said she may go out and purchase a Lotto Ticket given her recent good luck.

“I LOVE the laptop tote!! It is absolutely fabulous and just adorable, I love the pink,” Vanessa proudly stated.

The Komen Leather Tote is part of the Mobile Edge Caring Case Collection and is a limited edition. Mobile Edge donates 10 percent of the retail sales price of all Komen cases sold. To date, Mobile Edge has donated more than $300,000 and counting.

Check out the full line of Komen Laptop Cases from Mobile Edge and help support our cause to help Find a Cure!

On a perfect sunny day in September in Newport Beach, 22,000 participants came out to support the Orange County Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Each person had a common purpose to be there, which was to help raise money to battle breast cancer as a life threatening disease.

Each year, Mobile Edge donates 2,000 Totes or Backpacks to Breast Cancer Survivors supporting our local community.

During the event, the Mobile Edge Team always has a raffle giving away several different Komen or pink themed Laptop Cases.

We are proud to announce that Candace from Costa Mesa is the winner of a new TPS Backpack (backpack seen on Glee on Fox). You can see her excitement after receiving the package in the mail, and opening the gift from Mobile Edge.

Stay tuned for photos of two more winners of the 2011 Komen Race for the Cure giveaway from Mobile Edge.

Remember, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Mobile Edge is offering FREE shipping and a Komen Water Bottle with each purchase of a Komen Caring Case from Mobile Edge. Support the cause and Mobile Edge will donate 10% of the retail sales price back to the Foundation. To date, we have donated more than $300,000 and counting.

On Sunday, September, 25 in Newport Beach, more than 22,000 race participants walked the 5k race/walk course supporting the 20th Annual Orange County Race for the Cure event. Each year the race brings in millions of dollars to help fight breast cancer as a life threatening disease. The OC Komen Affiliate is among the top Komen Affiliates in the country raising awareness and money towards the cause.

Mobile Edge is a proud corporate partner with Susan G. Komen for the Cure nationally, as well as a close local partner with the OC Affiliate. Mobile Edge is a Diamond Sponsor with a donation of $15,000 to the local affiliate, donating 2,000 Cancer Survivor Bags and other Komen Laptop Bags to fundraisers achieving specific bench marks.

During the race, Mobile Edge had a booth and was giving away three different laptop cases to participants who stopped by. More than 300 individuals signed up to win. The winners of the drawing will be announced this week.

“It is a surreal experience to interact with actual breast cancer survivors that are Mobile Edge customers,” said Noni Darakhshan, Director of Education Sales at Mobile Edge. “It makes me proud to be a part of a company that supports such a worthy and important cause.”

Mobile Edge created the Caring Case Collection, which is comprised of pink-themed laptop bags all toting the symbolic pink breast cancer ribbon. Mobile Edge donates 10 percent of the retail selling price of each case in the Caring Case Collection directly to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

Mobile Edge is proud to announce that since 2004, we have been a proud corporate partner with the Foundation and have contributed more than $300,000 to the fight against breast cancer.

Support our initiative and purchase a Komen Laptop Bag from Mobile Edge. Click here to see how you can look great and support a essential cause at the same time.

On the last episode of Glee titled Rumors, Heather Morris known as Brittany wears her favorite Mobile Edge laptop backpack during a scene where co-star Kevin McHale known as Artie Abrams breaks up with her.

Brittany wears her Komen Paris Backpack in several different scenes throughout this episode, as it has become part of her character’s identity on the show.

The super stylish Mobile Edge backpack on Glee has been very popular with customers over the past few years. Check out the Komen Collection of laptop bags ranging in backpacks, totes, and briefcases by clicking here.

All laptop bags in the Komen Collection proudly have a symbolic pink ribbon showing our support for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Mobile Edge donates 10 percent of the retail sales price back to the Foundation to help raise money for research and awareness to help fight breast cancer as a life threatening disease.

Make sure to watch more Glee episodes and look out for Mobile Edge laptop bags. Send me an e-mail and let me know what scene you saw our case in and I will send you FREE Mobile Edge SWAG. mo@mobileedge.com

During the race, Team Mobile Edge held a raffle offering up a new Pink Suede ScanFast Element Briefcase.

Hundreds of people signed up for a chance to win and one person came away as the grand prize winner. Her name is Tanya Taylor!

Tanya is a local Orange County resident and real estate agent. She was very happy to be the 2010 winner, and said she is very pleased with her new Mobile Edge laptop case designed for women by women.

Based on the photo she sent in to us, I think this case suits her well.

Congratulations Tanya!

If you like Tanya’s stylish new Element Briefcase, click here for more information about it.

Mobile Edge is a proud corporate sponsor of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. On Sept. 26, 2010, Nancy Brinker, Founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure visited the Orange County Race for the Cure and took time for a quick photo. Her sister, Susan G. Komen died from breast cancer and Nancy made a promise to her to help fight this disease and find a cure.

My wife Christine and I had the pleasure of meeting her in person at this year’s Orange County Komen Affiliate Race for the Cure in Newport Beach, Calif.

It was absolutely a delight meeting Nancy in person and having the chance to speak with the compassionate woman behind one of the largest non-profit foundations in the world, and doing such great work.

Support the Komen cause by purchasing a stylish laptop tote, briefcase or backpack, and Mobile Edge will donate 10% of the retail sales price to the foundation. Our goal is to raise $100,000 this year alone and we need your help. Click here to visit the Caring Case Collection product page.

Mobile Edge donates 10% of each Komen product sold from the Caring Case Collection to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. The money we raise goes directly to help pay for mammograms, research and development as well as awareness. We feel it is our corporate responsibility to give back, and this is a very important cause we feel compassionate about.

To date Mobile Edge has raised nearly $300,000.00 and counting.

Locally, each year Mobile Edge donates 2,000 Cancer Survivor Totes to the Orange County Komen Affiliate for all Cancer Survivors participating in the Race for the Cure in Newport Beach, Calif. This year was a great success with more than 30,000 participants attending the race even though we had a Heat Wave. It was 96 degrees in Newport Beach, which is unheard of especially that time of year.

Mobile Edge then compiles a Team of volunteers to show off our special Caring Case Collection to all race entrants at the Mobile Edge Booth. We raffled off four Pink Themed cases this year and awarded the winners their new Mobile Edge Laptop Case.

Support Mobile Edge in our cause to raise money for Susan G. Komen so they can once day find a cure. Click here for more information.

By using the approved Mobile Edge laptop cases you will  save time going through security checkpoints, you will help the security lines moving quicker and will help protect your laptop from being forgotten or stolen.  In fact, it has been reported that more than 12,000 laptops are lost or stolen at airport security checkpoints weekly nationwide.  If more people used Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bags this would help everyone move through the line quicker and possibly alleviate extended delays.

Also new for checked luggage is a fully automated screening machine.  In several major airports across the nation, there are new explosive screening machines that screen all bags that go through the system without a TSA agent having to touch the luggage.  If there is a suspicious looking bag, the screeners will flag the specific piece of luggage and give it a further inspection by an actual agent.  Click on the video to see exactly what I am describing. Stay tuned for more travel tips.