“There’s Good in the World”: Amber’s 3-Day Story

Breasties Forever at the 2025 Susan G. Komen 3-Day in San Diego.

Amber B. first heard about the Susan G. Komen 3-Day® from an acquaintance more than 20 years ago. At the time, she didn’t know anyone personally affected by breast cancer, but something about the 3-Day drew her in. She’s been walking and recruiting new people to join her ever since.

Today, Amber leads Breasties Forever, a small but mighty team that has raised more than $206,000 for the 3-Day.

“For such a small team, that makes me really proud,” Amber said.

A Family Affair

Amber B. and her mom at a 2006 fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day in Dallas.

Amber’s 3-Day journey began close to home in Dallas. In those early years, she walked alongside her mom. Soon, her aunt joined. Then some close friends.

“It became a family affair,” Amber said.

In 2017, two women she had gone to high school with joined her in San Diego. One of them is the daughter of a seven-time cancer survivor. They’re still walking together in San Diego every year.

Team shirts for Amber B.s team at the 2017 Susan G. Komen 3-Day in San Diego.

Her aunt, now in her 70s, walked for 15 years before recently retiring from the 3-Day.

Amber said the 3-Day experience has been life-changing and credits the Pink Bubble community for bringing her back year after year.

“Physically, it’s a lot of work. It’s very humbling,” Amber explained. “It makes you believe there’s good in the world to know we’re all there in the Pink Bubble for the same cause and the same fight.”

Walking Through Pain

Amber’s commitment to the 3-Day has come with challenges. She has fibromyalgia, but trains year-round. She focuses on keeping her feet healthy and even keeps a walking pad at her desk.

In 2016, she broke her neck in a car accident, but she still wanted to walk in the 3-Day. She was placed in a halo brace and was incapacitated for several months. While most people would have taken the year off, Amber had already reached her fundraising goal and was determined to walk her first 3-Day in San Diego.

Amber B. wearing a neck collar after she suffered a broken neck. She attended the Susan G. Komen 3-Day a few months after her accident.

“My doctor replaced the halo with a neck collar, and I think I walked 21 miles that year with my broken neck,” Amber explained. “But I loved San Diego and I’ve been walking there ever since.”

When Cancer Hits Close to Home

For many years, Amber walked the 3-Day in support of others. Then cancer showed up in her team.

Breasties Forever at the 2024 Susan G. Komen 3-Day.

In 2024, Michelle—her close friend and teammate—was diagnosed with breast cancer just one month before the Dallas/Fort Worth event but was able to walk 20 miles with Breasties Forever. By the next year, Michelle returned as a survivor and braved the 2025 San Diego 3-Day that was hit by an unprecedented storm, joined by her husband and the team.

“It was hard for her, but we kept going and we made it,” Amber said. “We had already been doing the 3-Day so long that when she was diagnosed, she knew she had support and that was amazing.”

Amber and Breasties Forever at the 2025 San Diego 3-Day.

Then last month, Amber’s mom was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a terminal brain tumor, which further solidified her commitment to the 3-Day.

“I have always felt that if we can find a cure for one cancer, we can find a cure for all,” she said.

3-Day Fundraising

A big part of Amber’s 3-Day journey is her dedication to fundraising. This year alone, she has contacted 76 local businesses asking for donations and is working hard to secure corporate matches from her network of family and friends. She has already collected several items for raffles to help her team meet their goal, and to help move the needle closer to a world without breast cancer.

“I think we will find a cure eventually, but it’s going to take money and it’s going to take dedicated people to do it,” she said. “I plan to keep walking as long as I can and I hope more people will join me.”

The Breasties Forever at the 2023 Susan G. Komen 3-Day.

In 2022, the friend who first introduced Amber to the 3-Day decades ago reconnected with her on social media, and they walked together again in San Diego. And this year, Amber’s 25-year-old daughter Danielle will walk with Breasties Forever at the 3-Day for the first time.

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Dallas/Fort Worth Crew Impact Winner: Nathan B.

Nathan B. at the 2025 Dallas/Fort Worth Celebration of Champions receiving the Crew Impact Award.

At this past weekend’s Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-Day® we were thrilled to present Nathan B. with the Crew Impact Award, recognizing his more than two decades of dedicated service to the Pink Bubble community.

Nathan’s journey with the 3-Day began in 2001, inspired by his family’s long history with cancer. Since then, he has crewed in honor of his aunt Amy, a 20-year breast cancer survivor; his grandmother Joan, who survived breast cancer twice before losing her life to leukemia in 2014; his cousin Will, who passed away in 2024; and his uncle who currently has cancer.

During the Celebration of Champions ceremony, Carolyn H. honored Nathan on stage, sharing his dedication to the 3-Day.

“Every long shift, every early morning, every late night has been in their honor. And for everyone touched by this disease,” she said.

Over the past 25 years, Nathan has been a cornerstone for the 3-Day Crew. His teammates describe him as someone who always shows up, lends a hand and helps make every event run smoother, year after year. This season, Nathan told his team that it might be his final 3-Day. He is thinking about retiring from the Crew saying, “It’s time to leave while I’m still having fun.”

While Nathan will be missed, Carolyn said he has left a lasting impression on the 3-Day, and on “everyone lucky enough to serve beside him.”

Congratulations, Nathan, on this well-deserved honor!

You are truly an extraordinary example of service and kindness, and we are so grateful for your 25 years of dedication to the Crew.

Congratulations to our 2024 Dallas/Fort Worth 3-Day Top Fundraisers!

The 2024 Susan G. Komen Dallas/Fort Worth 3-Day had 625 walkers and 220 crew members who raised $2.2 million in the fight against breast cancer. To wrap up Day 1, our top fundraisers were recognized Friday evening at the Bank of America Celebration of Champions. This year, Bank of America is donating $33,000 to the top fundraisers to jump start their 2025 fundraising efforts. Join us in congratulating these teams and individuals for their incredible achievements and contributions!

We kicked off the celebration by recognizing our crew, who raised a combined total of $78,000 at the 2024 Dallas/Fort Worth 3-Day! Our Top Individual Crew Fundraiser, Fee P., raised over $5,200 this year at her 21^st event in 10 years, with her lifetime total surpassing $50,000. She was rewarded with a $500 donation toward her 2025 Susan G. Komen 3-Day® fundraising thanks to our National Presenting Sponsor, Bank of America!

The Dallas/Fort Worth 3-Day Youth Corps showed us that it’s never too early to make a difference, surpassing an outstanding $11,500 in the fight against breast cancer. Our Top Three Youth Corps Fundraisers demonstrated their commitment to spreading awareness and raising funds to end this disease once and for all. Chance J. raised over $1,500 for his second event and will receive a Komen 3-Day branded Hydro Flask as a token of our appreciation and to spread awareness wherever he brings it. First timers Bella D. and Emma G. were also celebrated for raising over $1,400 and $1,000, respectively. We are constantly blown away by Youth Corps’ commitment to the breast cancer cause.

Next up, the incredible Sweep & Shuttle crew was recognized for the more than $14,400 raised by all 24 members captained by Sandra J., making them the Top Crew Fundraising Team.

With our crew accounted for, we continued by celebrating our Rookie of the Year, Vicki E., who entered the Pink Bubble with gusto, raising more than $15,400 for her first 3-Day®! Bank of America gave her a head start on her 2025 fundraising with a $500 donation where we eagerly await seeing her next year! The crowd applauded Vicki for her contributions and tenacity to raise such a tremendous amount of money at her first event. What a way to kick off her Pink Bubble experience!

We then recognized our Top Individual Fundraiser, Stephanie C., for raising more than $67,000. In her sixteen years walking the 3-Day, she has single-handedly raised over $406,000 toward breast cancer research and treatment. This year, Stephanie’s team of two, Tulips for Tatas, was also awarded our Small but Mighty Team Award for raising an incredible $69,700.

We celebrated STEPS, our Top Fundraising Team, who raised more than $170,000 amongst their 84 team members captained by Sheryl C. and Dana B. In their fifteen years as a team, STEPS has raised an unbelievable $1.9 million at the 3-Day and team captain Sheryl leads every training walk by saying “Let’s go save lives and cure diseases!”

Whatever your fundraising goals for the 2024 Dallas/Fort Worth 3-Day, the effort you put in and the funds you raise are essential to ending this disease. On behalf of Bank of America and Susan G. Komen®, thank you for all that you do to help fight breast cancer!