It takes strength when the diagnosis is made. Strength to share the news with loved ones. Strength to endure treatments. Strength to keep moving forward. Strength to carry on. Strength to embrace the future.

More than 40,000 women die each year from breast cancer, and one person is diagnosed every three minutes in the United States. It’s for these reasons and myriad others that OtterBox® has committed once again to supporting the Avon Breast Cancer Crusadethrough the sale of its pinkand-white Commuter Series® “Strength” cases.

As an official sponsor of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and corporate fundraising partner for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, OtterBox raised more than $175,000 from May 2010 to May 2011. The Avon Breast Cancer Crusadeis a program of the Avon Foundation for Women, the largest corporate-affiliated philanthropy dedicated to women’s causes globally.

Launched in 1992, the Avon Breast Cancer Crusadehas raised and donated more than $700 million to breast cancer programs around the world. Donations meet a broad range of needs – from research and care at leading cancer centers to meal delivery and patient navigation by small community-based organizations. Funding is focused on research, education, access to care and the care continuum; but the Avon Breast Cancer Crusadeis about more than that – it’s about a community of support.

“I go to all nine of our walks every year, and I walk in all nine of our walks. It’s my favorite part of the job,” said Eloise Caggiano, program director for the Avon Walk series. “Amazing people from all walks of life participate as walkers or crew. The excitement, camaraderie and support I felt at my first walk, I still feel at my 32nd.”

Eloise proudly sports an OtterBox Commuter Series “Strength” case on her BlackBerry®.

“This is my first OtterBox case, and I love it. And I need it – I drop my phone all of the time,” Caggiano said. “I recommend the case because not only does it look cute, but it’s very durable. It sparks conversation all of the time.”