October, 2005 - Red Bluff Daily News
County breast cancer survivors honored
Four Tehama County breast cancer survivors were honored with their portraits being placed on the Wall of Hope on Friday.

Wall of Hope comes to Blackhawk
Project aims to help cancer survivors live and thrive

Activist: Let's Focus on cancer causes
Prevention, rather than treatment, should be focus of research.

April, 2005 - Inside Bay Area
Danville woman gives cancer victims hope
Breast cancer survivor started a memorial to 1,500 women who have survived the odds Read more...

October, 2004 - The Redding's Record Searchlight
Miracle Mile
Every show needs a warm-up act. For Marilyn Axelrod Burch, it was the Wall of Hope. The 200-foot project features photos of 1,500 California breast cancer survivors. In May, a 100-foot portion showcased 750 Northern California breast cancer survivors at the Churn Creek Road post office in Redding. Read more...

October, 2003 - The Sentinel
Danville new home of breast cancer Wall of Hope
The Wall of Hope Breast Cancer Survivors’ Project began more than nine years ago in Davis, CA, out of my commitment to end breast cancer. I am a 13-year survivor, and recently came from Davis to live in the Bay Area. Read more...

September 6, 2003 - Contra Costa Times
'Wall of Hope' goes up in Walnut Creek
Katherine Dwight was on her way to mail a few letters at the post office when display of photographs caught her eye.
"These are all beautiful women," said Dwight, amazed at the hundreds of colorful portraits on the wall in front of the Walnut Creek post office. "They're as pretty as can be." Read more...

June 2, 2002 - Sacramento Bee
Road to Survival
For Marilyn Gayler Axelrod and daughter Hillary, the Wall of Hope was just the beginning of a national crusade against breast cancer. Read more...

August 21, 2000 - Sacramento Bee

Breast cancer project pins hopes on venture

It's a rather tall order to meet. But it's one that Marilyn Gayler Axelrod, president and founder of the Wall of Hope Breast Cancer Survivor's Project, is happy to fill. With only 10 volunteers, the Davis-based organization is scrambling to hand-make 500 Austrian crystal breast cancer survivor pins for the catalog company Land's End.
Their deadline: five weeks. Read more...

 

August 18, 2000 - Davis Enterprise

Breast-cancer project seeks help for craft

While many athletes are training for the Olympic trials in Sydney, Australia, there's an Olympic trial of sorts in Davis. It's The Olympics of pink ribbon crystal pin-making to raise money for breast-cancer awareness. Read more...

November 7, 1999 - Vacaville Reporter

Glamour session benefits cancer survivors' wall

It was smiles and glamour poses for the "Wall of Hope." Only the actual sections of the wall of portraits of breast cancer survivors were missing from the Dixon portion of the Wall of Hope Breast Cancer Survivors' Project, supported by the Dixon Soroptimist Club. Read more...

 

March 19, 1999 - The Davis Enterprise

Breast cancer pins pointing out
generosity of Davis community

Believe it or not, a small, pink, crystal-studded pin could make a
difference in someone's life. Read more...

 

May/June 1998 Coping Magazine

Building a Dream, One Picture at a Time

As I sat huddled in a three-way hug with my husband, Dan, and my daughter, Hilary, tears still not dry from hearing, "You have breast cancer," I felt a driving anger. Read more...