It’s crunch time.

There are 17 days left to secure 58 reservations to enact Maine LD 775, “An
Act to Create a Special License Plate to Support Breast Cancer Services.”

“This is the first license plate that could save lives,” said Maine State Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess, the leading voice behind the campaign and a breast cancer survivor. “We know for a fact that when women see the plate, it reminds them to get a mammogram.”

The cost to reserve a license plate $20. When the mandatory 2,000 reservations are collected, the state will issue a voucher. People can use the voucher themselves, or give it to a friend who has been touched by breast cancer.

To reserve a license plate, go to www.mainecancer.org, and click on the sample plate.

All proceeds will support three Maine organizations: The Maine Breast Cancer
Coalition, The Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program, and the Maine Cancer Foundation.

The plate will be issued in October 2008 during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.