Stepping Out for breast cancer awareness

New York City has its 21 Club, a famous restaurant, and so does Annapolis. Only the local version is a group of people, Stepping Out for Breast Cancer, a nonprofit organization, which counts 21 super-active area women as members.

Working together, they've raised several hundred thousand dollars to help local victims of the disease.

All the members have had breast cancer or had a family member stricken with the disease. Stepping Out's membership includes women who are working full or part-time, or are retired.

"We have teachers, business women, health care providers, public relations and fund-raising specialists, cosmetic...