ATTN: CLIENTS & FRIENDS: JOIN US AS WE WALK TO HELP SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER THIS SUNDAY AT UNION STATION!!!!
We wanted to help spread the word that one of our (Elite Body Bronzing ~ Kansas City’s Best in Spray Tanning) very special clients, Ashley Lohman, has taken the initiative to form a team called Ashley’s Pink Angels that will be participating in the Susan G. Koman Race For the Cure fundraising event this weekend. A handful of our other clients have already joined the team and we wanted to invite others to sign up as well. Register through this website http://www.komenkansascity.org/komen-race-for-the-cure/race-information/t-shirt-pick-up-late.html and join the team called Ashley’s Pink Angels to have a blast, get some exercise, socialize, and support a great cause with us!
Susan G. Komen Greater Kansas City Affiliate Race for the Cure® on Sunday, August 12, 2012!
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. Since its inception in 1983, the Komen Race for the Cure series has grown from one local Race with 800 participants to a global series of more than 120 Races with more than 1 million people expected to participate in 2012.
The Komen Race for the Cure is a unique event, designed and implemented to promote positive awareness, education and early detection of breast cancer. It has proved to be an enormously effective way to reach many women and men with the message that breast cancer is not necessarily fatal if mammography and breast self-exam become routine. As well as being a road race for runners, the Komen Race for the Cure is an emotionally charged event that attracts many first timers and recreational runners. The Komen Race for the Cure is an opportunity for thousands of women, men and their families, running or walking, to spread the breast cancer message within their communities.
Up to 75 percent of the funds raised at the Race remain here at the Komen Greater Kansas City Affiliate to provide breast health research, diagnostics, screening, treatment, services and education for uninsured or underinsured women. The remaining 25 percent goes to fund national research to discover the causes of breast cancer and, ultimately, its cures.
Why we need your support:
Every step counts! Your donation provides women and men at the Komen Greater Kansas City Affiliate with services that have literally saved lives. You help make the following programs possible:
- Free mammograms and diagnostics for qualified uninsured and underinsured women
- Support services including support groups, assistance with finding financial resources, prescription refills and transportation to medical appointments
- Education about the warning signs of breast cancer, methods of early detection and the latest treatment options
- Cutting edge research to find a cure for breast cancer
Up to 75 percent of net proceeds are used for local programs like those listed above, with 25 percent used to fund breast cancer research.