I am always excited to participate and to lead a team here in Portland, Oregon for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. (Team Haralee) Last year the race event had 48,000 participants. It is amazing to see a sea of white T-shirts dotted with pink T-shirts walking through the streets of downtown Portland.
Oregon has the second highest rate of breast cancer in the country. Only second to Washington State, our neighbor 10 miles north of downtown Portland. With such a high incidence, it is only appropriate that we should have such large race participation. Someone either knows some one touched by the disease or they themselves are a survivor.
My company, Haralee.Com, Cool Garments for Hot Women, donates a percentage of every sale to breast cancer research. This year I decided to step up my commitment to a cure for breast cancer, and became a trained volunteer speaker for the Komen Foundation. Since there is no cure yet, we can work on prevention. Today I had my first speaking engagement at a retirement residence.
I accompanied the local director of the Susan G Komen for the Cure, who also happens to be a 30 year survivor, diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30 after the birth of her second child. We spoke in front of about 50 people, residents, and staff. Some of the women were also 30 year survivors and some survivors less than one year. It was a real privilege to speak with these folks about early detection.
Have you had your yearly mammogram?
The 2 biggest factors for getting breast cancer are:
#1 Being a Woman, #2 Too many Birthdays!
Early detection may save your life.
Make plans to join your local Susan G Komen Race for the Cure.
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I have a small team doing a Komen 3-Day 60-mile walk in Dallas this November. We have been participating in the Komen 5K in Austin for a few years, so this will be our biggest, and hardest, Komen event to date. Among our team sponsors is our local premier running store, RunTex.
I just returned from a pre-event Expo and it was exciting to hit the streets of Grand Prairie on a 12-mile training in a sea of pink t-shirts. It's going to be quite an experience being among 3,000 survivors and other walkers committed to raising funding for breast cancer research.
August 25, 2008 - 6:37pmThis Comment
Thanks for a great reminder about a great event. For those looking for more info, the Susan G. Komen Race takes place in several cities throughout the country including Portland.
The three-day event takes place in the spring, summer and autumn months in 14 cities, among them Atlanta, Philadelphia, the Twin Cities and Tampa Bay. Participants are asked to raise at least $2,200 per person, with 85 percent of the proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. (Source: Travel Channel)
The walk is 60 miles over three days -- anywhere from 15 -- 22 miles per day. Following the race, you'll spend two nights sleeping in a tent that have showers and food.
In addition to Komen, Avon has a breast cancer benefit walk in nine cities between April and October.
Looking to get involved? ]]>Check out the3day.org]]> or www.walk.avonfoundation.org
August 22, 2008 - 8:34amThis Comment
Thanks for the info on the 3 day events. Some cities have helath fairs prior to Race day which is always fun and informative. The best way for women to find out is to go to www.komen.org and find their state.
August 22, 2008 - 10:58amThis Comment