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Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Encourages Runners to Join 'Team Marathon' and Help End Breast Cancer Forever
DALLAS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its vision to realize a world
without breast cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) is encouraging athletes
to participate in Team Marathon, a new initiative that aligns Komen for the
Cure with committed, passionate marathon and half marathon runners in an
effort to raise money for breast cancer research and community health
programs.
Participants can choose to run in a race where Komen is an official
marathon partner, or they can decide to fundraise for Komen in any half or
full marathon they choose to run. Team Marathon provides different options so
runners can decide which fundraising option will fit their training and
fundraising goals.
"We are constantly exploring new fundraising options so anyone -- whether
their hobbies include running, walking or shopping -- can get behind a cause
they believe in," said Katrina McGhee, vice president of marketing for Susan
G. Komen for the Cure. "This new initiative will bring a whole new level of
committed people on board to support Komen for the Cure's promise to end
breast cancer forever."
Team Marathon participants receive support from Komen for the Cure every
step of the way. After runners register on http://www.komen.org/marathon, they
can build their own marathon Web page, track their daily training course, join
marathon online communities and get great tips for fundraising. Runners'
friends and family can also visit the Web page and donate in their honor.
Runners can commit to raising a minimum of $2,200 by participating in an
official Komen marathon, or they can choose to raise $250 and run in any
marathon or half marathon of their choice.
For those running an official Komen marathon, 50 percent of donations
raised through Team Marathon will support community-based breast cancer
education, screening and treatment programs in the local community where the
marathon or half marathon is run. The remaining 50 percent will fund national
research to find the cures for breast cancer. One hundred percent of the
donations received from participants running a marathon of their choice will
go toward national research.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure's official marathon partners include the Bank
of America Chicago Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon, P.F. Chang's(R) Rock 'n'
Roll Marathon(TM) and Half Marathon, San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon(TM)
and Half Marathon, Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon(TM). In
addition, international races Flora London Marathon and real-Berlin Marathon
have been added for 2009.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R)
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do
everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise
became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer
movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network
of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower
people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.
Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure(R), we have
invested more than $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest
source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the
world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health
or breast cancer, visit http://www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.
SOURCE Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R)
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