Los Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Celebrates Results of 13th Annual Race for the Cure®
2009-04-27 19:41:05 -
The Los Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. is pleased to announce a series of never before achieved milestones from the Affiliate’s recent 13th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, a 5K walk and run benefiting the Los Angeles County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. These milestones
include;
- Record breaking attendance of 13,000
- A 10% increase in registration
- A 10% increase in participation by men
- Over 25% increase in team registration and participation
- Celebrity co-hosts; Emily Procter (“CSI Miami”), Judy Reyes (“Scrubs”) and Poppy Montgomery (“Without a Trace”)
- Headline entertainment by 2006 American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks
- Kelli Brooks, a Komen advocate, survivor and team captain, raised a total of $18,286 on her own.
“The 2009 Race for the Cure® was not only a successful fundraising event for the Los Angeles Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, it was the collaboration of celebrities, performers, corporate sponsors, survivors and participants who all came together for one purpose – to end breast cancer,” explained Catherine Mullally, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. “We are truly grateful to Emily Procter, Judy Reyes, Poppy Montgomery and Taylor Hicks for donating their time, their names and talent to this year’s race. I know that all the Los Angeles County residents who came out in droves to support our cause enjoyed them.”
Kelli Brooks, a Santa Monica resident, was for the second year running, the largest individual fundraiser at the Los Angeles County Race.
“As a breast cancer survivor, I understand the importance of the work Susan G. Komen for the Cure® does on a local level, said Brooks. “I share my story because I hope it will help other women. Seventy-five percent of the money I raised will stay in Los Angeles County, providing critical breast health services to women in need.”
About Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrating breast cancer survivorship and honoring those who have lost their battle with the disease. With funds raised by the Race For The Cure® Series, Komen with its Affiliate Network is able to fund breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards and educational, scientific and community outreach programs around the world.
The Los Angeles County Affiliate has raised more than $7 million to fund breast cancer programs and research in the last 12 years, which have gone to provide the medically underserved and uninsured populations in Los Angeles County with screening, diagnostic tests and treatments for breast cancer. Up to 75% of the net proceeds from the Los Angeles County Race for the Cure® will provide breast cancer screening, education, diagnostic tests, and treatments specifically for Los Angeles County women, with an emphasis on the uninsured and medically underserved.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
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 Komen Race for the Cure®, 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.
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