 The Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure® Series 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.
With funds raised by the Komen Race for the Cure®
Series, the Komen Foundation with its Affiliate Network
is able to fund breast cancer research grants, meritorious
awards, and community outreach programs.
Since its origination in Dallas, Texas, in 1983, the
Komen Race for the Cure® Series has
grown from one local Race with 800 participants to
a national
series of more than 100 Races with over 1.5 million
people expected to participate in 2004.
Up to 75 percent of the net proceeds raised by the
Greater Nashville Race for the Cure®
stays in middle Tennessee to fund outreach programs
and initiatives that address the specific unmet breast
health needs of our community, and a minimum of 25 percent
of net proceeds raised supports the Komen Foundation
Award and Research Grant Program.
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