Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Event Celebrates Fourteen Years Downtown and Second Annual Race in Lombard
What: For the second consecutive year, Komen Chicago will offer two race locations for its annual Komen Chicago Race for the Cure® event. Over 15,000 cancer survivors and activists are expected to participate in the signature 10K/5K Run/Walk and a 1 Mile Fun Walk in both Grant Park and Lombard, IL.
Why: Komen Chicago will celebrate a second year with a suburban race to occur on the same weekend in DuPage County, which has the highest breast cancer incidence rate in their 5 county service area. The second race location provides a more convenient option for suburban residents who want to join in the fight against breast cancer by participating in the largest series of 10k/5K runs/fitness walks in the world.
When: Saturday, September 24, 2011 (Chicago) Sunday, September 25, 2010 (Lombard)
8:15 a.m. start time for Runners
8:30 a.m. start time for Walkers
*All participants encouraged to be on site at 7:30a.m.
Where: Grant Park – Butler Field, Chicago Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL
Cost: July 16 – September 23: $40 runners; $35 walkers; $25 for kids 17 and under; free for volunteers
Race Day: $45 runners; $40 walkers; $30 for kids 17 and under; free for volunteers
**Join or start a team today!
More Information: For more information and to register for the Susan G. Komen Chicagoland Race for the Cure®, visit www.komenchicago.org.
About the Chicagoland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®The Chicagoland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® was established in 1997 and held the first Susan G. Komen Chicago Race for the Cure®. The Chicagoland affiliate is one of only two affiliates that operate two Race for the Cure® events and has awarded nearly $11 million towards the fight against breast cancer by funding grassroots breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment projects, as well as national research. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Komen Chicagoland Affiliate stay in the metropolitan area while the remaining 25% support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Grants Program for research. In April 2011, Komen Chicago was awarded the Affiliate of the Year by Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s® Global Headquarters. For more information please call 773-444-0061 or visit www.komenchicago.org.
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