DID YOU KNOW...
…that the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early, is now 98 percent?
IMPACT. MAKE ONE.
Help us prevent the preventable, treat the treatable, and
put an end to breast cancer forever.
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2010 Race for the Cure Breaks All Records
The
2010 Komen Twin Tiers Race for the Cure was blessed with
blue skies and 2573 participants ( 900 more than last
year!), who came to honor, celebrate, or remember those
whose lives have been touched by breast cancer.
Donations are still coming in, but we have topped
$130,000 – more than double last year’s effort. We are
so grateful!
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$137,000 Distributed to Local Health Agencies
Bowl
For The Cure A Success!
The Twin Tiers Affiliate earned $2,400 in its first Bowl
for the Cure in 2010. Held on January 9th and 10th at Paramount
Lanes, this year’s event was packed with over 120 participants
throwing strikes and spares in honor of all breast cancer
survivors and those continuing the fight.
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Megan’s
Survivor Story
“Listen to Your Inner Voice”
I was just going for a routine annual physical. But my appointment
turned out to be anything but routine. My doctor scheduled a
mammogram because of concerns about a lump she discovered in
my right breast. The good news was that that lump wasn’t cancerous.
The bad news? They found something in my left breast. Then I
got the dreaded call. I needed to come in as soon as possible
and, I’ll always remember this … she said, “bring someone along
with you.”
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Celebrating
Our Successes
“BE PINK”
The BE PINK Pre-Race for the Cure party raised more than $15,000
for our Affiliate in 5 years.
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this and other celebrated events.
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