Susan G. Komen San Francisco Race for the Cure(R) Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – September 1, 2010) –  More than 7,000 people of all ages are expected to gather on Sunday, September 26, 2010, along the Embarcadero for the 20^th Annual Susan G. Komen San Francisco Race for the Cure®. Pink balloons and in honor/memory signs on the backs of participants will fill the Embarcadero to greet supporters, honor loved ones, and celebrate survivors who are walking or running. 450 breast cancer Survivors will wear pink shirts and gather for a celebratory ceremony following the Race. Over $1 Million is expected to be raised by the Race this year. 

“By participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, the most successful charity event ever created, you will experience an event that has changed the way the world views breast cancer,” said Pam Judd, San Francisco Bay Area Komen Affiliate Board President and breast cancer survivor. “You can make a difference as you celebrate survivorship, honor those who have lost their battle, and most importantly, raise funds and awareness for the fight against this life threatening disease.”

The Bay Area community continues to demonstrate that even in the most challenging of times, their generosity and support for others is heartfelt and unwavering. Nowhere do we feel a more powerful sense of hope and determined spirit to end breast cancer forever, than at the Komen San Francisco Race for the Cure®, just ask any of the over 7,000 participants and the more than 30 local corporate sponsors who will take part in this special Race.

Every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year alone. Help us end breast cancer. Be part of the 2010 Susan G. Komen San Francisco Race for the Cure®. Every step you take in this inspirational movement — a 5K competitive race, a 5K run/walk or a one-mile fun walk — will bring us closer to a cure. To register for the 2010 Susan G. Komen San Francisco Race for the Cure® log onto www.komensf.org.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate
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. The San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community joining more than 1 million breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Last year the Komen SF Affiliate was able to grant $1.2 Million to local breast cancer programs.Through events like the Komen San Francisco Race for the Cure®, the San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate has invested over $12 million in community breast health programs in the 9 Bay Area counties they serve. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in the San Francisco Bay Area. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information, call 415-397-8812 or visit www.komensf.org.

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