Portland, OR – September 13, 2017 – Susan G. Komen Oregon and SW Washington’s 2017 Race for the Cure is THIS Sunday, September 17 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. This event will feature the popular 5K fun run, 5K walk and a 1-mile family walk. Three exciting new additions to the Race this year include a new route which will take participants over the Hawthorne and Steel Bridge and for the first time, dogs are allowed to be officially registered for the Race and a dedicated Breast Cancer Resource Zone will be featured next to Hope Village. Fundraising for the Race is critical as it raises half of the annual resources needed in the community.
Online registration closes at 5:00 pm on Friday, September 15 at www.komenoregon.org. People can register on Saturday, September 17 at the Old Spaghetti Factory on Bancroft Street, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm and on Sunday, September 18 beginning at 7:00 am at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Co-presented by Les Schwab and Tektronix, this signature Komen event is one of the largest breast cancer awareness and fundraising events in the region.
Andrew Asato, CEO of Komen Oregon and SW Washington, says, “We recognize that there is a nearly unprecedented series of crisis level events happening in Oregon and across the Country right now so we understand that people may not be focusing on the Race for the Cure. But we need your support in the fight against breast cancer here, now. Please join us and make a donation today. Without you, there is no Komen.”
Today, 75% of funds from this event support critical, local programs - screening, diagnosis and treatment services, safe and accurate breast cancer information, and patient navigation programs. The remaining 25% will go toward understanding metastasis and how to prevent recurrence and develop more effective treatment. Two leading research centers in Portland, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and Providence Cancer Center, have received significant grants from Susan G. Komen.
About Susan G. Komen Oregon and SW Washington
In the last 25 years, the local organization has funneled nearly $19.8 million into programs that prioritize the importance of improving and building on the quality of life for survivors and forever fighters, emphasize the value of early detection and screenings, as well as financial assistance for access to treatment. Another $12.2 million has been dedicated to local cutting edge research.
About Susan G. Komen
Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit outside of the federal government while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Since its founding in 1982, Komen has funded more than $920 million in research and provided more than $2 billion in funding to screening, education, treatment and psychosocial support programs serving millions of people in more than 30 countries worldwide. Visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.
