Starting time set for annual walk against breast cancer Pasadena Citizen News Archives Houston Community Newspapers Online - News Around Town
The starting line isn’t drawn yet, but the time to line up is now.
The Annual Komen Houston Race for the Cure is set for Oct. 2 and enters its 20th year as the largest foot race in Houston.
The walk is a show of support to those affected by breast cancer and raises, through entrance fees, thousands of dollars every year to go to research.
More than 32,000 participants are expected to make this year’s event another blow in the fight against a disease that impacts millions of women worldwide each year.
Recently, the Houston Affiliate of Susan Komen pledged $687,750 to the Rose, Houston’s non-profit breast cancer research and treatment center, which in 2009 served insured and uninsured women throughout the Houston area, translating to about $68,000 worth of medical and emotional services.
“The Rose and the Komen Houston Affiliate have a long history of caring for Houston women,” said Dorothy Weston Gibbons, co-founder and CEO of The Rose. “We are deeply grateful for their trust and belief in what we do. We are honored that every step of the way, the Komen Houston Affiliate has supported us.”
The Komen Houston Race for the Cure is the main fundraising event that helps organizations like the Rose to continue their services.
Gibbons said that the Houston area has the largest rate of uninsured women in the United States.
“Nearly one in three people don’t have medical coverage, and there are so few programs available for the working poor who make up half of the uninsured population.”
Opening ceremonies Oct. 2 will begin at 7:45 a.m. with the race officially starting at 8 a.m. entry fees for $30 for adults, $15 for children and $25 for survivors with an additional $5 charge for the competitive run.
To register online before Sept. 26, visit www.komen-houston.org For more information about The Rose, call 281-484-4708 or visit www.therose.org.
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