Registration for the Komen Denver Race For The Cure is now open!
Participants can register online and Sponsors can get more information at www.komendenver.org.
The 5K run/walk, sponsored by the Denver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is Denver’s largest event for breast health and breast cancer awareness and education. Over 54,000 people participated in last year’s Race and more than $2 million was raised.
WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3rd
WHERE: The Pepsi Center
“The Denver Race is always one of the biggest in the country,” said Michele Ostrander, executive director of the Denver Affiliate. “It’s a fun event; it’s a celebration. It is also a great chance to support our mission – to end breast cancer in our life times – a goal that could quite literally change the world as we know it.”
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Late last year the U.S. Preventive Screening Task Force set off a firestorm of controversy when it announced that routine mammograms weren’t necessary for women in their 40s and that women between the ages of 50 and 74 only needed to get screened every other year.
Well, thankfully, the discourse and pressure from women’s groups, organizations like Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, doctors and lawmakers worked. The Senate just approved an amendment to the health-overhaul bill that effectively nullified the Task Force’s guidelines and promised mammogram coverage for women starting at age 40. And, the House voted an impressive 426 – 0 for a resolution saying the guidelines shouldn’t be used by insurers to deny coverage for routine screening.
Here’s a recent Wall Street Journal article that gives a comprehensive update. Check it out.
“Power consists in one’s capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift cooperation” - President Woodrow Wilson
Michele Ostrander, executive director of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Denver Metropolitan Affiliate was recently named one of Denver’s most influential people by 5280 Magazine. Ostrander is in some pretty impressive company (deservedly so!). The list includes Denver Mayor, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Congresswoman Diana DeGette and Denver Nuggets Carmelo Anthony. Congratulations, Michele!! Check it out here: “The 5280 Fifty”.
A new fitness studio in Cherry Creek is dedicated to helping in the fight against breast cancer by hosting its first Passionately Pink Party the entire week of Oct. 12. Brio specializes in power plate technology which has proven to minimize the loss of bone density after chemotherapy and is also a very effective way to get in shape. Go into brio and get a free work out session, donate to the cause and get the chance to win a free month membership as well as other prizes!
We wanted to let you know about a fun way to help Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Stanley Steemer is hosting “Clean for the Cure” on Sept. 30. For a small donation to Komen Denver, Stanley Steemer will steam clean the interior of your car!
WEDNESDAY 9/30 KOHLS 3p-5p 11485 S. TWENTY MILE RD. PARKER, CO. 80134.
Major League Baseball and Denver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® are “Going to Bat against Breast Cancer”.
Join us on Saturday, September 26th, Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals.
We have designated a Pink area at Coors Field in sections 201-203.
For each ticket purchased through this special, $4 will go to the Denver Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Click here to purchase tickets.
Massage Envy is offering a great way to help support Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and treat yourself! It’s hosting a one-day fundraising event, “Massage for the Cure,” to help win the fight against breast cancer. Massage for the Cure will be held Sept.15, 2009, will be conducted simultaneously throughout the nation with nearly 600 Massage Envy clinics in 40 states participating.
During the event, Massage Envy clinics will offer $35 one-hour therapeutic massage sessions, with $10 from each to be donated directly to various local affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Additional donations will also be accepted. This year, Massage Envy’s goal is to raise approximately $500,000.
In the Front Range market, both the Denver and Colorado Springs affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will receive donations generated by the 21 participating Massage Envy clinics located here. All proceeds collected will go directly to our local communities and will support breast cancer education, screening and treatment initiatives in communities across the US.
The event is open to the public and requires an appointment. Reservations at any of the 21 Massage Envy clinic(s) will be taken beginning on August 15, 2009, and can be made by calling 877-330-ENVY (3689) or any of the local clinics directly.
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