Mary Lee Davis died of cancer last spring. She was a paraprofessional at Fouke Elementary School in Fouke, AR. More than 80 faculty members and students from the school will participate in the Komen Race for the Cure in Texarkana, TX to raise funds in her name. The walk will be held Saturday, October 20th.

The race begins at the Ben & Jane Collins Home for Women in Texarkana, TX. The walk includes a 5K Run/Walk and a 1 Mile “fun stroll.”

“We knew her as Miss Mary Lee. We didn’t even know she had a last name,” said Barham, who graduated from Fouke High School in 1999.

Former students of Ms. Davis’ are among the group that will walk on Saturday in her honor. Gerald Davis, Mary Lee’s husband is thankful that her friends at Fouke Elementary wish to honor her in this way.

“They’ve already done so much,” Gerald Davis said.

Source: Texarkana Gazette

The 11th Annual Komen Wabash Valley Race for the Cure was held on Saturday, October 6th in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 5K race had 2,000 participants. Since the event began, the Komen Wabash Valley Affiliate has raised more than $1 million. The national Susan G. Komen Foundation has raised more than $1 billion.

“We are very proud and honored to host the Race for the Cure for the past 11 years,” Dr. David Baer, President of SMWC said. Terre Haute Mayor Kevin Burke also spoke and actually ran in the race, after officially proclaiming it Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Day.

Seventy-five percent of the funds raised will be used for breast cancer projects in the Wabash Valley. The remaining funds are returned to the national organization.

After the opening ceremonies, a Survivor Parade was held. Nearly 200 survivors were honored. Survivors had 1 to 33 years of survivorship. Most participated in the race.

Source: Indiana Statesman

The Pheonix, AZ Komen Race for the Cure will be held on Sunday, October 14th. This is the fifteenth annual Komen Race for the Cure event. Funds raised will benefit breast cancer research. They expect to have approximately 40,000 participants at the event.

“The Race for the Cure is to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Seventy-five percent of the money raised will stay right here in Arizona, 25 percent will fund breast cancer research,” said Pat Elder, executive director of the Komen foundation.

The race will begin near the State Capitol. The event includes three 5K events and also a one-mile “fun run” or walk.

The Pheonix, AZ Komen Race for the Cure has raised $11 million for breast cancer research and education since 1993.

Source: News 92.3 KTAR

The Second Annual Bradley’s Buddies 5K Run/Walk was held Sunday, September 30th at the Wenonah School in Wenonah, New Jersey. More than 600 participants joined the run and walk event. Funds raised will benefit leukemia research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.

This year’s event attracted 340 runners and 275 walkers, up from last year’s 500 participants. The walk is sponsored by Bradley’s Buddies, a charity organization to remember Bradley Caraker. Caraker was a 9-year-old Wenonah boy who battled T-cell leukemia and died in 2006.

The run/walk ended with a dedication of a memorial walkway in Caraker’s name that is located in the Wenonah School butterfly garden.

Source: NJ.com

More than 170,000 ran, walked or volunteered for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure Sunday, September 30th throughout Canada. The run/walk raised $23.4 million for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs. Runs took place in 53 locations across the country. Participants had the choice of running or walking a 1K or a 5K.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer for Candian women. One woman in nine is anticipated to be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada. However, mortality rates are the lowest they have ever been since the 1950’s. With early detection and treatment, 5,300 women of 22,300 diagnosed with breast cancer will die.

The Run for the Cure is Canada’s largest volunteer-based, single-day fundraiser for breast cancer.

Source: Edmonton Journal, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Run for the Cure

Arms of Love Pregnancy Resource Center is gearing up for its 10th annual Fun Walk. This year they are also adding a 5K race. Arms of Love is a 501c3, not for profit located in Godfrey Illinois that specializes in helping women in crisis pregnancy situations.

The event will take place Sunday, Oct. 21 @ 2:00 pm at Haskell Park on Henry Street in Alton, IL. The cost is $15 to Walk and $25 for 5K Run and pledge fundraising is encouraged. Entertainment will include the NTF Xtreme Band, Balloons, Face Painting and Food. A free T-shirt will be given to all who enter and complete the Walk.

For more information contact Angela Valdes, Director of Development, Arms of Love PRC at 618-466-1690.

The Huntington’s Disease Society of Ameria (HDSA) Houston Area Run/Walk “Walking for a Cure - Team Hope” was started by Denise Thurmond in Houston, Texas six years ago. Thurmond was not a runner, but was determined to create an event that participants would want to come to year after year. The event benefits research for Huntington’s disease. They have raised $170,000 in the past six years. The walk is a 5K.

The first year, twenty-five people participated in the event and the only amenity was a water cooler set up the Olyster Creek Park where the event is held. The event will be held on Saturday, September 8th and the top male and female winners will be awarded a trip for two to San Diego, California to run in the Carlsbad Marathon on January 20th 2008.

“It’s a home-grown family-type organization. They put a lot of heart and soul into it,” said Sarah Mohammed, who has run the race for the past three years. “It helps knowing it’s for a worthy cause.”

Source: chron.com, runtocurehd.com