Performers for the Cure Help Fight Breast Cancer

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Join Us ! Team Register by August 31st

For the sixteenth consecutive year, a team of performers and their friends, including Equity, AFTRA and SAG members, will come together to run and walk in the Komen New York City Race for the Cure ^® on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Last year, there were approximately 25,000 female and male participants in the Race, including over 1,600 survivors and their families.

At last year's Race, the Performers team raised over $3,300. Altogether, more than $5.21 million was contributed to fund education, screening and treatment programs for underserved women in the tri-state metropolitan area and to support the national search for a cure.

The Komen Foundation was established in 1982. It is an international organization with a network of volunteers working through local affiliates and Komen Race for the Cure^® events to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. The largest private source of breast cancer research funding in the United States, the Foundation has raised more than $1.5 billion since its inception.

To register as a member of the Performers for the Cure team (cutoff for team registration is Aug. 31; registration fee is $40), please e-mail Team Captain Anne Fizzard at a.fizzard@verizon.net . To learn more about the mission of Komen Greater New York City and other opportunities to support them (donations are accepted year-round), or to find out about upcoming events or sign up for their mailing list, visit the Komen website at www.komennyc.org or call (212) 560-9590.