September 11, 2010
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Sleep In for the Cure Pink Pajama Party
Join us on Friday, September 10th, from 6pm-9pm, for the Sleep In for the Cure Pink Pajama Party at Akron General Hospital. This event is the official kick-off to the Race for the Cure weekend and allows supporters to join the fight against breast cancer while "sleeping in" on Race day. We'll have fun activities, pink treats, a classic car show and a pink pajama contest. Gypsies in the Palace, a Jimmy Buffet tribute band, will play to keep the party rockin’. The centerpiece of the event is our survivor celebration which honors those whose journey provides hope to all breast cancer survivors.
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The Sleep in for the Cure Pink Pajama Party is sponsored by:
Komen Community Representative Training
Looking for a way to get involved with Komen and your community? Komen Northeast Ohio will be hosting a Komen Community Representative (KCR) Training on Saturday, Sept. 18th, from 9am-12:30pm at Hillcrest Hospital. If you enjoy public speaking and raising breast cancer awareness, we encourage you to attend this dynamic training to become a certified Komen Representative in your community. For more information, please contact Gina Chicotel at gchicotel@komenneohio.org.
Click here to view the KCR Training flyer.
Nancy G. Brinker's Memoir "Promise Me"
Available this September, Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer is the inspiring memoir by Nancy G. Brinker founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement.
Promise Me is the story of how that vow between two sisters launched Nancy on a thirty-year-long mission to change the way the world thought of, spoke of, and treated breast cancer.
Pre-order your copy of Promise Me by September 13th from any U.S.-based online retailer, and receive a free limited edition signed copy of the book for your sister—or anyone you nominate to receive this gift. To learn more go to www.promisemebynancygbrinker.com.
About Komen
Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan’s compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.
That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1 billion since inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we’re working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.