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Race for Cure, Birmingham AL
Race for the Cure!!!!!
- $30 Registration Fee due Thursday, October 18th
- Contact Mrs. DeArman or Mr. Smith
Saturday, Oct 20, 2012, 07:00 PM
Linn Park, Birmingham AL (From I-65 South and I-20/59 East, exit 17th Street (Exit 125A). Proceed one block to first traffic light at 8th Avenue North. Take a left onto 8th Avenue North. Linn Park will be on the right on 8th Avenue.) Race course is USA Track & Field (USATF) Certified.
Information
Start Line: In front of Boutwell Auditorium on 8th Avenue.
Finish Line: 20th Street North and 6th Ave North - ending at Linn Park.
Race Co-Chairs: Rebecca DiPiazza and Veronica Wehby
Affiliate Contact: Ellen Zahariadis, Executive Director, Tel: 205.263.1700, Email: ellenz@komenNCalabama.org
Sponsorship Contact: Mandy Heard, Development Coordinator, mheard@komenNCalabama.org 205.263.1704
Media Contact: Ellen Zahariadis or Mandy Heard, info@komenNCalabama.org Tel: 205.263.1700
Entrants: More than 16,000 runners and walkers (women, men and children) are expected.
Event Registration: Entry Fee is $30 for Adults and $15 for children 14yrs and under. Chip Timing is $40 for Adults and $25 for children 14 years & under. Participants may register as individuals through the day of the Race. Participants may register on-line or through the mail. Mail-in forms are available for download here and are widlely available at stores throughout north Central Alabama. A limited number of compliemtary registrations are available at local area Ford Dealers. To register online click here
Beneficiary: 75 percent of net proceeds from the Race fund community projects related to breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment. Through events like the Komen North Central Alabama Race for the Cure, over $3 million in local breast health education, screening and awareness programs has been funded throughout 38 counties in north central Alabama. The remainder of the net proceeds (a minimum of 25 percent) funds groundbreaking breast cancer research. Since 2003, UAB has received nearly $13 million in research funding from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Event Activties
8:30 a.m. Survivor Parade
9:00 a.m. 5K starts
10:00am 1 mile fun run/walk