Komen Austin Race for the Cure®

Cause Area

  • Community
  • Education & Literacy
  • Health & Medicine
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Women

Location

3000 North IH-35, Classroom 4Austin, TX 78705 United States
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Mission Statement

The mission of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, eduation, screening and treatment. Komen Austin Affiliate Mission: To fulfill the Foundationâ??s mission at a local level by raising funds, educating the public about breast cancer as a life-threatening disease, granting funds for needed breast health services and enhancing existing services within the greater Austin community.

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The Komen Race for the Cure Series is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world. Since its origination in Dallas in 1983, it has grown from one local race with 800 participants to an international series of 116 races. Up to seventy-five percent of the net funds raised from this Race will remain in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays Travis and Williamson counties to fund local breast cancer projects. The remaining twenty-five percent will go to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Award and Research Grant Program. In 2003, more than 15,000 Austin participants and local businesses helped raise over $500,000 for the fight against breast cancer.

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