Week 9

The Susan G. Komen organization hosts a lot of races called race for the cure. They are all over the United States and are held at many different times of the year. It's a 5k and the participants can choose to run or walk with no time limit. Each participant has to pay twenty dollars in order to be in the race and 25% of the income from the race goes to research for breast cancer, grant programs, educational and scientific conferences, and awards. The other 75% of the money earned from the race goes to the local community to help fund for breast cancer. These races are really inspirational and a time for everyone to get together as one, whether you have experienced breast cancer, know somebody with breast cancer, or simply want to help out with the cause. The people who participate get all dressed up in pink gear, display the pink breast cancer ribbon, and even make signs. On April 17th of this year I will be one of the participants of the race for the cure, along with my mom and dad. There are a couple to choose from around our region that are coming up, but we decided to go to the race in Indianapolis. I'm really excited for the race and can't wait to meet all the people and hear their stories. It's going to be an amazing experience. I know this race is really important to my mom, because she has been wanting to do something like this ever since she got rid of her breast cancer and now she finally can. She really enjoys supporting the women going through breast cancer since she knows what it's like and can put herself in their situation. I'm really glad that I am able to share this experience with my parents, especially my mom.