National Spotlight
Who are you running for? — Join in the fight against breast cancer by running a full or half marathon through Marathon for the Cure™
Rally for the Cure — Golf, tennis, dinner events and so much more...
A brand to trust — We are honored that Susan G. Komen for the Cure® ranked number one in a recent Harris Interactive poll as the most valued non-profit brand and the charity people are most likely to donate money to. Additionally, Komen for the Cure ranked second on the 2010 list of the nation’s most trusted charities. Thank you to all who help us daily in the fight to end breast cancer!
Komen Roanoke Affiliate Spotlight
| How Donations are Spent Locally | Read the article on how our local affiliate has distributed over $348,000 locally since its inception just three years ago. How will donations to the Race be spent this year? Check back soon as the Grant recipients will be announced in May. |
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Go Team Decca!
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What keeps her going? Friends, family… And humor. “I have so much support, it’s hard to get down and out,” she says. “My son thinks my bald head is awesome,” she says of her two-year-old with a laugh. “It makes a really good racetrack.” Decca took medical leave from her job as a counselor to fight cancer full-time, a job “she put all her heart into. It’s nice,” she says of Race for the Cure, “to have something to else to put my heart into” in the meantime. “I think you have to understand my family,” says Decca, referring to her unflappable and infectious positivity. “My grandparents… were political refugees [during the second World War], living in the middle of Berlin, bombs falling everywhere. They led horrible, tumultuous lives before they got to America. My grandmother, who today is 95, lives on Bent Mountain in a little cabin, and since I was young I was taught to be thankful for every little thing, to make the best of every situation. “I get perspective in the chemo waiting room,” she adds. “I’m always the youngest person. There are people going through much worse. I focus on the positive—that it was found early and that we can do things to treat it.” Look for Team Decca on April 10th at the Roanoke Valley’s Race for the Cure. |
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Choose a tulip, red or white petunia and add your personal message, |
The Garden of HopeLocated near the Survivor Tent, The Garden of Hope will be a celebration of the lives of our loved ones. Decorating the garden will be wooden pink tulips and wooden colorful petunias, which can be purchased for $15 and $10 respectively. These flowers are large enough for a name and/or personal message. Honor the life of those who have survived or have lost their battle with breast cancer by purchasing one of these flowers. The flowers will be available for pickup after the race. |
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Cost $15 per dog |
Paws for the Cure Events Include: 9:00 Registration Yappy Hour - Food and Beverages supplied by Blue Collar Joes ** Participating Merchants donating 25% to Race
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Save this date: March 6, 2010 from 9 - 11 am |
Rise and Shine On March 6th Are you worried that you can’t make it to Then Sleep in for the Cure is for you. On March 6th from 9AM-11AM and join the fun at the Sleep EZ Diagnostic Center at 1957 West Main Street in Salem. Stop in and enjoy free refreshments provided by Blue Collar Joe’s, register to win door prizes, including the “Ultimate Girls Night Out” package, and register for the Race while you’re there! Learn more about Sleep In for the Cure, a great way to still be a part of the Race without even lacing up your shoes. Tour the Sleep EZ Center while enjoying your breakfast. The first 25 people will receive a free t-shirt in addition to registering to win the “Ultimate Girls Night Out” package for 6 friends that include : pampering from Classic Image, wine tasting at the Wine Gourmet, and dinner at 202 Market. Rise and Shine on March 6 and join the fun! |
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Taste for the Cause March 28, 2010 from 2 - 4 pm |
Join Supporters Contact Catherine Pricefor more information Download the flyer to email to friends, family and co-workers |
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Jefferson Lee "KicksCancer" in Pink Cleats This inspiring story shows that one person with a mission can really make a difference. Craig County High School football player, Jefferson Lee, started a "Kick Cancer" campaign at his high school because cancer had touched his family. Jefferson said, "I am an upcoming freshman at Craig County High School and I will be the starting kicker for the Varsity football team this fall. I have come up with a community project I want to do to benefit a special organization and help. October is National Brest Cancer Awareness month. I will be teaming up with the Greater Roanoke Valley Komen for the Cure Affiliate and our local cancer group in Craig County Virginia where we live to do a campaign called "Kick Cancer". What I am planning to do is wear pink cleats for these two games and for every field goal I make in those two games a sponsor will donate money for the cause. I have 2 aunts who are breast cancer survivors and my mother is a survivor of another form of cancer." |
Jefferson's "Kick Cancer" Cause" took off. He started a Facebook Cause page. He got the cheerleaders and others involved and on October 9, 2009, wearing pink cleats he kicked a winning field goal for the Craig County High School Rockets. Pictured is Jefferson and his father Jamie presenting a check to Komen Roanoke Board President, Dr. Robert Williams at the December Board Meeting which featured Jefferson and his father thanking them for their contributions. Way to go Jefferson. You made a difference and inspired others. |
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Roanoke College Rotaract Club's "Cocktail for the Cure" 
This year, the 3rd Annual Rotaract Fundraiser "Cocktail for the Cure" raised a generous donation for the Greater Roanoke Valley Komen Affiliate. The fundraiser was a joint event sponsored by the Salem Rotary Club, Roanoke College and Rotaract (Roanoke College's collegiate extension of Rotary International). The event was held In honor of Trina Mitchell, a recent survivor of breast cancer and a RC employee. Salem Rotarians, students, and faculty attendee the event. The Komen Affiliate had an education table and handed out educational information to students and all attendees, |
Pictured at right are Jameson Jones past President of Rotaract, Honoree Trina Mitchell, Rotaract President Brooke Jones and Komen Volunteer Susan Young. Pictured left are Brooke Jones, Trina Mitchell, Amy Brittan and Anne Fischer. |
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DogTown Pizza Supports the Shout It Event With their Woodfired Traveling Oven, DogTown Pizza owners Jon Roberts and Scott Smith furnished their specialty pizza to the crowd gathered under the Mill Mountain Star in Roanoke. Shouters were hungry and the pizza was great. Thanks to Jon, Scott and their crew for supporting Komen for the Cure. |
DogTown Pizza |
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Circle of Promise Sings to Save Lives |
Watch this Video of the Komen Roanoke Circle of Promise members sing Amazing Grace at the Shout It From the Mountain Tops Event on October 7th. |
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Survivor, Volunteer Komen Board Member and Husband Stand by Her: A Breast Cancer Guide for Men- authored by John Anderson and his wife, survivor and Greater Roanoke Valley Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Board Member, Sharon Rapoport - was released at bookstores nationally on Wednesday, October 7. The book offers strategies and support on the countless minefields men face every day as husbands, sons, brothers, fathers, friends and coworkers of breast cancer patients. |
On Thursday, October 8, both John and Sharon appeared on the TODAY show. Watch a video of the interview where John explains the importance of their new book in helping men through this difficult journey. More information on the book can be found at http://www.standbyher.org/. . |
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