More than 1,500 people of all ages are expected to gather on Saturday, May 9, at Hays Municipal Park for the third annual Susan G. Komen Kansas Race for the Cure® in Hays.
Participants will honor loved ones and celebrate survivors as they walk or run in the Hays race. The Kansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure serves women and men in 95 counties in the state of Kansas.
The local event is presented by Eagle Communications and Hays Medical Center.
See coverage of last year’s event HERE.
Every two minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year.
Help end breast cancer. Be a part of the 2015 Susan G. Komen Kansas Race for the Cure®-Hays.
Every step you take in this inspirational movement – a 5K competitive, 5K non-competitive or a one-mile walk – will bring us closer to a cure.
WHAT: 3rd Annual Susan G. Komen Kansas Race for the Cure® – Hays
5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk
WHEN: Saturday, May 9, 7:15 a.m. to 10:30 am
7:00 a.m.: Onsite registration opens
8:00 a.m.: 5K start
8:30 a.m.: Survivor Breakfast opens
8:30 a.m.: Kids for the Cure activities begin
9:00 a.m.: Kids 50 Yard Dash
9:15 a.m.: 1 Mile Family Fun Walk begins
10:00 a.m.: Awards Presentations and Survivor Celebration
WHERE: Hays Municipal Park – 1st and Main, Hays
WHY: To help save lives and end breast cancer forever.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Register: Online registration continues through midnight May 6. Register at www.komenkansas.org. Registration fees range from $10 – $30 prior to Race day. Fees will be $20 – $40 on Race day.
Volunteer: There is still a need for volunteers to help with Race duties. View volunteer opportunities at www.komenkansas.org/komen-race-for-the-cure/volunteer/
Make a Donation. Perhaps you can’t join us in person on May 9, but you want to help. Donations of all amounts are appreciated. Details at: www.komenkansas.org/komen-race-for-the-cure/donate/
Any questions, contact Dana Steffee at [email protected] or call (316) 683-8510.
The Susan G. Komen Kansas Race for the Cure®-Hays, locally presented by Eagle Communications and Hays Medical Center, is grateful for the support of its generous national and local sponsors.
Local sponsors include: Brungardt Hower Ward Elliott & Pfeifer L.C., McGrath Publishing-Plains/Waconda Trader, Hays Ashley Furniture HomeStore/Miller’s of Claflin, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Commerce Bank, Golden Belt Bank FSA, Nex-Tech Wireless and Trober Sound.
The National Presenting Sponsor is Bank of America. The National Series Sponsors include American Airlines, Ford Motor Company, New Balance, SELF Magazine and Walgreens.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Kansas Affiliate
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever, and in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Kansas Affiliate is part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer.
Through events like the Komen Wichita Race for the Cure and the Komen Hays Race for the Cure, the Kansas Affiliate has invested $4 million in community breast cancer programs in 95 counties in Kansas. Up to 75 percent of all funds generated by the Affiliate stay in the 95 counties we serve in Kansas. The remaining 25 percent of funds raised go to national breast cancer research programs. For more information, call (316) 683-8510 or visit www.komenkansas.org.