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Event: Head Over Teal 5K Walk/Run and Family Fun Day
Date: September 18, 2010
Benefiting: Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation
Reason: To help increase awareness and fund research for Ovarian Cancer
Contact: Kristin Martin, Executive Director, Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation Phone: 205.903.9574 Email:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BIRMINGHAM, ALHead Over Teal 5K and Family Day will be heldSaturday, September 18 beginning at 9a.m. at the Preserve in Hoover, benefiting theLaura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation, whose mission is topromote awareness and fund ovarian cancer research for early detection.Team and individual race registration is now open. Visit Active.com registration page: Race registration is $25 per person through August 31 and $30 after that.
The Head Over Teal 5K event is family and pet friendly.For those into exercising, you can choose a 5k walk/run or a one mile fun run. Teams are encouraged to participate. The event will kick-off at the Preserve’s Town Hall. Race registration is at 8 a.m.; the 5k walk/run begins at 9 a.m. and the fun run at 10 a.m. Other activities will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The entire family can participate in field day events, enjoy children’s entertainers, create crafts, and listen to Joe and the Kidperform classic rock and blues.Entrance to the Preserve is free. With your purchase a $5 wrist band, children can participate in activities, including a make and take craft, face painting, airbrush tattoo, moonwalk, and from 1-2 p.m., enjoying Jim Aycock, children’s entertainer.
Even if you are not a runner or walker, there will be a blood drive to assist those patients currently undergoing cancer treatment. Picnics on the green are welcome and food and beverages will be sold on siteand a portion of all goods sold will benefit the Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation. Pets on leashes are welcome.
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and teal is our awareness color. Join us in support of a cause that has subtle signs and symptoms. Learn what they are and protect yourself and the women you love.
The symptoms of ovarian cancer are vague andoften not reported, which is why ovarian cancer is labeled “the silent killer.” If detected early, the survival rate is 89% but unfortunately many are not diagnosed until stage IV and the survival rates are reduced to 18%.Most womenmistakenly assume theyhave been screened for this disease with their annual pap smear and pelvic exam. There is not an accurate screening method for this disease. Approximately 25,000 women will be diagnosed in 2010 with ovarian cancer.
Formed in December 2009, the Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation was created to educate and promote awareness of the subtle signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and to support research for an effective early detection method.To register for the Head Over Teal 5k Walk/Run, visit or check us out on Facebook.
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