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Lauren Musso

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate

404-459-8700

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May 9, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2012 KOMEN ATLANTA RACE FOR THE CURE ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY

Online registration will close at 5 PM

ATLANTA, Ga.–Online registration for the 22nd Annual Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure 5K run/walk and 1 mile walk will end today. The event will be held Saturday, May 12, at Atlantic Station. This year, an expected 14,000 Atlantans will help raise $1.7 millionto save lives and end breast cancer forever.
Participants are encouraged to take advantage of online registration until 5 PM. People who wish to register after the online registration deadline are welcome to do so on race day, May 12. The registration feeis $35. Race numbers will be available for pick up on race day.

Komen Atlanta also encourages registered participants to raise pledges. Registrants who fundraise will be eligible for different levels of pledge prizes, depending on the amount raised. Participants are able to raise pledges until May 31, the fundraising deadline. The number one reason people do not give is because they are not asked, thus registrants are encouraged to start asking for pledges.

Seventy-five percent of all funds raised from the race will be awarded to Atlanta-area breast health screening and education programs to enable women to detect and survive breast cancer. Twenty-five percent will be given to the national Komen Research Grant Program to find a cure.

“Most Race participants have been personally affected by breast cancer and desire to make a difference in the fight against the disease,” said Kelly Dolan, Executive Director of Komen Atlanta. “Our goal is to encourage early registration to maximize fundraising efforts so that we are able to fund vital screening services and research that enable women in our community to detect and survive breast cancer.”

For event questions, please e-mail or call the Komen Atlanta office at 404-459-8700.

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Please be advised of the following important 2012 Race for the Cure dates:

  • May 9 (5 PM)

Deadline to register online ($35 for adults, $20 for children* and $40 for Sleep in for the Cure). Participants registered after April 21, will pick up their race numbers on Race day.

  • May 12

RACE DAY! Registration opens at 6:45 AM ($35)

  • May 31
    Deadline for pledge money to be received. Donations must include the participant's name to count toward fundraising goals. Pledge prizes will be mailed in July.

*Kids for the Cure is limited to the first 750 registered.

ABOUT SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE GREATER ATLANTA AFFILIATE

Komen Atlanta is the local resource for breast cancer screening, treatment, education and support. Through events, including the Race for the Cure, and contributions, the Affiliate raises funds to enable women to detect and survive breast cancer. Seventy-five percent of all funds stay in Atlanta to provide breast health services for women who could not otherwise afford them. Twenty-five percent supports national research efforts to finding a cure. Komen Atlanta has raised more than $33 million since its inception in 1991. The Affiliate is part of the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization, which strives to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Komen is the largest private funder in the fight against breast cancer and has invested nearly $2 billion toward the cause.

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