In light of recent news developments regarding the removal of Komen items from the Harding bookstore, we want to make sure everyone has the facts about how Komen Arkansas uses its donations and proceeds. Sherrye McBryde, Executive Director of the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G Komen, has made this statement, “I can emphatically say that not one penny of any of Arkansas money or any of Komen national money goes to Planned Parenthood.”

For further information, see the official statement from Komen here: http://ww5.komen.org/plannedparenthood.html

Harding University faculty and staff have been very supportive of Race for the Cure in the past, and while this has been an unfortunate misunderstanding, Arkansas Komen looks forward to putting this behind them and concentrating on what counts right now… the upcoming race! Don’t forget to sign up!