In case you haven’t heard, the Little Rock Dancing Firemen and the North Little Rock Firemen and their pink firetruck will be at Race Space this Saturday helping us try to move up to the 3rd Largest Race in the World. We are so close! Here is a little inspiration for you…. (They’ll be there from 10 to 2!)
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!
The Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was incorporated in 1992. To date the Arkansas Affiliate has held 15 Komen Races for the Cure in downtown Little Rock raising almost $13.5 million.
The monies raised fund grants and educational programs providing support and early detection information to thousands of Arkansas women and their families. About 75 percent of the funds stay in Arkansas, with the remaining 25 percent goes to national research grants.
The Race provides an opportunity to honor breast cancer survivors and to remember those who have lost the battle.
