Thanks to enthusiastic participants, the Race to Cure Breast Cancer is that much closer to the finish line.
The first Race for the Cure, held in Dallas in 1983, attracted 800 participants. Today, the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K series attracts more than 1.5 million people worldwide.
Locally, some 3,000 of them turned out on Sunday, September 17, to run or walk the course starting at the Bangor waterfront, with breast cancer survivors dressed in the signature color of the causeâpink. The five-kilometer race, now in its 10th year in Bangor, set records for numbers of participants (3,288) and total money raised (more than $180,000).
First across the finish line was 18-year-old Casey Quaglia of Bangor, with a time of 16:48. Hannah Ruhl, 16, of Lincoln, was the fastest female finisher in 21:25. But most people come for the cause, not the competition. Although participation was up 22% over last year, the real key to the raceâs success is donations, from individuals and from pledges raised by participants. One runner alone raised $5,800.
A portion of the money goes directly to breast cancer research through the Komen Foundation award and research grant program
. Up to 75% of it stays in Maine, helping support local education, screening, and treatment programs.
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker, in memory of her sister, Susan, who died of breast cancer at the age of 36. Since then, the Komen Foundation and its affiliate network have raised more than $750 million in the fight against breast cancer.
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