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Komen race for the cure commences Saturday [Sports]
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month nationally, and Saturday the Derby City will be showing solidarity with the cause during the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure run.
Starting at Waterfront Park the race hopes to raise money and awareness for issues surrounding breast cancer.
Runners or walkers are invited to attend this event, and last minute entrants must show up the morning of the race before 6:45 a.m., for everybody else on the track the race is set to start up at 9:00 a.m. Fifteen minutes later the one mile family walk will commence.
Wear Pink Wednesday [Health/Fitness]
Join the community-wide “Pink Out” on Wednesday, October 5th in celebration of this Saturday’s Komen Louisville Race for the Cure. If your wardrobe is devoid of pink, visit the new Komen Store in Oxmoor Center to find something to wear. The store is located on the mezzanine near Subway and is open through Friday, October 7 between 10-8 daily.
Kicking cancer [Charitable Event]
As we at Louisville.com have been reminding you for weeks now, October is breast cancer awareness month. There have been walks, benefits, concerts and fundraisers all month long and Louisville's professional soccer team is getting in on the action!
Tonight, at 8 pm at Mockingbird Valley Indoor Soccer Club, the Louisville Lightning will be hosting an intra-squad scrimmage. Admission is free, but the team will be accepting donations for the Susan G Komen foundation. The 'Yellow vs Pink' matchup will place current Lightning players against one another.
Susan G. Komen of Louisville announces 2010's Race for the Cure events [Fitness and health]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Louisville has announced its highly anticipated schedule of events coming this fall--its largest fundraisers--the 2010 Pink Tie Ball and the 2010 Komen Louisville Race for the Cure.
The Kentucky Oaks breast cancer survivors parade in photos [Kentucky Derby]
Minutes before the running of the 136 Kentucky Oaks, 136 breast cancer survivors paraded down the world's most-famous horseracing track, to the applause of 116,046 onlookers.
Particpants were chosen through an online nomination and selection process. 2010 is the parade's second year.
October Awareness
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