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The Pink Pack

October 05, 2009 03:50 PM ET | Emily Faherty | Permanent Link

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This spring, my older sister Claire and I set a goal: Run at least one charitable 5K race each month for an entire year. We’ve been right on track so far, but Sunday was our biggest event yet, with a mission that hit close to home.

Early Sunday morning (we’re talking before the sunrise, people!), I put on some pink running gear and headed down to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson for the 16th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, sponsored by the Central and South Jersey chapter of the world’s largest organization for breast cancer education and research. I joined Claire and the rest of our team, “Pat and Polly’s Pack,” to help raise funds during this October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Pat and Polly’s Pack (comprised of family members and friends) chose to honor two extraordinary women who unfortunately have a connection with the disease. Our cousin, Pat, is a survivor of breast cancer, though she had a new challenge with uterine cancer to conquer this past year. Claire’s mother-in-law, Polly, is courageously battling breast cancer right now.

It was amazing to look around the crowd gathered at Six Flags–young children, local college sororities, families running in memory of loved ones, and even women and men fighting the disease.

Among the hundreds of teams joining Pat and Polly’s Pack were the “Bosom Buddies” (loved your hats, ladies!), “I-rish for a Cure,” and the “Chesterfield Chicks.” Even Governor Jon Corzine laced up his sneakers for the run. (I don’t know how he’ll do in his other race, but I crossed the finish line before Corzine in this one.)

More than 1,700 people participated in the flat and fast 5K run through the amusement park; another 10,000 chose to walk the 4K and 1-mile routes. In addition, there was a special parade of survivors to honor those who are now cancer-free. As of this morning, this Race for the Cure raised more than $1 million to fight breast cancer.

Claire and I were happy to be a small part of the pink party on Sunday—and are already looking forward to our next race in November!

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Tags: breast cancer | Jackson | cancer | Race for the Cure | Six Flags Great Adventure | Breast Cancer Awareness Month



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Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

This is too ironic!...This past spring I entered, say perhaps, aout 100 checks into our database, Convio, for the Bosom Buddies Team! Pardon me, my name is Taylor Tammaro, I work for Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Jersey Affiliate. Although I work in all departments, I have a defined position within our Race for the Cure COmmittee. It is only our third year hosting this event and any type of support that we are able to receive is just so incredibly important to our Affiliation. Due to the economy, our Affiliation’s Race for the Cure, (which takes place on Sunday, April 26th at Branch Brook Park in Newark-Essex County), might not be as successful as last year’s. ANy type of support that we could possibly receive means the world to us at the moment and for the future. With out our public support there would be no room for growth nor expansion.

Especially towards finding a cure for Breast Cancer.

Thanks! Great Article!!

Posted by: taylor tammaro, Summit,NJ | Oct 15, 2009 04:34:08 AM |