Organizations and individuals throughout Searcy are uniting to participate in the 2012 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The race is set for Saturday, October 20 at 8 a.m. in downtown Little Rock, and the deadline to join the “Searcy Team” is Friday, October 5 by 4:30 p.m.
The online registration process to sign up for the “Searcy Team” is simple; log onto www.wcmc.org, click “More Info” in the first story shown and follow the steps listed. The fee to register for the race is $26, and participants can sign up for either the Women’s 5K Run/Walk, the Family Fun Walk (2K) or the Three Miles of Men.
Participants who sign up as a “Searcy Team” member will receive a “Searcy Team” T-shirt free of charge, which can be picked up at White County Medical Center; please note, shirts will not be available for those who sign up after the deadline. Also, the Komen Foundation has a fixed number of official race T-shirts and will process registrations on a first-come, first-served basis, so they strongly encourage team members to register online.
Funds raised through Race for the Cure benefit women in Arkansas by providing education on breast cancer, free mammograms, medical treatment for those who qualify and support groups. A portion of the funding also goes to leading research to find a cure.
White County Medical Center is excited to help unite the Searcy community in the fight against breast cancer. For more information about joining the “Searcy Team,” please contact WCMC Event Specialist Anna Overbay at (501) 380-1057 or via email at aoverbay@wcmc.org.
