September / October 2017

ENGAGE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Everyone knows October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; however, the months leading up to it are also EXTREMELY important to the Louisville and Lexington Races for the Cure, our two main fundraising events. The reality of breast cancer is that EVERY month is critically important to our effort, because every day, week, and month, we battle this horrible disease and someone else hears the dreaded words, “you have breast cancer.”

We continue to find fun ways to ENGAGE the community to join our efforts to raise awareness and funds to support research, as well as local services and programs. As you will see, there is much information in this newsletter, as well as numerous opportunities in which you can ENGAGE. Please take the time to pick one, two, or as many as you wish to get involved, but please DO join us by ENGAGING and encouraging others to ENGAGE.

It is the first step towards our goal of reducing the deaths caused by breast cancer by 50% in the next ten years. On behalf of all those who have battled breast cancer, I encourage you to find your passion to ENGAGE. We are making progress and need your help more than ever to keep the momentum going.

Sincerest gratitude,

Bob Iezzi
Board President

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 

Ford Motor Company, KTP & LAP UAW Local 862, & Paul Miller Ford

Ford Motor Company has been a national sponsor of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure for 23 consecutive years and a great partner with their Ford Warriors in Pink program which donates a portion of the proceeds back to local Affiliates. They have dedicated more than $133 million in monetary and in-kind donations to the breast cancer cause.

Komen Kentucky also is fortunate to have a relationship with the Louisville Assembly Plant and Kentucky Truck Plant UAW Local 862. The UAW at both locations and Ford Motor Company have been sponsors of the trolley for our medically fragile survivors at the Louisville Race for the Cure since 2013, and were involved in the event many years before that.

In addition, our Lexington office is appreciative of Paul Miller Ford, who will be sponsoring the Survivor Tent at the Lexington Race.  They will be bringing their pink Ford Fusion warrior car to set the pace and their pink photo booth to take pictures in the Survivor Tent.  Be sure to stop by to say hello!

Thank you, Ford Motor Company, the Louisville Assembly Plant and Kentucky Truck Plant UAW Local 862, and Paul Miller Ford for your tremendous support of Komen!

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT 

Abby Hyland

Meet Abby - she will be married in a couple weeks, but back in February of this year, her wedding was not her top priority...  She was too busy learning all there was to know about stage III breast cancer because at the young age of 25, she had just gotten diagnosed with it.

"I can't even really remember those days because I was so terrified and in shock that I couldn't think of anything," Abby noted. "I remember having to have two of the scariest tests after my mammogram and double mastectomy - a full body scan and a full bone scan to see if the cancer had spread. Fortunately, I caught it when I did and the results were clear."

With that peace of mind, and with chemotherapy and reconstruction surgery behind her, she is now back to focusing on the next step of her life - her upcoming marriage.    

Susan G. Komen Kentucky is here in OUR COMMUNITY to help women like Abby - with information, resources, and treatment support. Komen is also busy GLOBALLY with critical breast cancer research. For example, did you know that Komen funding has touched EVERY major breast cancer breakthrough in the past 35 years?

Please help support our mission to "save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer." Women like Abby are counting on us!

*If you are willing to share your Survivor story to provide hope and encouragement to others battling the disease, please contact us. We can help write it, if necessary. 

RACE FOR THE CURE

SIGN UP TODAY!

The Louisville and Lexington Races for the Cure are just weeks away.  Are you registered yet? If not, we encourage you to sign up today and start fundraising so that we can continue to help those in need!

Louisville, Saturday, October 14 at Louisville Slugger Field
Lexington, Saturday, October 21 at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza

HOW IS THE MONEY USED?

When you raise funds for the Louisville and Lexington Races for the Cure know that you are helping to fund breast cancer research as well as grants to LOCAL medical and non-medical partners to provide screenings, treatment support, and survivor programs. For more information about this year's partners, click here.

DONATE AND WIN!

New this year - every Race for the Cure participant who makes a SELF-DONATION of $25 or more to either Race (Louisville or Lexington) will be entered into a drawing for 25,000 American Airlines AAdvantage Miles (one winner for each Race). The miles may be used for most main cabin roundtrip tickets within the 48 contiguous states or for gift cards to retailers such as Macy's, Target, Sears, and Home Depot. You must be registered as a Race participant. Multiple entries are allowed, so if you make a $50 donation, you’ll be entered twice, $75=three times, $100=four entries. (The cap is four entries per person; but please don’t let that limit your donation.) Deadline for entries is November 30, 2017.

RACE VOLUNTEERS/COMMITTEES

 It takes a lot of people to organize Races of this size, so if you would like to get more involved in either event, we invite you to join one of our Race committees or become a volunteer: 

Louisville Race Committee will meet on the following dates: 
- Wednesday, September 13, 5:30pm at the Thorntons Store Support Center, 2600 James Thornton Way, Louisville.

- Monday, September 25, 5:30pm at the Louisville Komen Office, 1201 Story Ave, Ste 205.

Contact Lynn (502.495.7824) for more information or click here to become a volunteer. 

Lexington Race Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 3, 5:30pm at the Komen Kentucky satellite office, 207 N. Upper St., Ste. D, Lexington. Contact Ally (859.368.7133) to get involved or click here to become a volunteer.

Volunteer Training for the Races
The Race for the Cure Volunteer Training Sessions for both offices will be on Wednesday, September 27, 5:30-6:30pm,  Come get basic information about the organization and breast cancer to better prepare you to represent us. Not mandatory, but highly recommended!

Louisville (1201 Story Ave, Ste 205) - Please RSVP to Richelle.
Lexington (207 N Upper, Ste D) - Please RSVP to Eileen.

(American Airlines is the national Race Volunteer sponsor.)

KOMEN STORE

Our Pink Ribbon Store will be open in Oxmoor Center (Sears Wing) Friday, October 6 through Thursday, October 12 (please note earlier closing day this year). The store serves as our Louisville Race Headquarters and offers fun, new merchandise, as well as onsite Race for the Cure registrations and packet pick-up. Hours: 11am-8pm daily (except on Sunday, October 8, 1-5pm and Thursday, October 12, 11am-7pm).

Come see us!

(Ford Motor Company is our national Race Registration Sponsor.)

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS!

These companies, organizations, and individuals are appreciated for their support in making our Races for the Cure possible!  

Louisville Race Sponsors & Partners:

WHAS 11 - Thorntons - Delta Dental of Kentucky - Kroger - James Graham Brown Cancer Center - Louisville Magazine - Ford Motor Company - Kentucky Truck Plant UAW Local 862 - Louisville Assembly Plant UAW Local 862 - Macy's - Perdue Farms - WindowsPlus - Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield - Jill's Wish - Kentucky Cancer Program - Norton Cancer Institute - Oxmoor Center - Brighton Collectibles - COIT - Derby Bugler - East Point Storage - Iroquois High School Marching Band - Jazzercize - Pixy Jones, Photographer - Louisville Male Traditional High School Choir - Louisville Trolley - Nanz & Kraft Florists - Republic Services - Ben Reynolds, Painter - Sista Strut

Lexington Race Sponsors & Partners:

WKYT - LBX - Clark Material Handling Co. - Delta Dental of Kentucky - KISS 96.9 - Kroger - LM Communications - Baptist Health Lexington - Paul Miller Ford - Lexington Herald-Leader -McDonald's - Perdue Farms - Central Bank & Trust Co. - Bimbo Bakeries USA - Fayette Lawn Care - Highbridge Springs Water Co. Inc. - Kendra Scott - Langley Properties - Lexington Clinic - Space Center Storage - Seth Tuska - UK Choir - Vineyard Vines

FIT FOR THE CURE

This year marks the 17th anniversary of Wacoal’s Fit for the Cure® program benefiting Susan G. Komen®. For every woman who gets a professional bra fitting at an event, Wacoal will donate $2 to Komen (no purchase necessary). Wacoal will also donate $2 to Komen for every Wacoal bra, shapewear item or b.tempt’d bra purchased at these events with a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000 in 2017. For more information or to find an event near you, click here. 

Dates and locations for our Affiliate are also listed below in calendar.

SCHOOL/STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

If you have connections to a school that would like to get involved in raising awareness or funds for Komen Kentucky, please check out our new Pink Out eToolkit. It's a great resource!

We are also looking for school involvement in our Races, such as cheerleading squads and dance teams to cheer on the runners; cross country, track or other teams to hand out water along the route; environmental/ecology clubs to assist with clean up, etc. It's a fun place to get service hours! Click here to sign up as a volunteer for the Louisville Race, or here for the Lexington Race.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 14, Give for Good Louisville. Support Komen Kentucky in Louisville's biggest day of local giving.  Visit giveforgoodlouisville.org for more information.

SEPTEMBER 15 & 16, Friday 5-11pm and Saturday, 4-11pm - Festival Latino, 545 N Upper St (Lexington). Join Komen Kentucky at Festival Latino. With live music, dance, visual arts and authentic cuisine, there is plenty to explore and enjoy over this two-day event. 

SEPTEMBER 21, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Belk in Ashland Town Center Mall, 500 Winchester Ave (Ashland)

SEPTEMBER 24, 11am-8pm, Blaze Pizza Fundraiser (Summit at Fritz Farm, 4049 Finn Way, Lexington), Blaze Pizza will donate 20% of the sales if you bring in this flyer.

SEPTEMBER 26, 5:30pm, Tates Creek Girls Volleyball "Dig Pink" Game, 111 Centre Pkwy (Lexington)

SEPTEMBER 28, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Von Maur in Oxmoor Center, 7900 Shelbville Rd (Louisville)

SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 31, Brighton Collectibles, Oxmoor Center, 7900 Shelbyville Rd (Louisville). Join us for the unveiling of this year's annual survivor bracelet. 

SEPTEMBER 30, 1-3pm, New Balance Race for the Cure Registration Event in Fayette Mall, 3401 Nicholasville Rd (Lexington). Come sign up for the Lexington Race!

SEPTEMBER 30, 1-4pm - Beauty Beats Breast Cancer’s Butt, plus Onsite Registration for the Louisville Race for the Cure at the Oxmoor Merle Norman Cosmetics, 7900 Shelbyville Rd (Louisville). Merle Norman will have refreshments and a door prize drawing. All in-stock wigs will be 20% off through the month of October, with a percentage of the wig sales going to SGKK.  (502) 523-2075 or www.merlenormanstudio.com/mn-10062

OCTOBER 2, 7:30am, Tee-Off Fore Tata’s Golf Scramble.  Team Julianna will host their 6^th Annual Golf Scramble at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville, IN (sponsored by Thorntons and Nancy’s Bagels). Join them for a continental breakfast, lunch, and prizes. NEW this year: a chance to qualify for $10,000 putting contest and a $1 million hole-in-one shootout! Call Scott Ivey (812) 294-1800 for information. $125/player, $500/foursome (Returning players and teams will receive a discount) 

OCTOBER 4, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Dillard's in Kentucky Oaks Mall, 5101 Hinkleville Rd (Paducah)

OCTOBER 5, 6-8pm, Maintenance, Martinis, and Mammograms at Lexus of Louisville, 2400 Blankenbaker Pkwy, (Louisville). The Lexus of Louisville Service Ladies will be teaching basics of car maintenance to women, by women. Vendors will have booths set up and there will be a raffle to raise funds for breast cancer. Call (502) 499-4449 for more info.

OCTOBER 6-12, 11am-8pm, Pink Ribbon Store open in Oxmoor Center (Louisville). Louisville Race Headquarters and Packet Pickup. See above for details.

OCTOBER 6, Komen Kentucky Day at City BBQ, 10:30am-10pm, 3292 Richmond Rd (Lexington). Bring in this flyer to support SGKK.

OCTOBER 9, Breast Cancer Survivors Dinner, organized by Kentucky Cancer Program (time and location to be announced)

OCTOBER 13, National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

OCTOBER 13, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Dillard's in Fayette Mall, 3625 Nicholasville Rd (Lexington)

OCTOBER 13, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Macy's in Oxmoor Center, 7900 Shelbyville Rd (Louisville)

OCTOBER 13, 5-8pm, Team Tailgate for Louisville Race for the Cure, join us in the parking lot across from Louisville Slugger for the party before the big event!  Food, fun, games, tent decorating, and more! Contact Lynn for more details.

OCTOBER 13-14, Bourbon Chase. It's not too late to sign up your race team for the Bourbon Chase (on behalf of Susan G. Komen Kentucky), or to register as a volunteer on behalf of our organization. For more information, contact Ally.

OCTOBER 14, 7-11am, Louisville Race for the Cure, Louisville Slugger Field. More information above.

OCTOBER 15, Worship in Pink, St. Stephen Church, 1018 S 15th St (Louisville). A breast cancer awareness outreach effort conducted through places of worship. Sponsored by Delta Dental of Kentucky. For more information, visit KomenKentucky.org or call (502) 495-7824.

OCTOBER 15, Pink the Pews (breast cancer awareness outreach efforts conducted through places of worship) at various Greater Lexington Area Churches. Contact Eileen for more details or to register your church.

OCTOBER 16-20, 11am-4pm, Lexington Race for the Cure Packet Pickup, Lexington Herald-Leader, 100 Midland Ave (Lexington)

OCTOBER 17, 11:30am, Kentucky Golf Classic, Champions Trace Golf Course, 20 Avenue of Champions (Nicholasville). Benefits SGKK. Lunch at 11:30am, Shotgun Start at 1pm. Presented by Tito's Handmade Vodka. $600 per foursome. Sponsorships available. For more information, click here for flyer.

OCTOBER 17, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Dillard's in Greenwood Mall, 2625 Scottsville Rd (Bowling Green)

OCTOBER 18, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Dillard's in Jefferson Mall, 4801 Outer Loop (Louisville)

OCTOBER 19, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Dillard's in Green Tree Mall, 757 Lewis & Clark Pkwy, (Clarksville, IN)

OCTOBER 19-20, GIE+ Expo, 9am-5pm (both days) at the Kentucky Expo Center (Louisville). There will be a raffle benefitting SGKK to win a pink Fisher Snow Plow or a pink SnowEx Spreader at the Fisher/SnowEx booth. Raffle tickets are $10 each. If you buy two or more, you get a free knit cap. Also, at the BlueBird Turf Products booth, there will be another raffle, also benefitting SGKK, for a Pink Power Rake. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. 

OCTOBER 20, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Dillard's in Mall St. Matthews, 5000 Shelbyville Rd (Louisville)

OCTOBER 20, 7pm, Eastern High School Pink Out Football Game against Seneca High School, 12400 Old Shelbyville Rd (Louisville)

OCTOBER 20, 7:30pm, Jason Aldean Concert, KFC Yum! Center, 1 Arena Plaza (Louisville) See below for more information.

OCTOBER 21, 6:30-11am, Lexington Race for the Cure at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza. See above for more information. 

OCTOBER 21, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event at Belk in Greenwood Mall, 2625 Scottsville Rd (Bowling Green)

OCTOBER 21, 8am, Sista Strut, 3K Walk, Shawnee Park (Louisville), a portion of the proceeds benefit SGKK.

OCTOBER 24, 1am-8pm, Blaze Pizza Fundraiser, Summit at Fritz Farm, 4049 Finn Way, (Lexington). Blaze Pizza will donate 20% of the sales if you bring in this flyer. 

OCTOBER 26, 11am-9pm, Wacoal Fit for the Cure at Macy's in Fayette Mall, 3301 Nicholasville Rd (Lexington)

OCTOBER 26, 8am-4pm, Lazos que Unen breast cancer screening day at 1099 Duval St, (Lexington) in partnership with KentuckyOne Health "Yes Mamm!", and Kentucky Cancer Link. Call 859-309-1700 for an appointment.

NOVEMBER 4, 7pm, Feast + Fete - Bowman Field (Louisville). Mark your calendar for this new event that replaces the Pink Tie Ball. Food, fun, dancing! Check our website in the near future for more information. 

JASON ALDEAN HONORING BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS

Country music star Jason Aldean is raising awareness and funds on behalf of Susan G. Komen through his tours.  At each stop, he recognizes a breast cancer survivor with a special VIP experience. You can nominate yourself or a loved one to be entered to win 2 tickets to his concert in Louisville on October 20 and a special VIP backstage meet-and-greet experience. Learn more at: komen.org/jasonaldean #Aldean4Komen

BIG WIG CHALLENGE CONTINUES

Help fight breast cancer and take the BIG WIG Challenge! 

1. Put on something pink.

2. Post a video or picture online challenging 8 of your friends, family or co-workers to participate in the Komen Big Wig Challenge (since 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime). 

3. Direct everyone to BigWigKy.org to donate (and be sure to tag Susan G. Komen Kentucky on your post so we can share your challenge with others).

4. Make it your own and HAVE FUN!