Especially for You® Race Against Breast Cancer marks 32nd year
Organizers anticipate near-record participation, with more than 14,800 registered so far
The 32nd annual Especially for You® (EFY) Race Against Breast Cancer is almost here! To date, more than 14,800 individuals and 536 teams have registered to participate in the Sunday, Oct. 9 race, which includes a 5K run, 5Kwalk or a one-mile family fun walk.
The race supports the Especially for You Fund, which provides funding for mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, and other breast-care and gynecological cancer screenings and services for individuals in need. Throughout the years, more than 12,455 individuals have accessed 31,700 services through the EFY Fund.
Individuals can register for the race online at www.especiallyforyourace.org until race day. On-site registration will be available from 7 to 7:45 a.m. on race morning in front of Hall-Perrine Cancer Center.
On race morning, breast cancer survivors are invited to gather in the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center parking lot at 7:15 a.m. to participate in a group photo, which will be taken at 7:30 a.m. More than 780 survivors have already registered for the race.
Opening ceremonies will be held at the starting line about 15 minutes prior to the start of the race – at approximately 7:45 a.m. The starting line is on 10th St. SE in front of Hall-Perrine Cancer Center.
The race will finish at Greene Square Park in downtown Cedar Rapids. Post-race activities will include a health fair, food trucks, kids’ activities and music.
For more information, visit www.especiallyforyourace.org or call the EFY race line at (319) 398-6582.
The EFY race and fund are dedicated to the memory of Sandy Knight, a Whittier resident and General Mills employee who died of breast cancer in July 1991. Knight co-founded Mercy’s Especially for You After Breast Cancer Support Group. Her dream was to establish a race to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and education.
Breast cancer is most treatable and curable when detected in its earliest stages. Even so, breast cancer claims more than 40,000 lives each year. This number can be reduced with early detection through clinical breast exams and mammography.
