Especially for You® Race Against Breast Cancer marks 34th year
Organizers anticipate record participation, more than 15,900 already registered
The 34th annual Especially for You® (EFY) Race Against Breast Cancer is almost here! To date, more than 15,900 individuals and 587 teams have registered for the Sunday, Oct. 6 race, which includes a 5K run, 5K walk or a one-mile family fun walk. Last year, a record-breaking 16,546 individuals participated.
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 14,000 individuals have accessed 40,000 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 the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center Community Room, just inside the north entrance.
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 7:25 a.m. More than 1,000 survivors have already registered for the race.
Opening ceremonies will be held at the starting line at 7:45 a.m. The starting line is on 10th Street SE in front of Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. The race begins at 8 a.m.
The race will finish at Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. Post-race activities will include a health fair, food trucks, kids’ activities and live 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.
