Today almost everyone has known someone in their life who has faced breast cancer. For me, that person is my mother and the mothers of very dear friends of mine. I watched my mom bravely make difficult and life changing decisions to conquer this disease. In the United States, 1 in every 8 women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime. It takes just one moment, one sentence out of a doctor’s mouth to change everything. Let’s work together to create a positive change and raise money for breast cancer research. I am very excited and grateful to have the opportunity to run the NYC Half marathon with THINK PINK ROCKS and do my part in helping promote awareness.

Thanks for all your support!

Katie

THINK PINK ROCKS wrote -

We are a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness about early detection of and genetic testing for breast cancer and to provide funding for screening, treatment and research. Did you know: • A woman's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer is greatly increased if she carries the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (Breast Cancer gene mutation). • Men with these mutations also have an increased risk of breast and prostate cancer. Our team will raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. All money raised for Think Pink Rocks from the New York City Half-Marathon will benefit breast cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Some members of our team have a direct connection to breast cancer, but we also have many team members who are running or walking simply because they want to support a great cause.Think Pink Rocks is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Contributions to Think Pink Rocks are tax deductable to the extent allowable by law.

PLEASE NOTE - WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING TEAM FOR THIS GREAT CAUSE. HOWEVER, JOINING OUR FUNDRAISING TEAM DOES NOT PROVIDE YOU A SPOT IN THE NYC HALF-MARATHON UNLESS YOU HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION DIRECTLY FROM RICH OR STEPHANIE AT THINK PINK ROCKS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO JOIN OUR TEAM FOR THE RACE, PLEASE EMAIL STEPHANIE AT MSR21498@COMCAST.NET.