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Monday, April 30, 2012

2011 KOMEN CENLA RACE FOR THE CURE® ANNOUNCES KICKOFF


The 2012 Susan G. Komen CENLA Race For the Cure® is excited to announce that the CENLA Race will be held in downtown Alexandria on October 20, 2012.  Race organizers are currently seeking 2012 race sponsors and volunteers. 

The 2011 race raised more than $400,000 with over 5,500 people registering for race day events. This year organizers are hoping to have more than 7,000 registered participants by race day.  Since seventy-five percent of all funds raised stay in the seven parish area surrounding central Louisiana, the 2012 Race will make an enormous impact for survivors, caregivers, and family members through local grants awarded from the money raised.

Laura Bryan has been selected as this year’s Honorary Survivor Chairperson.  Each year local race organizers choose an honorary chairperson who has battled breast cancer and can bring awareness and passion to the fight to end the disease forever. 

Laura was born and raised in England to a military family with one brother and one sister. After living throughout the U.S., she settled here in Louisiana 15 years ago. She has been married to Jacob Bryan
who she describes as her “rock”, for the past nine years, and they are the “parents” of 2 furry children, their Great Pyrenees, Sampson and Golden Retriever, Buck. Laura works as a Mortgage Specialists who enjoys food and music, traveling to attend music festivals throughout the country each year. She is also a very active community supporter and volunteer serving in leadership positions in the Junior League of Alexandria, Chamber of Commerce, Alexandria Zoo, and Krewe of Mariposa. She is also an active member of Cabrini Hospital’s Pink Ribbon Club Breast Cancer Support Group. Laura is a 3 year breast cancer survivor having triumphed through mastectomy, reconstruction, chemotherapy, radiation, and lymphedema.  Laura states, “During everything…I never stopped smiling and never blamed God. Life is always full of challenges and God never promised us tomorrow. So my thought is that if you live every day like it’s your last here on earth, then there are no regrets!”  

Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure® which launched the global breast cancer movement.  Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the global leader in the fight against breast cancer through the funding of innovative research and community-based health programs.  

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Walker Honda Earns Honda’s Highest Dealership Honor

Alexandria, Louisiana, March 30, 2012 – American Honda Motor Co., Inc., is proud to announce that Walker Honda of Alexandria has earned the Honda President’s Award. This annual award is presented to top-ranking Honda dealerships across the country, based on their achievement of excellence in all areas of operation – customer service and satisfaction, sales, training, and facility operation for the prior calendar year.



The President’s Award was established in 1995 to challenge dealerships to provide a superior automotive experience. Each year the objectives are modified to stay ahead of current market trends. A major component of the program focuses on the customer experience and is measured via customer satisfaction surveys. To earn this distinction, Walker Honda met the lofty program objectives established for the 2011 calendar year.



“Earning the President’s Award is a yearlong commitment that requires the dedication of every dealership team member,” said John Mendel, executive vice president of Automobile Sales for Honda. There are currently more that 1,000 Honda dealerships in the United States. Walker Honda is one of only 144 to earn this distinction for 2011.



“Honda is proud to recognize the accomplishments of its top dealers. You will recognize their success by the President’s Award trophy and mementos displayed throughout the dealership. I invite you to experience for yourself the advantage of doing business with an award-winning Honda dealership.”



Foster Walker III, said “I am so proud of all of our employees who worked so tirelessly to serve our customers and win this great award.”