Walker Supports Susan G. Komen For The Cure in Alexandria

By:  Lawrence S. Searcy, Jr.

Walker Automotive is excited to be a part of the newest expansion chapter of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization. The Northeast-Central Louisiana Chapter of Susan G. Komen For The Cure® announced recently its expansion into the Central Louisiana community. The affiliate expansion will add the parishes of Vernon, Rapides, Grant, Avoyelles, LaSalle, Catahoula, and Concordia parishes. The expansion was officially announced at a celebration on January 5, 2010, at the River Oaks Arts Center in Downtown Alexandria.

More than twenty-five years ago, Susan G. Komen for the Cure started the 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. Collectively, the local Komen affiliates are dedicated to ending breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find cures.

As part of the local expansion, Alexandria will host Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® event September 18, 2010. The race series helps raise money for local communities to put back into finding a cure and helping breast cancer patients locally. This year, CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the race.

Around the world local races raise money for local communities’ initiatives to help fight and cure breast cancer. Participants can run or walk the 5K route or even Sleep In for the Cure®. There is also a special race and activities for kids 12 and under.

Up to 75 percent of the money raised by the Alexandria Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure stays in the Central Louisiana area to fund screening, treatment and education programs. The remaining dollars support the national Komen initiatives. For more information or to volunteer, contact Lawrence S. Searcy, Jr. at 318-445-6421.