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Our Vision:
a
World without Breast Cancer
Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Southwest Florida
SUSAN
G. KOMEN
FOR THE
CURE
SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA
was
established
in
November
of 2002
and is
dedicated
to
furthering
the
Komen
mission
in
Charlotte,
Collier,
Glades,
Hendry
and Lee
counties.
Our
promise
is to
save
lives
and end
breast
cancer
forever
by
empowering
people,
ensuring
quality
care for
all and
energizing
science
to find
the
cures in
our
area.
Since
our
inception,
the
Southwest
Florida
Affiliate
has
awarded
3
million
dollars
in
community
outreach
programs
and
contributed
over 1
million
dollars
to the
Komen
Award
and
Research
Grant
Program.
Seventy-five
percent
of the
net
proceeds
raised
by this
Affiliate
will
remain
in
Southwest
Florida
to fund
a
variety
of
community-based
breast
health
education
and
breast
cancer
screening
and
treatment
projects
for the
medically
underserved.
A
minimum
of 25
percent
of net
proceeds
will
support
the
Komen
Award
and
Research
Grant
Program.
About 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® and
launched
the
global
breast
cancer
movement.
Today,
Komen
for the
Cure® is
the
world’s
largest
grassroots
network
of
breast
cancer
survivors
and
activists
fighting
to save
lives,
empower
people,
ensure
quality
care for
all and
energize
science
to find
the
cures.
Thanks
to
events
like the
Komen
Race for
the
Cure®,
we have
invested
more
than
$1.3
billion
to
fulfill
our
promise,
becoming
the
largest
source
of
nonprofit
funds
dedicated
to the
fight
against
breast
cancer
in the
world.
For more
information
about
Susan G.
Komen
for the
Cure®,
breast
health
or
breast
cancer,
visit
www.komen.org
or call
1-877 GO
KOMEN.
Please
tab
through
our
website
to see
how you
can help
in the
fight
against
breast
cancer.
Together
WE CAN
MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
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