We need your help:
Did you know that if every person that registers for Race for the Cure this year asked just 10 friends for $10, we would raise over $1 million? Register today. After you register, we have 
made it easy for you to help us raise those funds. Here are just three ways you can collect money:
1. Click here to download a pledge form, on which you can record cash and check donations you receive. You can then mail those to Komen Knoxville 6701 Baum Dr #255 Knoxville, TN 37919, where will credit it them to your fundraising goal.
2. Click here to login to your account. From there, email 10 of your friends from the invite/email link. There is already content in the email and you can add your own if you like. Once your friends and family open the email they can simply click on the link and they will be sent directly to your page where they may donate.
3. New this year! You can add your donate now button and thermometer to your Facebook profile! Click here for step by step instructions.
Ask 10 of your friends today! Did you know that once you raise $100, you qualify for incentive prizes? Click here to see the 2009 incentive prizes. Remember, if you have questions, call 865.257.CURE (2873)
Where does the money go?
Do you realize that when Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure raises money that 75% of the net revenue stays here locally in East TN? This is what happens: You raise funds on behalf of Komen Knoxville. We are required to have an expense ratio of less than 25%, so you deduct those expenses and get the net revenue. For example, last year our expenses were 23.69%.
So of our net revenue, $.75 of every dollar stays in Knox County and its surrounding 15 counties in the form of grants. Last year that amount was $563,052. To see the current list of grantees, click here. The remaining $.25 of each dollar goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Award and Research Grant Program. This program funds groundbreaking research, meritorious awards and scientific programs around the world. Last year we funded $203,158 in national research. To see a listing of those national grants, click here.
Volunteer Opportunities
Fit for the Cure
Join us a Belk West Town, Friday, September 25, 2009 from 10-5: Receive a complimentary fitting in a Wacoal or b.tempt’d bra from a Wacoal or Belk fit specialist. For every woman 
who participates, Wacoal will donate $2 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. (No purchase necessary.) Wacoal will also donate an additional $2 for every Wacoal bra, shapewear piece, or b.tempt’d bra sold at during the event. So call today to make your appointment. 865-693-4000 ext 236.
Cuts for the Cure
Join us at area salons Sunday, October 4, 2009 from 12-5:30. Click here to see the list of participating salons. We also need volunteers to work shifts at the salons to take donations for merchandise. If you are interested in volunteering for either a 12:00-3:00 shift or a 3:00-5:00 shift at one of the participating salons, email our Volunteer Chair today.
Surgical Decision-making in Early-stage Breast Cancer
Patients with early-stage breast cancer who take an active role in decision-making tend to opt for mastectomy over lumpectomy, despite the fact that the procedures have been shown to produce equivalent outcomes, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Women with early-stage breast cancer may be treated with mastectomy (removal of the entire breast) or breast-conserving therapy (which involves lumpectomy, or removal of the cancer and a portion of surrounding tissue, plus radiation). Mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy have been shown to produce similar long-term survival outcomes in women with early-stage breast cancer. Because these treatment approaches produce similar outcomes, many professionals have endorsed breast-conserving therapy as the preferred treatment strategy; however, many women with early-stage breast cancer continue to undergo mastectomy. (click here to read more)
Knoxville Affiliate Office • 6701 Baum Drive, #255 Knoxville TN 37919 • 865-588-0902 • www.komenknoxville.org
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