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Volunteers Celebrating Survivorship: Answering The Call To Save Lives
Trent Decatur Volunteer Information
I get a lot of hugs that I hardly deserve, confessed 2004
Komen Ozark Race for the Cure Co-Chair Walt Eilers, whose alter
ego is President of Terrapin Consulting, LLC. Ive been
overwhelmed by the number of women Ive encountered who are
affected by breast cancer, he continued. My volunteer
experience has taught me that you can have a great time, make a
great impact and make lifetime friends. Komen is a part of the
fabric of Northwest Arkansas that I have really come to love.
Charity Give To Receive!We all know the truism that charity begins at home. Does it? And what is charity about, anyway? Is it just a square on a Monopoly game ..... Currently, NWA leads the state in breast cancer, so there is a
glaring need to draw together resources to finance mammography
and treatment for those either uninsured or underinsured as well
as awareness education. A celebration and demonstration of hope,
courage and support in the fight against breast cancer, the Race
scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2004, at the NWA Mall in
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Fayetteville, represents one of over 100 Race for the Cure
sites and remains the flagship of the regions fundraising
efforts.
With over 11,500 men, women and children expected to participate
this year, the Race requires scads of volunteers to help with
preparations, including race registration, operations,
hospitality, training, development, venue planning and
marketing. These volunteers work behind the scenes year-round to
coordinate a successful event with a low cost-to-income ratio,
making it possible for an impressive 75% of the proceeds to fund
local breast cancer projects and 25% to fund national research
through the Susan G. Komen Foundation Grant Program.
We are one of the few Races still growing, revealed
Fayetteville resident Pam Grondin, who sits on both the Steering
Committee and Operations Committee and focuses her energies on
ensuring the Race venue is aesthetically sound and user-friendly
for survivors, sponsors, spectators, volunteers and Race
participants. We have to change every year because our numbers,
sponsors and money are growing. Im simply amazed.
According to the volunteers, the day of the Race is one of
resonant marvel. The reward for volunteering, declared 3-year
volunteer Andrea Taylor, Marketing Manager at the NWA Mall and
member of the Race Operations Committee, is the feeling you
have on Race day when the survivors parade through the venue.
Period. Remembering last years Race, Eilers recounted, I was
engulfed by a ......
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