Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R)'s Circle of Promise Welcomes Gabrielle Union, Lalah Hathaway, Synthia SAINT JAMES as National A... (campaign. It will be unveiled at a priva...)

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R)'s Circle of Promise Welcomes Gabrielle Union, Lalah Hathaway, Synthia SAINT JAMES as National Ambassadors

Date:5/29/2008

campaign. It will be unveiled at a private luncheon hosted by The Links, Incorporated, in Washington, D.C. on June 6. The luncheon will include many Circle of Promise ambassadors, corporate partners and advocates.

Circle of Promise ambassadors help spread the message that more African-American women are likely to die from breast cancer than any other race despite being the least likely to be diagnosed with the disease. These ambassadors work nationally and within their communities to urge others within the African-American community to reclaim their health and register at circleofpromise.org. Everyone can help to rewrite the story on African Americans and breast cancer by making a promise to practice breast self awareness, getting involved through Circle of Promise, and telling friends to join Circle of Promise.

Komen for the Cure celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure(R) Series, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness in the world, in Washington, D.C. on June 7. Local ambassadors, advocates and breast cancer survivors will come together to help raise funds for research, education, screening and treatment.

Launched in October 2007, the Circle of Promise (http://www.circleofpromise.org) campaign was created by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to educate, empower and mobilize the African-American community in the fight against breast cancer. Through this effort, Komen hopes to rewrite the story on African Americans and breast cancer by decreasing the African American mortality rate, which is 18 percent higher than for Caucasian women. Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Circle of Promise has joined forces with ESSENCE Magazine, Ford Motor Company and The Links, Incorporated to recruit 100,000 African-American women to join Circle of Promise and serve as local ambassadors within their communities.

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