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Race for the Cure set for Oct. 28  Add your footsteps to the race against breast cancer at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 when the seventh annual Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Charleston Race for the Cure takes to the streets of Charleston.  The Co-Ed 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Family Fun Run/Walk will start and finish at the Old Museum Ruins in Cannon Park.  Each year, 75 percent of the net proceeds from the Charleston race are allocated to organizations throughout the lower half of South Carolina funding vital breast cancer research, screening, education and treatment projects.  The remaining 25 percent helps fund the Komen Foundation's National Grant Program. Working through local chapters and Race for the Cure events in 107 cities, the mission of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is “to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment.” The 5K entry fees is $20 through the day of the race. The 1-Mile Family Fun Run/Walk is also $20.  Participants can register online for the 5K and 1-Mile Run/Walk or print out registration forms at <http://www.charlestonrace4cure.org>. If you are unable to run or walk on Race day, you can still participate through Proud in the Crowd. For $15, Proud in the Crowd participants will receive the entire Komen Charleston Race for the Cure packet and benefits. For  information about the Komen Charleston Race for the Cure, call 792-9186.