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Team up to support Race for the Cure

MUSC departments, divisions, students and other groups are encouraged to show their support for the Komen Charleston Race for the Cure and the fight against breast cancer by participating as a team (both runners and walkers) with five or more people on race day, Saturday, Oct. 28.
 
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 in downtown Charleston. Each year, 75 percent of 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. Since 1994, the Charleston Komen Race for the Cure has returned $455,000 to our community. 
 
Groups interested in participating as a team should select a captain to serve as the contact person for details leading up to the race. Team registration is available by mail only, and entries must be received by noon, Oct. 4. Each team member must fill out a race entry form, and the team captain must mail all registration forms together. Team member registration fee is $15 per person.   
 
The benefits of a team include: delivery of race packets directly to each team captain; a team tent where teammates can gather on race day; and a race team T-shirt. The largest three teams participating in the race will also be recognized. Team members are encouraged to publicize their support for the race by wearing their school, group or corporate logo.
 
Race runners and walkers can also participate in the Pledge Program and collect donations from family members, friends, co-workers, or classmates in support of the race. Team members are eligible for awards based on individual donations collected. The top fundraiser will receive two round-trip tickets courtesy of American Airlines to anywhere within the 48 contiguous states where American Airlines offers round-trip flights. 
 
The second place winner will receive a weekend for two at Kiawah Island Resort, and the third place winner will receive golf for four at Kiawah’s Ocean Course. 
 
For more information about the race or signing up as a team, call the Race Hotline at 792-9186. Team registration forms and other information can also be obtained by visiting the Komen Charleston Race for the Cure at <http://www.charlestonrace4cure.org>.