DesMoinesRaceForthEcure.org
Title
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa affiliate
Description
by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Today, the Foundation is an international organization with a network of volunteers working through local Affiliates and Komen Race for the Cure® events to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment. The Foundation runs one of the most innovative and responsive grant programs in breast cancer today. In addition to funding research, the Foundation and its Affiliates fund community-based targeted breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment projects for the medically underserved.
Credited as a leading catalyst in the fight against breast cancer, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and its Affiliates continue to lead the fight against the disease. The Komen Foundation has more than 70,000 volunteers working through a network of 115 U.S. and a growing number of international Affiliates, making it one of the most progressive grassroots organizations in breast cancer today. Since its inception in 1982, the Komen Foundation and its Affiliates have raised more than $400 million through local, national, and international programs, most notably the successful Komen Race for the Cure® Series.
The Des Moines Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation raises funds to support the Komen Foundation mission of eradicating breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment.
Languages
English
Contact
- SusanG.Komen Des Moines Affiliate
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- Des Moines IA
- United States 50265
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- +1.5153090095
