Race for the Cure® in Israel! 
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the promise Nancy G. Brinker made to her sister Susan G. Komen to do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. That promise launched the global breast cancer movement and this October, Komen will be holding the inaugural Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® in Israel.

We invite you to consider being a part of this historic and meaningful journey as we launch the Israel Breast Cancer Collaborative. From October 25-29, 2010 Komen for the Cure will bring together advocates, survivors and supporters from every corner of the globe.

On October 28, together, we will walk just outside the Old City walls and make history as thousands of survivors and supporters unite in the first Susan G. Komen Israel Race for the Cure®. We will engage with grantees that Komen has funded for many years as well as high-ranking Israeli diplomats to understand the burden of cancer in Israeli life. Komen Delegates will also enjoy exclusive opportunities to visit the many wonders of this ancient city.

Details about the variety of pricing, itinerary and experiences are available through the Komen headquarters website at www.komen.org/israel. As sustainability is critical to our success, included in each Delegation package is a donation to support the global mission of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Israel outreach efforts and 25 percent will go to support breast cancer efforts in Tarrant County.

If you are interested in being a part of this historic Mission Delegation, please go to www.komen.org/israel to learn more or register directly to be a Delegate.

We hope you will join Susan G. Komen for the Cure as we continue building a global community committed to ending breast cancer forever!

Grantee Spotlight
JPS Health Network/Partners Together for Health is one of our 2010 grant recipients. JPS has helped to ensure care for some women who otherwise could not received assistance despite their diagnosis. In addition, JPS developed a second grant program this year, targeting young women needing breast health education.

“Bridging The Gap Between Diagnosis and Cure” at the JPS Center For Cancer Care provides treatment for women who all have two things in common: breast cancer and too few resources. They fall outside the circle of eligibility for financial sponsorship through the usual outlets. Komen for the Cure Tarrant County and JPS Health Network work together to ensure these women receive treatment without taking their families into bankruptcy.

The breast health program at JPS Health Network sponsored by a grant from Komen for the Cure Tarrant County provides a myriad of outreach services that includes breast health education in all of the childbirth/breast feeding classes, specific classes for breast health, and a monthly “basics” class for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients accessing services at JPS Health Network.

Hats off to JPS for their innovative and important grant programs!

Volunteer Spotlight
Volunteering is a family affair for many of our Komen activists. That is certainly the case for Lona Henderson and her parents, Diana and Michael Amos. Their family has participated at Komen Tarrant County events in many capacities. Lona has been a member of the Race for the Cure® Committee for several years. Diana and Michael have also volunteered at the Race and their family worked together as a team at the Crowne Plaza Colonial Golf Tournament Pink Out. Lona and Diana participate at area health fairs, providing education for attendees. Since Diana is bilingual, she has been our representative at several schools where bilingual speakers have been requested. We are very proud of the work these Komen activists do for our Affiliate and our community. It is because of volunteers like them that we continue to make an impact in the fight against breast cancer.

3rd Party Event Spotlight
A special thank you to Kaylee Cook for her donation of $283! For her 9th birthday, Kaylee asked for donations for Komen Tarrant County instead of gifts. Her mother Karrie was diagonosed with breast cancer in February 2009, and today is doing great.

The 2010 Pink Out at Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial was a huge success this year! Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who worked throughout the day and to the survivors who helped with the balloon release. We would also like to thank Peter Ripa at Colonial for making sure that every detail of the day's event went smoothly.

A special note of thanks to Texas Oncology for their support of the Walk for the Cure pedometer program. All total, $41,044.56 was raised that day!

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Donor Recognition
Make a donation today to honor someone you love.

Komen Tarrant County is thankful for the donations received between May 1 and June 30, 2010. Please click here to see a full list of donors. 

Apex Capital
Bard Access Systems
BNSF
Campus Classics
Karrie Cook
Adrian Driver
Fort Worth Chapter of APA
Susan Hardt
Helen Hekimian
Jiani Hou
Kaleidoscope
Kurosky & Co. Painting Contractors, Inc.
Duane McDaniel
Randy Mckinney
Richard Moree
The Mule Pub
Mike Ray
William Seitz
Sherry Trommer
Walnut Foundation
Gerry Walsh
Texas Wesleyan
David White
Woodfield Women's League

In Honor Of:

Peggy Booher
   Jesse Booher

Sylvia Mayer
   Ruth & Doug Roper

Laura Mayer
   Ruth & Doug Roper

Jeanie Trevino - Teddlie
   William Boyd

Joanne McClendon
   Amy Jones

Patty Smith
   Edith Eubanks

Rachelle Taylor
   Newfield Exploration Company

In Memory Of:

Dorothy Beavers
   Therese Graffigna

Faye Coleman
   Patty Andrew
   West Park Homeowners' Association
   Merle Halyard
   Ken Keenum

Vonda Boerger
   Kenneth Holdorf

Viona Jeanne Dick
   DeAnn Curtis

Annette Fournier
   Marianne Huff
   Lloyd McGhee
   Thao Nguyen
   Glory Robinson

Barbara Greenwood
   Vivian Barnett

Mona Taylor Kaitcer
   Elizabeth Brown

Anne Whitcomb Sowers
   Debra Arroyo
   Deedra Cumby
   Lisa Davis
   James Dokken
   Kristal Duval
   Luanne George
   Jack Joan
   Renee Kurth
   Gail Millard
   Thomas Parham
   Ruth Polta
   SMI Energy
   Karen Schroeder
   Paula Schoreder
   Frank Shallene
   Beverly Sullivan
   John Torgelson
   Pamela Wuollet

Lisa Sudberry
   Anna Vorel

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