ROUND ROCK - More than 190,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected to surface in 2009 and an estimated 800 will be diagnosed right here in Central Texas. On Thursday, July 23, the Round Rock Express will honor those who have fought, are fighting or will fight the disease as a team of survivors takes the field before the game as part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Pink the Park Night.Pink in the Park Night - underwritten by Benjamin Moore Paints and the Georgetown Medical Clinic - will feature a monumental pink-out effort at The Dell Diamond. Fans and staff are invited to wear pink for the cause and the first 3,000 fans to Thursday's game will receive pink t-shirts complete with the Komen for the Cure Pink in the Park logo. Pink rally towels will be also distributed during the game, Round Rock's grounds crew will paint the bases pink and don pink polos, the scoreboard in left-centerfield will feature a pinked-out theme and Express players will wear pink sweat bands and jerseys that will be auctioned off at a later date to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
"Nearly every one of us has a loved one that's been affected by breast cancer," said Round Rock Founder and CEO Reid Ryan. "This is one night where Central Texans can come together and show their support for those already fighting the disease and those who may find themselves fighting it in the future."
Round Rock's Komen Pink in the Park Night will be carried live on FS Southwest. By purchasing tickets to the evening's game through www.roundrockexpress.com/pinkinthepark, a portion of the ticket sales from the order form will go toward supporting the Austin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation.
The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation is committed to eliminating cancers affecting women by supporting top medical scientists who are searching for a cure for breast, uterine, cervical and ovarian cancers. The foundation is also committed to ending the epidemic of domestic violence by providing grants to women's shelters and supporting community outreach programs. Since the foundation began in 1996, it has granted $25 million dollars to organizations fighting cancer and violence against women. For more information on the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation, click here.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure began when Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. The Austin Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community. They join more than a million breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through fundraising made possible by events like the Komen Austin Race for the CureŽ, the Austin Affiliate has invested over $7 million dollars since 1999 in community breast health programs in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in the Greater Austin Area. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information, call 512-473-0900 or visit www.komenaustin.org.
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