Susan G. Komen for the Cure Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Delivers more than a Million Dollars to Local Cancer Organizations

Susan G. Komen For the Cure® Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Affiliate announced today that it raised more than $2 million to support the fight against breast cancer during the fiscal year ending March 2011.  The monies raised will fund 33 grants to a diverse group of non-profit health care organizations, public health agencies and community groups in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties that will further the Komen mission of eliminating breast cancer. This year the affiliate added six new organizations to its list of grantees.

Numerous medically underserved individuals will be impacted by the grant dollars that will provide for mammograms and thousands more will be impacted by education and awareness programs.

In accordance with Komen’s guidelines, 75 percent of the net dollars raised through local events, including the annual Race for the Cure®, will stay in the community to fund breast cancer screenings, education and treatment initiatives. This year more than a million dollars will stay in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties.

The remaining 25 percent will be pooled with Komen’s national efforts to fund research programs, which this year includes $55 million allocated for research grants at 56 institutions across the country and internationally.

“There are many organizations in our local community that focus on breast health by educating the public, increasing access to services and spreading awareness of early detection,” said Bobbi Meyers, executive director of the foundation’s Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Affiliate. “Each year our goal is to provide these organizations with the funding they need to meet their goals and contribute to our overall vision:  a world without breast cancer.”

The new organizations are the following:

  • Florida Keys Area Health Education Center, Inc., Keys to Healthy Living
  • Baptist Health South Florida, CareCoach program
  • Holy Cross Hospital, Inc., Partners in Breast Health
  • Jackson South Community Hospital, Biopsy and Surgery Project
  • Sandy B. Muller Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., Peace of Mind Project
  • University of Miami, Breast Cancer Navigator/Coordinator at Jackson Memorial Hospital

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is dedicated to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

Since its inception in 1996, the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Race For the Cure® and the Affiliate has raised more than $10 million and has reached hundreds of thousands of women and men through educational outreach. In 2010 Harris Interactive named Komen the charity with the most brand value nationwide and the second most trusted non-profit organization in America.

The 2011 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Race For the Cure® will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, at Bayfront Park in Miami. For additional information or to volunteer, call (305) 383-7116 or visit www.komenmiaftl.org

 

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