Local roots.
The Especially for You® Race Against Breast Cancer race is founded by Mercy Medical Center and General Mills, and is dedicated to the memory of Sandy Knight, a brave and caring woman who lost her fight against breast cancer in July 1991. Sandy was a founder of the Especially for You® After Breast Cancer Support Group at Mercy.
Breast cancer is most treatable and curable when detected in its earliest stages. Even so, breast cancer claims an estimated 41,430 lives each year. This number can be reduced when women practice early detection through breast self-examination, clinical breast exam and mammography. The money in the Especially for You® fund covers
the cost of mammograms and other breast-care services for women who otherwise could not afford them.
As of June 2007, the Especially for You® Race Against Breast Cancer has raised more than $1,135,000 in funds and has helped 4,308 women a total of 7,473
times.
Making a difference. Right here in our community.
