HCB Participates in the 2011 Komen Race for the Cure

HCB Health's Race for the Cure T-Shirt Design

HCB participated in the 2011 Komen Race for the Cure for the second year in a row on Sunday, November 13. This year the race was back downtown, following a course that wound around the Texas Capitol and a range of historic buildings. The stately surroundings highlighted the significance of this worldwide event.

We proudly ran and walked with 1,200 survivors and nearly 18,000 participants in support of the fight against breast cancer. Our team grew to 23 members this year, and we not only met our fundraising goal of $1,250, but surpassed it. We contributed $1,695, thanks to HCB matching all funds raised!

Most Donations Stay in Central Texas

The final tally isn’t in yet for the total donations made to the Komen Austin affiliate, but since 1999, they have provided more than $10.5 million in funding to local community clinics, hospitals and health care organizations for breast screening, diagnosis, treatment and research for the cure.

• Seventy-five percent of funds raised in Austin provide funding for underserved men and women in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.
• Twenty-five percent of funds raised go to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure^® Grants Program, which supports groundbreaking breast cancer research.

Thanks to Everyone Who Contributed

We’d like to thank everyone who contributed to the cause on behalf of HCB Health. We’d also like to thank our very own Jessica Corliss, who designed our team’s t-shirts; we received many compliments on our hot pink race duds.

Browse our Facebook page to view more pictures from the race. And check back next year, when we’re hoping to have an even larger team!