Events

The Grand Rapids Rampage Play for the Cure © event will be held on Sunday, April 23rd at 2:00pm. Purchase tickets for the game by calling the Komen office at (616)-752-8262 by March 31st.

Rockford's THINK PINK event: Saturday May 6th at 9:30 am. Come out and walk or bike to raise awareness and money for breast cancer.

Juliet Dragos and Catherine Behrendt from WZZM TV 13 will emcee the event. Registration fee is $10.00 which includes a goody bag filled with many coupons from Rockford's downtown merchants. Click here for the registration form or call Polly at 340-4471 for more information.

The West Michigan Whitecaps will host the Sprint Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday, May 21st. For more information, call the Whitecaps at (616)-784-4131 or the Komen office at (616)-752-8262.

Thursday, July 6th, 2006 – The BMW Ultimate Drive™ from 10am – 6pm. Location: Sharpe BMW, 1010 28th Street.

This extraordinary event will be held on Thursday, July 6th from 10 am to 6 pm at Sharpe BMW located at 1010 28th Street between Kalamazoo and Eastern. For every mile you drive in a test car, BMW will donate $1.00 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Komen Foundation is one of the largest private funders of research, screening, and treatment of breast cancer. There are no strings attached and you don't have to pay a dime (although donations are accepted)! It's your chance to get behind the wheel of a luxury BMW! All drivers will also have the opportunity to sign their names to the BMW signature car that travels all over the United States. All that you need to do to participate is call the reservation hotline number at 1-877-4-A-DRIVE or log onto www.bmwusa.com. This will allow you to reserve the time and car of your choice (like a Z3 convertible)! Otherwise stop in that day and cars will be available to test drive. A short presentation of our local hero award will be presented at 10 am. Ultimate Drive and Pink Ribbon items will be available for purchase as well. If you have any questions, please call Denise Blunk at the Komen Office at (616) 752-8262. Hope to see you there!

Race for the Cure® Events

Saturday, September 16th, 2006 - This pre-registration event will be held at Rivertown Crossings Mall in Grandville, MI from 10am to 5pm. Come register for the Race and pick up your Race Packet! Come early to register for the best selection of t-shirt sizes.

Friday, September 22nd – Celebration Dinner. Everyone is welcome to attend an evening of celebration at Noto's Old World Italian Restaurantat 6600 28th Street. The event will include a dinner and program beginning at 6:00pm. Reservations are limited and will be required. Click here for more information.

Friday, September 29th – Race for the Cure® Pre-registration Event. The pre-registration events on the 29th will be held at Rivertown Crossings Mall in Grandville, MI from 10am to 8pm in the food court across from the entrance to Cinemark Theaters.

Saturday, September 30th - The Grand Rapids Race for the Cure®. This 5K event will be held at RiverTown Crossings Mall in Grandville, MI. Registration for the event begins at 7:00am and the Race will kick off at 8:30 am. Registration on Race day will be held indoors on the 2nd floor in front of the Cinemark Theater Entrance.

Friday, October 6th, 2006 – Lee National Denim Day

Lee Jeans is pleased to sponsor Lee National Denim Day® again this year for individuals and companies across the country to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. More than 29,000 companies nationwide participated last year helping raise more than $8 million in a single day. In the first ten years of the program, Lee National Denim Day has raised more than $60 million for the fight against breast cancer. This year, Lee has set its goal to raise $10 million.

2005 Lee National Denim Day Spokesperson Team The 10-year anniversary of Lee National Denim Day will be proudly represented by the two most celebrated men on the hottest show on television: Ricardo Antonio Chavira and James Denton of "Desperate Housewives." This pair brings with them more than throngs of adoring fans. They also share a passion for the cause that only a strong breast cancer connection can bring: each man lost his mother to breast cancer. Chavira's mother died when he was a teenager while Denton's mother died just two years ago. While their experiences with the disease are different, the pain breast cancer inflicted upon their families is the same. They hope to spread the important messages of education and early detection so their unfortunate losses might be prevented for future sons and daughters. Additionally, as male spokespeople, Chavira and Denton hope to increase recognition of the important role men play as co-survivors - encouraging breast health and assisting a spouse, partner, mother, sister or friend in their fight against the disease. Lee National Denim Day is a day on which participating companies let employees wear denim to work in exchange for a $5 contribution to the Komen Foundation. It costs participating companies nothing and is an extraordinary opportunity to promote breast health and breast cancer awareness in the workplace. Breast cancer in the leading cancer site among American women and is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths. One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 2.5 minutes. Lee National Denim Day is a way to fight breast cancer by raising funds to help find a cure and raise awareness of the importance of early detection. As the nation's number one jeans brand for women, Lee is focused on addressing real needs and issues in women's lives. For more information or to request a participation kit, call 1-800-521-5533 or sign up at www.denimday.com.