Items Tagged ‘Susan G. Komen for the Cure’
March 28, 2013
Komen awards grants for area breast cancer support programs
The North Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded $142,000 in grants to area organizations…For more than 30 years, Komen has helped to fund major breakthroughs in breast cancer research and is the largest private funder of breast cancer research in the world. Komen currently funds 11 research projects in Florida, […]
Tags: Florida Times-Union, private funding, research grants, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
October 2, 2012
Fighting Breast Cancer With Every Great Shot
A 14-time winner on the LPGA tour, golfer Cristie Kerr possesses a needed intensity on the course—and when talking about her other passion, her breast-cancer research foundation. In 2003, Ms. Kerr founded Birdies for Breast Cancer, inspired by her mother’s diagnosis earlier that year…Money raised by Birdies for Breast Cancer has gone to other foundations […]
Tags: Birdies for Breast Cancer, Cristie Kerr, LPGA, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Wall Street Journal