Susan G. Komen for the CureŽ - The Western New York Affiliate Beginning
Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded in Texas in 1982 by Nancy Brinker in memory of her sister, Susan Goodman Komen, who died in 1980 at the age of 36 after a three-year struggle with breast cancer.
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series is the signature breast cancer awareness and fundraising event.
In 1998, Western New York was one of a few major U.S. metropolitan regions without an affiliate of the largest charitable organization dedicated to the eradication of breast cancer in the country, Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
The efforts of a number of committed individuals over the course of many months resulted in the founding of a Komen Western New York Affiliate in the year 2000.
The Komen Western New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has raised over $2 million dollars in Western New York its first Race for the Cure in 2001. As a result, hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants have been awarded to fund improved health care access for the underserved, education for diverse populations as well as national research focused on a cure for breast cancer.
Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.
