Polymedco Makes Donation to Susan G. Komen Chicago Race for the Cure

Oct. 6, 2011 - PRLog -- September 29, 2011:  Polymedco, Inc. is pleased to announce that a donation has been made to Sharon Bolan for her Susan G. Komen Chicago Race for the Cure® walk for breast cancer on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in the amount of $500 taking place in Chicago, IL.

Polymedco Vice President Pete Welsh said about the donation “it is my pleasure to donate this gift to Sharon and assist her in meeting her target goal of $10,000 for the Race for the Cure®.  This non-profit organization helps to raise breast cancer awareness nationwide.”  Welsh continued, “I am happy to be associated with such an organization”.

The Chicagoland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to combating breast cancer at every front. Up to 75 percent of the Affiliate’s net income goes toward funding grants to local hospitals and community organizations that provide breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs for medically underserved women. The remaining net income (a minimum of 25 percent) supports the national Komen Grants Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.  The Komen Chicagoland Affiliate’s services area covers all of Cook, Kane, DuPage, McHenry and Lake Counties.  Thanks to the thousands of people who participant in the Komen Chicagoland Race for the Cure and other Affiliate events each year, dedicated corporate partners and generous donors, Komen Chicagoland is playing a vital role in fighting breast cancer in our community

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Polymedco Inc. is a leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributer in the clinical laboratory marketplace. Polymedco supplies clinical diagnostic test kits and devices that are specialized in hematology and cancer. We are a world leader in non-invasive colorectal cancer screening technology, providing the new standard of care with the OC FIT-CHEK® product line.
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