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Follow on Google News | Susan G. Komen Orange County Honors 2014 Race for Cure Top Teams at Appreciation Event“Race teams play a vital role at our annual Race for the Cure,” said Lisa Wolter, executive director of Komen Orange County. “We are proud to honor such wonderful groups who work tirelessly to raise funds for local breast health services so we can continue fighting this devastating disease.” Awards were presented to the following: Perpetual Trophy: Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Team – This award is given to the team that raised the most money at this year’s Race for the Cure. In total, the 481-member Bank of America/Merrill Lynch team netted more than $30,000. Since 2009, the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch team has raised more than $80,000. Rookie of the Year Award Sponsored by Angels Baseball: Sparkle Shine Survive! – This award is given to a new Race for the Cure team that raised the most money. Sparkle Shine Survive! (http://www.komenoc.org/ Largest Race Team: CHASE the Cure – Another longtime supporter and sponsor of Komen Orange County’s Race, CHASE for the Cure (http://www.komenoc.org/ Among the top 25 Race for the Cure teams, other groups were recognized for their hard work and dedication to raise funds for Komen OC. Categories included: · Top 3 Large Corporate Teams – Bank of America/Merrill Lynch team came in first as a large corporate team, followed by PIMCO with a team fundraising total of more than $23,000. The Experian team ranked third, collecting more than $21,000. · Top 3 Small Corporate Teams – With less than 50 employees,Dana West Yacht Club Shipmates took first place in this category, raising nearly $10,000. Clouds of Hope was second with more than $9,000 raised and Northgate Team to Race for the Cure followed with nearly $7,000 raised. · Top 3 Nonprofit Teams – First among the nonprofit teams was Hoag, raising nearly $22,000. Team Think Pink Inc. raised more than $10,000 to grab second place and The Lovely Ladies of Philoptochs was third with more than $5,000 raised. · Top 3 Friends and Family Teams – Komen Cures raised more than $21,000, good for first in this category. Sparkle Shine Survive! was second and Webb’s Wings took third with nearly $14,000 raised. At the event, team captains, co-captains and their team mates gathered to celebrate a successful 2014 Race fundraising campaign and reinforce their commitment to Komen OC’s mission. The top 25 teams were awarded a commemorative plaque. Funds raised from the 2014 Race for the Cure provide no-cost mammograms, urgent diagnosis, breast health education and outreach in Orange County and groundbreaking breast cancer research to find a cure. For a complete list of top Race teams, visit http://bit.ly/ About Susan G. Komen® Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Suzy, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. Today, Susan G. Komen® works to end breast cancer in the U.S. and throughout the world by investing more than $790 million in breast cancer research and $1.5 billion in community outreach programs over the past 30 years; providing funding to help low-income and uninsured women get screened and get treatment; advocating for cancer research and outreach programs; and working globally in more than 30 countries. Visit komen.org. Connect with us on Facebook (http://www.komen.org/ For more information on Susan G. Komen Orange County, please visit www.komenoc.org or call 714-957-9157. End
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