Saturday, September 25th, 2010 @ the Richard Kane YMCA in Bartlesville, Ok.
Registration is at 8:00 a.m. & races start at 9:00 a.m.
NEWS on Strand Up!
Strand Up! (Pink hair strand fundraiser) is back for 2010! THANKS for making Strand Up! for breast cancer awareness and Miles for Mammograms a huge success last year!!
This year there will FOUR locations to get your Miles for Mammograms Strand Up! pink hair strands!
Tri Couny Tech Center Salon - Thanks Chrystal!
La Bella Dolce (next to Food Pyramid) - Thanks Jenny!
Gail's Salon (on Nowata Road) - Thanks Gail!
Hat's Off (on 2nd street downtown) - Thanks Shay!
Each strand is $10.00 and 100% of the money goes to M4M!
Get your strands at M4M on Saturday and the whole month of October at the 4 Strand Up! Locations. Look for the official Strand Up! Poster at the hair salons, so you know your pink strand will go towards breast cancer awareness and Miles for Mammograms.
This year there will FOUR locations to get your Miles for Mammograms Strand Up! pink hair strands!
Tri Couny Tech Center Salon - Thanks Chrystal!
La Bella Dolce (next to Food Pyramid) - Thanks Jenny!
Gail's Salon (on Nowata Road) - Thanks Gail!
Hat's Off (on 2nd street downtown) - Thanks Shay!
Each strand is $10.00 and 100% of the money goes to M4M!
Get your strands at M4M on Saturday and the whole month of October at the 4 Strand Up! Locations. Look for the official Strand Up! Poster at the hair salons, so you know your pink strand will go towards breast cancer awareness and Miles for Mammograms.
2010 Event Details
The 12th Annual Family Healthcare Clinic's “Miles for Mammograms” 5K Charity Race and 2K Poker Walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25th 2010. The race will begin on the east side of the YMCA building and follow a certified “TAC” course through beautiful downtown Bartlesville. Top three finishers in each age group will receive medals. Prizes to Top Male & Top Female.
Miles for Mammograms can also be supported without having to attend the event. It’s called “Sleepin' in for Mammograms”. For $20 people can support the Mammogram Program, receive a T-shirt and get their beauty rest all at the same time either by registering on-line or mailing in their ”Sleepin' In” registration and payment.
Families, co-workers and friends are encouraged to form teams. There is no extra cost of team registration. Teams can consist of 3 or more and are awarded for the spirit, the largest number of participants and the most money. Pre-registering your team will ensure accuracy for team awards.
Don't miss the Pre-Party! Thursday Sept 23rd on the East side of the YMCA from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. You can pre-register NOW and we will have your t-shirt and race packet ready for you to pick up at the Pre-Party. You can also register at the pre-party and get your t-shirt and race packets early. We will have popcorn and refreshments for you too! (Please do not enter throught the main entrance, please drive to the other side of the YMCA and look for the Miles for Mammograms signs. We do not want to interfere with regular YMCA traffic.)
Miles for Mammograms can also be supported without having to attend the event. It’s called “Sleepin' in for Mammograms”. For $20 people can support the Mammogram Program, receive a T-shirt and get their beauty rest all at the same time either by registering on-line or mailing in their ”Sleepin' In” registration and payment.
Families, co-workers and friends are encouraged to form teams. There is no extra cost of team registration. Teams can consist of 3 or more and are awarded for the spirit, the largest number of participants and the most money. Pre-registering your team will ensure accuracy for team awards.
Don't miss the Pre-Party! Thursday Sept 23rd on the East side of the YMCA from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. You can pre-register NOW and we will have your t-shirt and race packet ready for you to pick up at the Pre-Party. You can also register at the pre-party and get your t-shirt and race packets early. We will have popcorn and refreshments for you too! (Please do not enter throught the main entrance, please drive to the other side of the YMCA and look for the Miles for Mammograms signs. We do not want to interfere with regular YMCA traffic.)
FHC provides vouchers for free mammograms!
Family Healthcare Clinic's Mammogram program, supported through funding provided by the “Miles for Mammograms” annual fundraiser, will still provide vouchers for free mammograms to uninsured women receiving a breast exam at FHC who need, but are unable to afford one. Additional cancer screenings are also available as needed. Contact us today if you are in need of a mammogram. 918-336-4822
How it all started...
FHC assumed the Mammogram Program (a program initiated by staff and volunteers of the former Bartlesville YWCA) in 2003. This program, a perfect fit for FHC’ Cancer Prevention and Health Maintenance Program, provides free Mammograms for patients who are in need of but are unable to afford access to this lifesaving screening procedure. 2010 marks the 12th year for Miles for Mammograms 5K. M4M has become one of Bartlesville’s top 5K races with over 275 runners each year. Come out and support us Saturday September 25th at the Bartlesville YMCA.
The Reason to Run!
Cancer remains a leading cause of deaths in Washington County. Without access to physical exams and screening processes, many are diagnosed too late for life saving intervention. Family Healthcare Clinic provides families with access to affordable health care, free clinical breast exams, mammograms and other cancer preventative services. The people who need this service depend on you to keep this vital program available. Miles for Mammograms directly funds the mammography program as well as other cancer screenings. Remember all proceeds stay in our area to help families in our community.
What's your reason to run?
What's your reason to run?
Our Mission:
Our mission at Family Healthcare Clinic is to enhance the general health and well being of area families by providing the community with affordable and/or free services such as the mammography program, services to decrease teenage and unplanned pregnancies through the provision of community based family planning clinics, education services and support groups. Your donation will directly help fund the services FHC provides. We would like to thank you in advance for your generous donation. Without the support from businesses and individuals in our community these services would not be available. Click the button below to make an online donation with credit card.
Breast Cancer Facts:
· An estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the U.S. in 2009. An estimated 40,170 women will die.
· Breast cancer is the leading cancer among American women and second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths.
· An estimated 1,910 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and an estimated 440 will die in 2009.
· About 85 percent of all women diagnosed with breast cancer DO NOT have a family history.
· Breast cancer is the leading cancer among American women and second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths.
· An estimated 1,910 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and an estimated 440 will die in 2009.
· About 85 percent of all women diagnosed with breast cancer DO NOT have a family history.
Miles for Mammograms – My Reason: Battle Ready
In today’s world, I don’t think you can find one person that has not been touched by the dreaded disease-CANCER…This includes me…while I’ve never had cancer, it has lurked around in my life & touched far too many of my loved ones to list.
My reason to participate is simple. I feel it’s the responsibility of EVERY living being to take up this fight for themselves as well as those who can’t fight on their own. I’m not a cancer survivor, but I feel it’s my duty to be a warrior & battle this disease with any means at my disposal. We’re fighting for lives here, both our own and those of our loved ones. Life is the ultimate gift & should be fought for with every fiber of our beings. Your participation in any event benefitting cancer research, testing and education is helping to win the battle.
I participate in Miles for Mammograms 5K every year in celebration of my birthday. I run in honor of my Grand-Mother, my good friend-Cathy & my Sister-in-Law-Michelle, as well as countless others who have all been touched specifically by breast cancer. Family Care Services has rebranded as Family Healthcare Clinic and expanded their services to include many other cancer screenings. Participating in this event will not only help potential breast cancer patients, but others as well. I also participate in memory of a dear little boy named Sage Gibson, who would be the same age as my own youngest son had he not endured a year of suffering & ultimately lost his battle shortly before turning 13. If we had been able to declare victory over the battle against cancer years ago, he would be 17 now. Too many lives are cut short because of this disease.
I would be most proud to win this battle with you so that those fighting now & future generations know CANCER as only the disease that we DEMOLISHED!!
2010 Honorary Chair
Pandy Buske
My reason to participate is simple. I feel it’s the responsibility of EVERY living being to take up this fight for themselves as well as those who can’t fight on their own. I’m not a cancer survivor, but I feel it’s my duty to be a warrior & battle this disease with any means at my disposal. We’re fighting for lives here, both our own and those of our loved ones. Life is the ultimate gift & should be fought for with every fiber of our beings. Your participation in any event benefitting cancer research, testing and education is helping to win the battle.
I participate in Miles for Mammograms 5K every year in celebration of my birthday. I run in honor of my Grand-Mother, my good friend-Cathy & my Sister-in-Law-Michelle, as well as countless others who have all been touched specifically by breast cancer. Family Care Services has rebranded as Family Healthcare Clinic and expanded their services to include many other cancer screenings. Participating in this event will not only help potential breast cancer patients, but others as well. I also participate in memory of a dear little boy named Sage Gibson, who would be the same age as my own youngest son had he not endured a year of suffering & ultimately lost his battle shortly before turning 13. If we had been able to declare victory over the battle against cancer years ago, he would be 17 now. Too many lives are cut short because of this disease.
I would be most proud to win this battle with you so that those fighting now & future generations know CANCER as only the disease that we DEMOLISHED!!
2010 Honorary Chair
Pandy Buske
What is Run the Streets?
What is Run the Streets? Run the Streets not only won the M4M largest team contest in 2009, they are an awesome bunch of youth commited to running! Run the Streets is a running/mentoring program open to all youth from the ages of 13 to 18 in Washington County Oklahoma, through the Richard Kane YMCA in Bartlesville.
Sign up for Run the Streets and we'll prepare you to run a half-marathon within 14 weeks. They train three days a week including Tuesdays and Thursdays after school and Saturday Mornings at 7:30 a.m. For information contact Joyce Stillwell: Phone 918-336-0713 or 918-333-6262
Sign up for Run the Streets and we'll prepare you to run a half-marathon within 14 weeks. They train three days a week including Tuesdays and Thursdays after school and Saturday Mornings at 7:30 a.m. For information contact Joyce Stillwell: Phone 918-336-0713 or 918-333-6262
Health Q & A
(Q). Does Physical Activity Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer?
(A). A woman who exercises four hours per week reduces her risk of breast cancer. Exercise pumps up the immune system and cuts the estrogen level.
(Q). How Often Should I Go To My Doctor For A Checkup?
(A). You should have physical every year. If any unusual symptoms or changes in your breasts occur before your scheduled visit see a doctor immediately.
(A). A woman who exercises four hours per week reduces her risk of breast cancer. Exercise pumps up the immune system and cuts the estrogen level.
(Q). How Often Should I Go To My Doctor For A Checkup?
(A). You should have physical every year. If any unusual symptoms or changes in your breasts occur before your scheduled visit see a doctor immediately.
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FHC's mammogram program, supported through funding provided by the “Miles for Mammograms” annual fundraiser, will still provide vouchers for free mammograms to uninsured women receiving a breast exam at Family Care Services who need, but are unable to afford one. Additional cancer screenings are also available as needed.
