University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center will host a 5K for Komen VT-NH at the Barre Town Bike Path on Saturday, Sept. 10. Start times are 9:30 a.m. for runners and 9:40 a.m. for walkers. Race proceeds will benefit the local affiliate of the Susan G. Komen foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever.
“For many years, Komen VT-NH has given tens of thousands of dollars to help central Vermont women pay out-of-pocket costs for breast imaging. With their help, Washington County has had the most successful rates for breast cancer screening in the state,” said Kim Kiniry, CVMC diagnostic imaging operations supervisor. “In addition Komen has funded free therapy services for those already diagnosed with breast cancer to prevent cancer-related physical problems. This race is a way for us to give back for all they do.”
Race day registration will be from 7:45-9:15 a.m. behind the Barre Town Middle and Elementary School at 70 Websterville Road in Barre, Vt. Race registration is $20 until Sept. 7 and $25 on race day. The fee includes a race T-shirt.
Susan G. Komen is the largest breast cancer organization in the world. Since their founding in 1982, Komen has invested more than $2.8 million in their mission and $889 million to breast cancer research, making Komen the largest nonprofit funder of breast cancer research outside the U.S. government.
About the University of Vermont Health Network
The University of Vermont Health Network is a five-hospital system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives. The partners are:
- The University of Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
- The University of Vermont - Alice Hyde Medical Center
Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to the University of Vermont, each of our hospitals remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.
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