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“Breast cancer touches nearly everyone’s life, including my own. � at is why I am so proud to support Komen Puget Sound’s Race for the Cure as the 2012 Grand Marshall. Join me and Team Sark on Race Day. Breast cancer is one tough opponent, and we are in it to win it! ”

Start a team! There’s strength in numbers and more fun!A Race team is a great way to build morale, support a friend, remember a loved one and maximize your impact in the � ght against breast cancer. Teams can be any type or size:

• Corporate Teams • Healthcare Teams • Friends and Family • Community Organization• School Groups • And more!

� ere is no additional cost to form or join a Race team.Team members do not have to participate in the same event. Become a team captain. Learn how easy it is at www.komenpugetsound.org.

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Donate. Support a Race Participant.Even if you can’t walk or run, you can lend your support. Make a general donation or give to a participant or team. Simply go online to www.komenpugetsound.org to make a donation.

Why it’s important: Reasons to race

Thanks to people like you, last year, the Komen Puget Sound A� liate was able to fund $2 million to local organizations and agencies in Western Washington for breast cancer education, screening, treatment support and research this year. We need to do more. And we need your help!

This past year, funds raised at the Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure:

■ Reached 42,000 community members with breast cancer outreach and education programs

■ Provided 13,300 women with lifesaving breast cancer screenings and detected over 200 breast cancers

■ Ensured 825 patients undergoing breast cancer treatment could also pay for their food, shelter and utilities

■ Partnered 256 individuals with patient navigators to guide them through the complex medical system, ensuring access to quality care

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Hispanic/Latina women. In addition, the � ve year overall survival rate is lower for Hispanic women than other women.To address the growing breast health needs of Latina women in our community, Komen Puget Sound has launched an outreach and education program titled “La Mujer Hispana”. � is outreach and education e� ort is one of only six in the United States funded by the Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives® program. It brings key Hispanic stakeholders together to raise awareness of breast health and the need for early detection of breast cancer among Hispanic women.

Join me and the La Mujer Hispana Race for the Cure team! For more information, email Silvia Kennedy at [email protected].

Servando CurrascoSeattle Sounder Team Captain, Por La Mujer Hispana

Fundraise for the cure. Getting started is easy!Today, due to a lack of funding, roughly 1,000 low-income women in our community are on a waitlist for a lifesaving mammogram. Your Race for the Cure fundraising will help move these women o� the list and on to a cure.

Once you sign up for the Race, you’ll get a customizable fundraising webpage to collect donations online. You will also have access to email templates to help you solicit donations. We will provide you with lots of fundraising tips and you can even “Fundraise on Facebook.”

Make your fundraising e� orts go even further. Ask your donors if their companies have an employee matching gifts program. It doubles the amount you raise. Check our website for details and matching gift guidelines.

Win prizes and rewards!Start earning prizes when you raise just $250. The more you raise, the greater the reward.

Raise $500 to be a Gold Club Member. Receive special recognition online and at the event.

Be a Top 100 Fundraiser! VIP status includes a t-shirt, bib number that re� ects your rank plus other Race Day perks.

All donations received by July 3, 2012, count towards reward redemption.

Por La Mujer Hispana

Raising $150 could fund a lifesaving mammogram through our community grants program.


Everyone deserves a lifetime - and you deserve the experience of a lifetime!

� e Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure is a 60-mile walk for women and men who want to make a personal di� erence in the � ght to end breast cancer. Participants walk 60 miles in three days and help raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research and patient support programs. Each night of the event, walkers experience an incredible mobile city that’s more than just sleeping tents and warm showers, where they can eat, relax and renew their spirit with their fellow walkers.

We believe that everyone deserves a lifetime. No one should have to live without their mother, daughter, sister, husband or friend. � at’s why we commit to walking 60 miles in three days. � e 3-Day is the boldest breast cancer event of its kind.Register at www.the3day.org.

September 14-16, 2012Greater Seattle Area

Power of a Promise® Luncheon� is year marks the 10th anniversary of � e Power of a Promise Luncheon, now located in downtown Seattle. In� uential community leaders will join together to raise funds to provide lifesaving breast cancer health education, screening, and treatment support for underserved women living in Western Washington.

Be a part of the 10th Anniversary Power of a Promise luncheon. Help ensure all women have access to lifesaving breast cancer screening and if diagnosed, will receive the most e� ective treatment for survival.

Learn more at www.komenpugetsound.org.

October 24, 2012 The Sheraton Hotel, Seattle

Lunch for the Cure® October 4, 2012 | Tacoma Convention Center

� e Lunch for the Cure has become one of Pierce County’s most important fundraising events. Eight hundred community leaders join together in the promise to end breast cancer, by furthering breast cancer education and awareness, and energizing science in the discovery of the cure.

In 2012, the Lunch for the Cure will be in its 11th year of bringing together community members to make a powerful statement against breast cancer, honoring those who have lost their battle and celebrating survivors.

Learn more at www.komenpugetsound.org.

Eight hundred Washington women lost their lives to breast cancer last year. With early detection, odds are 98% for survival for � ve years. However, if breast cancer is detected late, with the danger of the cancer spreading, odds for survival drop to just 23%. Now is the time to take charge of your breast health.

Early Detection of Breast Cancer Saves Lives

We want to inspire you to take an active role in your own breast health. Remember:• Know your breast cancer risk • Know what is normal for you• Get screened • Make healthy lifestyle choices

Take Care of Yourself. Monitor your Breast Health.

Annual Survivor Celebration

September 9, 2012Aboard a Holland America Line Ship at Pier 91

Puget Sound breast cancer survivors and co-survivors celebrate their journey with an exceptional experience onboard a luxurious Holland America Line ship.

Guests are treated to an exquisite dining experience, vistas of the Puget Sound, plus an inspirational program and entertainment.

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Dr. Michael Hunter is one of the myriad medical professionals who treat women for breast cancer in Western Washington. � ese doctors become

personal heros to the patients and families who are touched by cancer. In turn, they are rewarded by the progress and the courage of the people whose cancer they treat.

Hunter is a radiation oncology physician who serves as the medical director of Evergreen Healthcare’s Cancer Program and Cancer Research Program, and director of Evergreen’s Institutional Review Board in Kirkland, Wash. � e Ivy League-educated doctor also serves on the board of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the grant review committee.

Q: We asked Hunter why is he on the Komen board, with such a busy life.Dr. Hunter: Quite simply, noblesse oblige: With power comes responsibility. I am the great-grandson of a slave, and have been lucky enough to have had well-educated parents who encouraged reading and education. With privilege comes responsibility, and I have always been committed to giving back in some way. While at some point I thought that might be through ministry, I ultimately gravitated to helping those with cancer.

Radiation oncology is an intellectually challenging discipline that also allows us to engage with patients regularly. I remain amazed that patients put so much trust in us, and also allow us a window into their personal lives.

My work with Komen allows me to be a part of an organization that positively a� ects the lives of innumerable women in two primary ways: 1) Komen is one of the largest funders of research aimed at eradicating breast cancer from the planet; and 2) the majority of the money raised goes to providing local support.

Without these dollars, far fewer women would have access to mammograms.

As chair of the Puget Sound a� liate’s grants committee, I help to ensure that your donated dollars are used most e� ectively. Our fundamental mission has not changed: We remain committed to early detection, support for underserved populations, research, and increasing survival probabilities.

Q: Has there been an impact on the local chapter as a result of the controversy regarding grants to Planned Parenthood?Dr. Hunter: As the local chapter, we were not really part of that controversy. But it will a� ect us. We will likely see less giving to our foundation over the next three to four years. It is unfortunate.

Q: When facing breast cancer, can women feel more hopeful about their diagnosis? What changes in treatments for this disease should make women more hopeful?Dr. Hunter: From imaging to gene testing, we are increasingly becoming more individual-focused. For women at high risk of breast cancer, we recommend genetics counseling, with consideration of a blood test to see if you have a genetic mutation that may put you at higher risk of cancers of the breast and ovaries. Some patients at high risk may even opt to remove their ovaries and breasts. Others may choose to add advanced screening such as bilateral breast MRI to their imaging regimen.

Over time, the evidence points to clear choices as to how to treat di� erent kinds of cancer at di� erent stages. It is not a one-size-� ts-all approach.

While patients with breast cancer have clearly bene� ted from signi� cant advances in management options over the last four decades, certain patients do not bene� t from systemic treatments such as chemotherapy. I look forward to

the development of individual-speci� c biomarkers to target chemotherapy. Imagine if we could test your cancer, and tell you your prognosis. And imagine if this test could also inform you of whether you were likely to bene� t from chemotherapy (or not)? For some patients, we now have the ability to examine the genes of the breast cancer cell, and provide some answers to these questions.

Another important factor is the emergence of cancer cell “� ngerprinting.” Historically, the prognosis for a patient with breast cancer was based upon factors such as the number of

underarm (axillary) nodes involved, size of the main cancer in the breast, and the grade of the cancer (how rapidly the cell is dividing). While still valuable, this approach is insu� cient to capture the full heterogeneity of breast cancer. We can now group breast cancer into � ve general subtypes, based on characteristics such as whether the cancer cells are driven by female hormones, how rapidly it proliferates, whether it has too many HER-2 receptors on its surface (leading to rapid growth), and others.

Q: What about screening? The recommendations for how often and how old seem to change often. What should women consider when thinking about mammograms?Dr. Hunter: Over the last 20 years, there has been considerable controversy regarding optimal screening imaging for breast cancer. Most major health organizations feel mammography saves lives. It is the best screening tool used today to � nd breast cancer early. A mammogram can � nd cancer at an early stage when it is small and easier to treat. Starting at age 40, all women should get a mammogram every year. If you are under age 40 with either

a family history of breast cancer or other concerns about your breasts, talk to your health care provider about when to start getting mammograms or other tests, such as breast MRIs, and how o� en to have them. It is also important to have a clinical breast exam at least every three years starting at age 20 and every year starting at age 40. If you have a breast problem, a mammogram can also be used to help diagnose it.

Mammograms may be the best tool for breast cancer screening now. However, Komen and others continue to search for more accurate and cost-e� ective screening methods to decrease the burden of breast cancer. While controversy remains about the optimal age to begin screening (as well as the optimal frequency), the best evidence continues to demonstrate the value of screening mammograms. And other research continues, much of it due to the Komen organization.

Q: How has Komen helped in the ‘race for the cure?’Dr. Hunter: Komen has played a large part in the evolution of cancer treatment. � ere is not a single advance in the treatment of this cancer that Komen has not had a hand in.

Q: What is next?A: While I think we have made signi� cant progress over the last two decades, there remains much to be done.

Without a cure, one in eight women in the U.S. will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer — a devastating disease with physical, emotional, psychological and � nancial pain that can last a lifetime. Without a cure, an estimated � ve million Americans will be diagnosed with breast cancer — and more than one million could die — over the next 25 years. Without a cure, an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer — and 10 million could die — over the next 25 years.

We are moving toward a ‘cure,’ but not in the real sense of eliminating a single culprit. But we do know that we are moving toward detection methods that will make it possible to � nd a cancer at Stage 0 — before it becomes a problem.

Q: Tell us about a favorite patient of yours who has bene� ted from Komen and their work on breast cancer treatments.Dr. Hunter: I am reminded every day of why I do what I do. I know a lovely African-American woman who got a screening mammogram. She was found to have a very early cancer, got a lumpectomy (and not the mastectomy she would have received decades ago), and completed radiation therapy at my alma mater, Yale. Her probability of long-term survival is 99 percent; she is pleased that she could keep her breast, and looks forward to spending decades with her loving family. I love this story, especially because it is the story of my mom.

Dr. Michael Hunter feels that women who are facing breast cancer are entitled to feel more hope. The ‘individualization’ of cancer treatments and the results of ongoing research have dramatically improved breast cancer survival rates. However, early diagnosis remains crucial.

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Jamie Newbold began her journey with the local Susan G. Komen foundation when she heard an ad on

the radio for a three-day walk in 2004. A� er participating, she soon began volunteering and became a part of the sta� three years ago.

Today, Newbold is the manager of the annual Race for the Cure for the Puget Sound A� liate.

“It’s a year-round preparation, so my whole world revolves around the race,” Newbold said. “As soon as I � nish one, I close the books and start the next one.”

� e Puget Sound is home to one of 122 a� liate o� ces around the United States and organizes a 5k run/walk each year to raise money. � is year’s event will be held on June 3. Seventy-� ve percent of the funds are used locally for screenings, education and treatment support, while the other 25 percent combine with all other race funds around the country for global research.

“We would really love to make this the biggest and best race ever,” Newbold said.

Last year’s race raised $1.6 million with 13,000 runners and walkers. Although once held at Husky Stadium and Qwest Field, the race has outgrown these venues and will be held at the Seattle Center, where it has been for the past two years.

“I think that what we have here in the Northwest is a group of volunteers … [who] are doing everything there is to support the organization behind it, and then we have great media partners,”

Newbold said. “I think we can’t go very far without talking to someone whose life has been a� ected by breast cancer.”

� is is true for this year’s grand marshal, University of Washington head football coach Steve Sarkisian. His sister-in-law is battling breast cancer. Sarkisian is also a “Pink Tie Guy,” which is a program created to lend a male voice in the � ght against breast cancer and raise awareness in the Puget Sound area through their status in the community.

“So many people think it’s only a women’s disease, but the reality is that everyone in your family is � ghting it,

and sometimes men get breast cancer too,” Newbold said.

Newbold receives letters of thanks from people in the community that she said she never expects, but it keeps her going.

“You walk in and put on an event with 13,000

people, but at the same time you get a thank you from somebody who is going through treatment right now and is making a very di� cult decision of, ‘Do I pay to put myself through treatment or do I keep food on the table for my family?’” she said. “You just don’t realize how much a couple hundred dollars can impact people’s lives when they are going through a disease that is really putting them in a bad place.”

And there is no better place than Seattle to keep � ghting.

“Seattle is very philanthropic, and they are very big on being outdoorsy and being out in the community,” Newbold said. “So when you combine

the two together with something that has touched so many people, we’ve been able to have such a successful race year a� er year.”

� e Puget Sound A� liate of Susan G. Komen was founded in 1992 by CJ Taylor and a group of community volunteers, all of whom shared a vision of ending breast cancer forever. � eir � rst Race for the Cure took place in 1994, raising $56,000 with 3,000 participants.

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“Many people think it’s only a women’s disease, but the reality is that everyone in your family is � ghting it.” - Jamie Newbold

Volunteers make a ‘pink ribbon’ in the state capi-tol building in Olympia to show their support for those with breast cancer and the work of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.


From the moment a person’s breast cancer diagnosis is con� rmed, she or he is considered a survivor. � oughtful gestures big and small mean so much to survivors, whether they’ve just been diagnosed or completed treatment many years ago. Race Day is an opportunity for us to recognize our survivors for their bravery, and to show them how much they are loved, cherished, and respected.

Special survivor recognition includes a complimentary pink cap and t-shirt

provided by Zeta Tau Alpha. Survivors are also invited to visit the Survivor Celebration Tent located on the Fisher Pavilion roo� op for sparkling cider, pastries, goodie bags, travel prizes, a photo-op and an excellent view of the Race Day festivities! Race Day concludes on an emotional high note with a motivating and inspiring Survivor Parade.

Celebrating Survivors at Race Day

a complimentary pink cap and t-shirt

Dear Fellow Survivor,

Almost two years ago, I was diagnosed

with breast cancer. I was fortunate

that early detection saved my life…

but mine was not the only life

that concerned me. � e life of my

daughter, my mother, my friends and

the women in my community are

equally important. So, I committed

to doing everything in my power to

ensure that every woman, regardless of

her ability to pay, would have access to

the screening, treatment and � nancial

support that saved my life. I also made

the commitment to support research

to � nd a cure, so that nobody would lose their life

to this disease.

I ful� ll my commitment, not only through my

daily work, but also by participating with fellow

survivors in the Komen Puget Sound Race for the

Cure. Last year, 800 breast cancer

survivors joined me to celebrate one

another and to raise critical funds to

ensure there are future generations

of survivors.

Due to a lack of funding, 1,000

underserved women in our

community are on a waitlist for a

needed mammogram, and nearly

800 Washington women will lose

their lives to breast cancer this

year. I have my life, and I want them

to have theirs too.

I encourage you to join me at the 2012 Race

for the Cure. You can look forward to meeting

fellow survivors in the Survivor Celebration Tent,

participating in the Survivor Parade, and wearing

your complimentary pink t-shirt and cap. For me,

the Race is an important opportunity to ful� ll my

commitment to support the women in my life

and to embrace Sister Survivors. As described by

Komen Puget Sound founder the late CJ Taylor-

Day, “the Race is a Celebration of Life”…your life.

Sincerely,

Cheryl ShawKomen Puget Sound Executive Director

CJ Taylor Day at the Race

ensure that every woman, regardless of

her ability to pay, would have access to

support that saved my life. I also made

Cure. Last year, 800 breast cancer

survivors joined me to celebrate one

another and to raise critical funds to

ensure there are future generations

of survivors.

Due to a lack of funding, 1,000

underserved women in our

community are on a waitlist for a

Top Ratings for Financial Stewardship – Five Years RunningKomen Puget Sound Awards $2.1 Million in

Grants to Fight Breast Cancer Locally


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As a breast cancer survivor I know how important early detection is. With about 1,000 women in Washington on a waitlist for needed mammograms, this $1.3 million grant from Komen Puget Sound will help make an immediate and important di� erence for low-income and underserved women in our community. – Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire

“When I started to get pain in my armpit and right breast, I did a self-examination in the shower and found a lump. I was frozen with terror. What was even more frightening to me was the fact that we had no health insurance. A friend’s mom worked for county health and told me about a state program for breast cancer patients without insurance. I called the

Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program and they approved my support right away. � e sense of relief was so incredibly great. I still don’t have the words to say how grateful I am for the help I received and am still receiving. I know that it saved my life. � ank you for the support and keeping these programs going.”

– Michelle Huseby Supported by a grant from Komen Puget Sound

Michelle with husband Garth

Education and Early Detection:Washington State Department of HealthKomen Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Program� is year, Komen Puget Sound is investing $1.3 million dollars to the Washington State Breast, Cervical, and Colon Health Program (BCCHP) to provide breast cancer screenings for low-income women. � e funding will provide lifesaving mammograms to 14,000 low income women living in our region.

Franciscan FoundationBreast Cancer Navigator Program � is funding will improve education and access to screening, diagnosis and treatment for Asian, Paci� c Islander, African American, Hispanic, Native American and sexual minority women in Tacoma/Pierce County.

International Community Health ServicesBreast Health Outreach, Prevention and Education Program � is funding will provide breast health outreach, education and screening to low-income, limited English-speaking Chinese, Filipina, Korean, Mien, Samoan and other Paci� c Islander and Vietnamese women in Seattle/King County.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest – Familias UnidasNuestra Salud � is program promotes breast cancer awareness and screening in the Hispanic/Latino community of Snohomish and Skagit Counties.

Senior Services of Seattle-King CountyBreast Health Education and Screening Program� is funding will provide breast health community outreach and education for seniors, especially women of color.

South Puget Intertribal Planning AgencyNative Women’s Wellness Program� is program provides breast health outreach, education, screening and support to women in rural tribal communities in southwest Washington who rarely or never have been screened for breast cancer.

YWCA of Seattle/King County & Snohomish CountyOpening Doors � is funding will provide education and mobile screenings for medically underserved and low-income African-American, Latina, sexual minority and homeless women.

Patient NavigationCenter for MultiCultural HealthSistah Connection: Patient Navigation for African American Women� is program provides assistance to African American women in King County to increase timely access to diagnostic and treatment services to ensure successful completion of treatment for breast cancer.

Citrine HealthCitrine Health’s Patient NavigatorNavigators will provide assistance to uninsured, low-income and/or rural breast cancer patients in Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island and San Juan Counties to increase access to and completion of prescribed treatment.

Mason General HospitalBreast Cancer Patient Navigation and Outreach� is funding will assist breast cancer patients during treatment and provide survivor support, awareness and screening for low-income women, Latinas, and women living in remote rural areas of Mason County.

UW Medicine | School of MedicinePartnering with Patients to Improve Breast Cancer CareFunding to Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington Breast Health Cancer Program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will provide patient navigation services to low-income breast cancer patients.

Patient Assistance & Treatment SupportCancer LifelineKomen Patient Assistance FundCancer Lifeline administers Komen Puget Sound funds to provide assistance and support for low-income patients while they are in treatment for breast cancer.


Investing in Research to Find a Cure – Worldwide and Right Here at Home

Komen Puget Sound is funding groundbreaking research to � nd a cure for breast cancer. Twenty � ve percent of all the money raised locally is pooled and distributed through

Komen National Breast Cancer Research and Training Grants, with some funds returning to medical research facilities within the Puget Sound area.

In 2011, Susan G. Komen spent $66 million in global research for the cure. Komen has invested over $500 million in research since 1982. Komen is the largest non-government funder of breast cancer research in the world.

Every one of the greatest advances in Breast Cancer Research in the last generation have been supported by Komen-funded grants. Komen-supported medical research into targeted therapies developed for hormone-dependent and HER2-positive breast cancers has helped cut breast cancer recurrences by 50%.

Komen National Grant Funds Early Detection Research in Seattle

In March 2012, Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded a $600,000 grant to Dr. Samir Hanash, a researcher with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Hanash hopes to develop a blood test that would be a companion test to mammograms, but more accurate in detecting breast cancer at an early stage when it is most curable.

“Komen’s funding enables us to move the discovery process forward, and demonstrate and validate � ndings much more quickly,”

says Dr. Hanash. “� is research is expensive and rigorous, but the result would be a tremendous breakthrough and bring us closer to 100 percent accuracy in detecting breast cancer through a simple blood test that could be done at any clinic or doctor’s o� ce.”

– Dr. Samir Hanash, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Dr. Samir Hanash

3. Know what is normal for you 9 See your health care provider if you notice any of these

breast changes: • Lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast • Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening of the breast • Change in the size or shape of the breast • Dimpling or puckering of the skin • Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple • Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast • Nipple discharge that starts suddenly • New pain in one spot that does not go away

4. Make healthy lifestyle choices 9 Maintain a healthy weight 9 Add exercise into your routine 9 Limit alcohol intake 9 Limit postmenopausal hormone use 9 Breastfeed, if you can

1. Know your risk 9 Talk to your family to learn about your family

health history

9 Talk to your doctor about your personal risk of breast cancer

2. Get screened 9 Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for

you if you are at a higher risk

9 Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk

9 Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at age 20, and every year starting at age 40

Breast Self-Awareness

For more information visit our website or call our breast care helpline.

www.komen.org 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636)


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Join QFC and the Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure as we raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Ensuring that all women have access to breast cancer early detection and quality treatment support is the ultimate goal, and QFC is committed to seeing this happen.

Understanding the facts about the disease and knowing the warning signs can help protect you and your loved ones. Here are some useful tips:• Talk to your family and learn about your family health history• Complete monthly breast self-exams• Be alert to any changes in your body• Notify your doctor immediately if you notice any changes or have any concerns• Have yearly check-ups and mammograms, as recommended• Spread the word by talking and sharing with mothers, sisters, family and friends. Love and knowledge are powerful weapons in this battle.

QFC is proud to be the Local Presenting Sponsor of this year’s Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure. We will see you at Seattle Center on June 3rd!

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