Local Breast Cancer Events

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Take a look at the calendar of local events.

October 1^st– BiNational Health Week, Celebration UNC CELAH– Location: Lineberger Cancer Center, Center-Pagano’s Conference Room (9:00-3:00pm)

Carolina Premium Outlets Pink Event. From October 1^st to the 31^st, making a donation to Komen at your favorite stores at the Carolina Premium Outlets in Smithfield could result in discounts on your items purchased.

·         October 2^nd–BJ’s and Duke Cancer Institute “Pink Picnic”- Location: BJ’s Raleigh Capital Blvd Store (11:30-1:00pm)

·         October 3^rd– PEACE.LOVE.PIRATE Health Fair –Location: ECU Campus (10-2pm)

·         October 4^th– Breast Cancer Golf Classic- Location: MacGregor Downs Country Club (10-4pm)

Zumbathon– Location: VFW Post 7318   Southern Pines, NC (2-4pm)

·         October 6^th–Making Strides, American Cancer Society– Location: North Hills Raleigh (8:30-11:30am)

Viva Raleigh– Location: Green Road Community Center (1-5pm)

Women in Pursuit of Destiny– Location: Marshall Chapel Baptist Church (9:30am)

·         October 8^th–Wellness Workshop, Breast Fest-Location: Vidant Edgecombe Hospital (6-8pm)

·         October 9^th– Komen Night at NC Theatre’s performance of Legally Blonde, the Musical. Show will run from October 9^th to the 14^th, 10% of ticket cost of any performance is donated to our Affiliate when using promo code: KOMEN.

·         October 12^th– Survivor Spa Day– Location: Lincoln Community Health Center (9-1pm)

City of Raleigh Wellness for Life, Annual Health Fair and Fun Walk– Location: Nash Square (11-2pm)

·         October 13^th– Sister’s Network, NC Triangle “Gift for Life Block Walk” Location: Ivy Community Center, Durham

·         October 14^th– PinkFest, Komen Affiliate’s Annual Survivor Celebration Location: Renaissance Hotel, Raleigh (2-5pm)

·         October 16^th– Pink Day at the North Carolina State Fair– Location: NC State Fairgrounds

·         October 18^th– Clayton Junior Women’s Club Meeting-Location: Clayton Junior Women’s Club (7-8pm)

·         October 19^th– Survivor Dinner– Location: Leo Jenkins Cancer Center, Greenville (6-8pm)

·         October 21^st– Pink Ribbon Road Race – Location: Brook Valley Country Club, Greenville (12-3pm)

·         October 26^th– Purolator Wellness and Benefits Fair– Location: Fayetteville (7:30-3pm)

·         October 27^th– AWARE for All Clinical Research Education-Location: Durham Technical Community College (9-2pm)

East Coast Eagles Hockey Pink game– Location: The Factory, Wake Forest (Time TBD)

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. There will be an estimated 6,000 new cases in North Carolina in 2012. Of these new diagnoses, it is expected to claim 1,000 lives. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure Triangle to the Coast Affiliate, breast health or breast cancer, visit komenntc.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.