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Event: Head Over Teal 5K Walk/Run and Family Fun Day Date: September 18, 2010 Benefiting: Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation Reason: To help increase awareness and fund research for Ovarian Cancer Contact: Kristin Martin, Executive Director, Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation Phone: 205.903.9574 Email: k.martin@thinkoflaura.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BIRMINGHAM, AL Head Over Teal 5K and Family Day will be held Saturday, September 18 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Preserve in Hoover, benefiting the Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation, whose mission is to promote awareness and fund ovarian cancer research for early detection. Registration is now closed but you may view our current teams and contributors by visiting our registration page: http://www.active.com/running/hoover-al/head-over-teal-5k-and-family-day-2010. Registration is $30 per person (post August 31) and you may register beginning at 8:00 this Saturday. The Head Over Teal 5K event is family and pet friendly. For those into exercising, you can choose a 5k walk/run or a one mile fun run. Teams are encouraged to participate. The event will kick-off at the Preserve's Town Hall. Race registration is at 8 a.m.; the 5k walk/run begins at 9 a.m. and the fun run at 10 a.m. Other activities will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The entire family can participate in field day events, enjoy children's entertainers, create crafts, and listen to performances by folk, rock, and blues musicians. Even if you are not a runner or walker, there will be a blood drive to assist those patients currently undergoing cancer treatment. Picnics on the green are welcome and food and beverages will be sold on site. Pets on leashes are welcome. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and teal is our awareness color. Join us in support of a cause that has subtle signs and symptoms. Learn what they are and protect yourself and the women you love. The symptoms of ovarian cancer are vague and often not reported, which is why ovarian cancer is labeled "the silent killer." If detected early, the survival rate is 89% but unfortunately many are not diagnosed until stage IV and the survival rates are reduced to 18%. Most women mistakenly assume they have been screened for this disease with their annual pap smear and pelvic exam. There is not an accurate screening method for this disease. Approximately 25,000 women will be diagnosed in 2010 with ovarian cancer. Formed in December 2009, the Laura Crandall Brown Ovarian Cancer Foundation was created to educate and promote awareness of the subtle signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and to support research for an effective early detection method. To register for the Head Over Teal 5k Walk/Run, visit www.thinkoflaura.org/headoverteal or check us out on Facebook. ###
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