KICKOFF FOR THE CURE!

  This Saturday, May 2^nd at 4pm the Iowa Thunder have partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, for the 1^st Annual Susan G. Komen Kickoff for the Cure, in an effort to fight the deadly disease of Breast Cancer.  The event will be followed by the Iowa Thunder's game against divisional rival the Kansas City Storm at 7:05pm where the Thunder look to become the first ever women's football team in Iowa to start a season 3-0.

For Thunder starting Wide Receiver Ashley Sumner, this day and this event is a bitter sweet reminder.  When Ashley was very young she lost her mother to a long battle with breast cancer.  In addition to losing her mother, Ashley has also lost her Grandmother to breast cancer and this past year her father was diagnosed with cancer.  Being at high risk for developing cancer herself, Ashley stated, "Events like these mean a lot to me!  I support every effort there is to raise money for research to help find a cure for this disease.  I think the more we know about the disease, the easier it will be to not only prevent I, but to cure it.  There is a lot of different research that has found different ways you can slim your chances of getting it.  The biggest one is getting a double mastectomy.  This is something I have thought a lot about doing myself.  My sister has gotten a breast reduction to help her chances of not getting cancer.  We both get checked twice a year."This Saturday, May 2^nd at 4pm the Iowa Thunder have partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, for the 1^st Annual Susan G. Komen Kickoff for the Cure, in an effort to fight the deadly disease of Breast Cancer.  The event will be followed by the Iowa Thunder’s game against divisional rival the Kansas City Storm at 7:05pm where the Thunder look to become the first ever women’s football team in Iowa to start a season 3-0.

  This Saturday, May 2^nd at 4pm the Iowa Thunder have partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, for the 1^st Annual Susan G. Komen Kickoff for the Cure, in an effort to fight the deadly disease of Breast Cancer.  The event will be followed by the Iowa Thunder's game against divisional rival the Kansas City Storm at 7:05pm where the Thunder look to become the first ever women's football team in Iowa to start a season 3-0.

For Thunder starting Wide Receiver Ashley Sumner, this day and this event is a bitter sweet reminder.  When Ashley was very young she lost her mother to a long battle with breast cancer.  In addition to losing her mother, Ashley has also lost her Grandmother to breast cancer and this past year her father was diagnosed with cancer.  Being at high risk for developing cancer herself, Ashley stated, "Events like these mean a lot to me!  I support every effort there is to raise money for research to help find a cure for this disease.  I think the more we know about the disease, the easier it will be to not only prevent I, but to cure it.  There is a lot of different research that has found different ways you can slim your chances of getting it.  The biggest one is getting a double mastectomy.  This is something I have thought a lot about doing myself.  My sister has gotten a breast reduction to help her chances of not getting cancer.  We both get checked twice a year."This Saturday, May 2^nd at 4pm the Iowa Thunder have partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, for the 1^st Annual Susan G. Komen Kickoff for the Cure, in an effort to fight the deadly disease of Breast Cancer.  The event will be followed by the Iowa Thunder’s game against divisional rival the Kansas City Storm at 7:05pm where the Thunder look to become the first ever women’s football team in Iowa to start a season 3-0.

The Kickoff for the Cure was instituted through a partnership with Iowa Thunder Owner William Grimes and the Local Des Moines Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation to raise awareness and money to fight this deadly disease.   Proceeds from the E-Tickets, Concessions, Merchandise, Raffles, and many other items during the event and game will be donated directly to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.   A special tribute by both the Thunder and Storm will involve Pink Game Socks, which will be on sale beginning at 4pm until 5:30 for a $10 dollar donation.   With the $10.00 dollar donation any person will be able to write the name of a loved one, a friend, or just a meaningful saying on the socks.   These socks will be worn during the game by both the Thunder and Storm players.  

Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan’s compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.

That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1 billion since inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we’re working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, Kickoff for the Cure, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.

The Susan G. Komen website, ww5.komen.org, has valuable information on how to understand breast cancer, how to get involved, the latest research, current partnerships, and how to donate to the cause.   Please do not wait to get tested or let a loved one wait.   Together we can help to stop this disease from taking those that we love from us!