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Volunteers
According to a recent study, the estimated value of an hour of volunteer work is $20.85. We've had over 450 volunteers who've donated their time over the past year, which means that our volunteers have given us over $60,000 worth of your time to fight breast cancer!
The Komen Richmond Affiliate is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to furthering our mission and reaching out into the community making a difference in the fight against breast cancer. As Richmond Affiliate and the Richmond Race for the Cure® continue to grow — so does year round involvement in the community. This means that more volunteers are needed to manage, organize and lead our race committees, our new programs, and our long range planning efforts.
Komen credits its success to the many outstanding volunteers who share their energy, ideas, talents and enthusiasm. The Komen Richmond Affiliate offers hundreds of volunteer opportunities each year, from handing out water at the Komen Richmond Race for the Cure®, to becoming a community spokesperson on the importance of early detection. Whether you are looking for a year-round commitment or a one-time event, The Komen Richmond Affiliate has a place for you.
We have an array of programs and events that require volunteers to make them happen. We can help you find an opportunity that suits your special talent and your time! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please fill out our Volunteer Application and e-mail it to volunteer@komenrichmond.org or call 804-358-7223.
Increase Your Impact
In addition to volunteering at events like the Race for the Cure or becoming a Komen Educator, here are a few other ways you can get involved year-round. These are easy and fun ways to help us raise funds to support our local community while also educating more people about the importance of early detection!
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Passionately Pink for the Cure
If you like having fun and supporting a great cause, Passionately Pink for the Cure is for you! It’s as easy as planning something fun, inviting others to join you and raising money to fight breast cancer. From a picnic in the park to a fashion show, you have the freedom to choose what you do, when you do it, and how much money you want to raise to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the fight to end breast cancer forever!
You’ll find everything you need to get started and plenty of event ideas at www.passionatelypink.com, from posters to sample e-mails to breast health information.
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Rally for the Cure
Rally for the Cure is an awareness program that provides a simple platform for people to educate their friends, family and community about breast health and breast cancer. Rally can be incorporated into an existing event or you can design an event around the breast cancer awareness theme.
Most people chose to Rally through golf or tennis. However the program is easily adaptable to other activities such as, bridge, bunco, and other fitness pursuits like yoga, spinning and swimming. Sign up at www.rallyforthecure.com, invite participants, collect entry fees, and enjoy a fun event while fighting breast cancer!
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Professionals Inspiring New Komen Knowledge
Young professionals have amazing potential to make an impact in the fight against breast cancer. Last year, a group of Richmond's brightest young women and men got together to make this impact a reality by forming P.I.N.K.K. Their mission is to raise awareness and funds to support Komen and our local community as we all battle this disease. For more information on upcoming P.I.N.K.K. events and how you can get involved visit our website, www.komenrichmond.org/PINKK.
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Form a Race team in 2011!
Most of you have experienced the rush of emotions on Race day. Watching the survivors in their Parade of Pink, talking to others about their friend or family member who battled the disease, seeing hope first hand. Why not share those great feelings with your own friends and family? Become a team captain for the 2011 Richmond Race for the Cure and show others in your life why you dedicate your time to this cause! It's never to early to start planning your team, click here to view the many resources we have available for our team captains.
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Upcoming Volunteer Trainings
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - Details coming soon!
Volunteer Spotlight: Jen Miller
Jen first got involved with Komen Richmond as a Race team captain in 2007 but says that "just doing the Race wasn't enough...I am passionate about finding a cure as my grandmother is a breast cancer survivor and my best friend's mother is a 3 time breast cancer survivor. I want to help find a cure so that my best friend and her twin daughters never have to face breast cancer." Since then Jen has been a dedicated and vital part of the Volunteer Development Committee and joined the Race Committee in 2009, becoming the new Team Relations Chair for the Race last year. Jen found her passion for volunteering when she first signed up through HandsOn Greater Richmond's volunteer calendar. In addition to all of her work here at Komen, she helps plan HandsOn Day, a community-wide day of service coming up in October. We can't thank Jen enough for the many hours she has devoted to ending breast cancer!
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