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This was an incredibly moving event with 11,000 + participants and raising close to $1 million. The best part of that is that 75% stays within our own community to pay for mammograms and education. Only Survivors are asked to wear pink so they can be easily recognised.















Susan's Memory Garden







While the race, the activities and the band are all great fun, the most moving part of the day is the survivior parade with each survivor receiving a pink carnation and marching through the crowd behind the banners with the number of years since they were diagnosised.







On of the most touching scenes, a mom with her infant marching.







While there are many tears in the parade, this woman was jubilant! Half the crowd is bawling by now though!



















Carnations raised in victory!







At the end butterflies were released above the crowd.







However many landed on the upraised carnations. The most touching was the butterfly that landed on the sign carried in memory of a young woman who had died only months before. We were standing next to her family and friends who crying since there hearts were broken. When the butterfly landed, it gave them more of a sense of peace.











A very good PINK day for the Pink family.

I have tears. This is a cause so close to my heart. I wish I had known you were running so I could have supported you! But great photos and thank you for stepping (running) up!!



I am now in training for the 3 Day in October. It is life changing. The most moving moment is at the end when the survivors walk through the rows of walkers raising their shoes. Amazing!

Graet TR Pink! What a wonderful day! Lemme hear ya sing, "The wheels on the bus go round and round...."

Skiwryter was our great F3 Team Captain!!!

Good job guys. Is that at Old Salem area pinky??

The 5 K Race starts at the traffic circle on Main Street below Old Salem and goes up through downtown and around to finish back at the playing fields of Salem College which is behind Old Salem. The 1 mile walk actually goes through Old Salem. SC is a great supporter of the Race and each year allows the event to be held there and many of the students volunteer.

Great TR for a good cause.

Good stuff, I attended the Komen race in Greenville... well run organization for a great cause.

@skipink 215720 wrote:This was an incredibly moving event with 11,000 + participants and raising close to $1 million. The best part of that is that 75% stays within our own community to pay for mammograms and education. Only Survivors are asked to wear pink so they can be easily recognised.







A very good PINK day for the Pink family.



A great cause! Thanks for the TR.

That's awesome. I wish people would embrace fund-raising and awareness for all of the other types of cancer like they do breast cancer...