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Atlanta Nonprofit Targets Prostate Cancer With Father's Day Weekend Dash4Dad®In support of its mission to educate, support and encourage men to make healthier lifestyle choices to prevent disease, the Men's Health & Wellness Center is pleased to join ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer to present the Dash4Dad 5k Race / 1 Mile Fun Walk / Kids Superhero Dash For Dad on Saturday, June 20, 2015. The race is part of the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, America's Premier Men's Health Event Series, taking place in 40 cities in 2015. The Dash4Dad event will begin at 8:00 A.M., rain or shine, on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in the Home Depot/Costco Parking Lot located at 6400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, GA. Individual runner/walker pre-registration fee is $25 until May 26th, $30 from May 27th through June 20th and $35 the day of the race. Children under 12 pre-registration fee is $15. Snooze for Dudes is $35. Registration forms may be found online at www.zeroprostatecancerrun.org/atlanta. Cancer survivors please contact Joe Blumberg at the information provided below for FREE registration. Survivors receive special recognition at the event. It is anticipated that more than 1,000 participants will join in this event to defeat prostate cancer and maintain screening and patient support programs here in Georgia. Prizes will be awarded to winners in multiple age brackets. Technical T-shirts and refreshments will also be provided for all registered competitors by Dash4Dad sponsors. The event's local sponsors include: Presenting sponsor Northside Hospital, Georgia Urology, Dewberry Foundation, American Medical Systems, Dendreon, UPS and Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia. Media sponsors include WXIA 11 Alive, WSB AM750 and AM680 The Fan. About the Men's Health & Wellness Center The Men's Health & Wellness Center, a nonprofit center opened in 2007, provides free prostate cancer screening and support groups in the Atlanta area. We provide education and support for men and their loved ones before, during and after a health crisis. For more information, visit www.4dad.org. About ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer We commit ourselves not only to reduce prostate cancer and alleviate the pain from the disease, but to end it. We see a future where all men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer will be cured or can manage their illness with high quality of life, with the support they need to minimize physical and emotional suffering, and to cope effectively throughout their cancer journey, visit www.zeroprostatecancer.org. |
