How Do We Do It?

In just a few short days we will be kicking off the 2011 Race Season when our Web site goes live and is open for registrations. But in order to prepare for the big kick off, our planning committee has been working behind the scenes since August. Yep, you read that right, I said August! Our planning committee, called the Steering Committee, is made up of 33 awesome people, ALL of whom are VOLUNTEERS! We also receive tremendous support from the six staff members of the St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. After the record setting 2010 Race, our Steering Committee took roughly 6 weeks "off" before we were at it again, preparing for what we hope will be even bigger and better in 2011.

It all starts with getting our Steering Committee in place with some key volunteers, determining who will have the leadership skills to co-chair each of our 14 individual committees. From Friends for the Cure to Race Operations, we have a committee to cover all the major aspects of Race Day and the months leading up to it. In St. Louis, we are so fortunate to have a great group of leaders that volunteer their time to put this amazing event together. Along with some of the Affiliate staff, we all meet and brainstorm and discuss what we can do to make Race Day a day that you, our participants, will NEVER forget.  While it may take a lot of hours and a lot of sweat, we do this because we know that we are Making an Impact! We know that our efforts ARE making a difference. And when we see that parade of over 4,500 SURVIVORS make their way to the stage on Race Day, we are proud of our hard work.

Many thanks to all of you who come out and support us and take part in an event that is like none other. Although it might take a lot of planning, we LOVE putting on this event and know that one day, together, we will find the cures!

Can you believe that we are even out there planning in the cold sometimes? Here is one of our Race co-chairs, Karen Long (left,) and some members of our Teams committee looking over part of the Race site on a cold January morning.