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Komen Tyler’s Ride for the Cure Announces Totals for 2012 Event

A Trail Ride for Horse Enthusiasts

The Tyler Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is excited to announce that the 2012 Komen Tyler Ride for the Cure® held on October 13 at Tarrant Ranch in Bullard, Texas made a net profit of $21,400.

The event included two Trail Rides, a silent auction, a contest for the top 5 fundraisers and for the Pinkest Horse and Pinkest Riders. 

The Ride for the Cure was sponsored by: The Tyler Paper, TAABS Ink, Tyler CARES, Brookshire's, Barrett & Thomas, P.C., Trinity Pathology Associates, Cavender's, Drug & Alcohol Testing Compliance Services, Mike & Jane Wilhite, R&K Distributors, Hagen's Fasteners, Trinity Mother Frances The Ross Breast Center, Heritage Land Bank, Southside Bank, Satterwhite Log Homes, Jake's Feed, West Loop Animal Hospital, IN Magazine, BSCENE, Longview News Journal, Charm Magazine, Idea Post and Tyler Today.

"We are thrilled at the support and growth of this event. We had a safe and successful ride with more riders and made a great profit for a cause that's very important to me,” says Louise Hagen, Ride for the Cure chairman and breast cancer survivor.  

The 2013 Ride for the Cure will be held on Saturday, October 12 at Tarrant Ranch in Bullard.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Our vision is a world without breast cancer. 

For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tyler Affiliate, visit the website at www.komentyler.org, or call (903) 561-6992.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.  In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and launched the global breast cancer movement.  Today, Komen for the Cure® is the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.  It is the only grassroots organization fighting to cure breast cancer at every stage, from the causes to the cures - fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.  Since launching the breast cancer movement over 25 years ago, Komen has transformed the culture by changing how the world talks about and treats this devastating disease.  Komen is credited with helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into survivors. 

Komen Tyler’s grants are responsible for providing approximately $1.2 million in services over the last 12 years in East Texas. In 2012 Komen Tyler granted $280,000 locally to provide screening mammograms and diagnostic exams for uninsured women and funding for breast health education programs targeting at risk populations. 

February 3, 2012

Komen Tyler and Local Funding  

“We continue to be so thankful for the support of our local community. It is now time to get back to our mission of saving women’s lives,” says Jennifer Watkins Executive Director, Tyler Affiliate. Komen National isn’t considering today’s statement a reversal. It is a clarification of policies and Komen will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood. Komen’s goal in the granting process is to support women and families in the fight against breast cancer. Amending the criteria will ensure that politics have no place this grant process.

“It is our hope and we believe it is time for everyone involved to pause, slow down and reflect on how grants can most effectively and directly be administered without controversies that hurt the cause of women. We urge everyone who has participated in this conversation across the country over the last few days to help us move past this issue. We do not want our mission marred or affected by politics – anyone’s politics,” says Komen National leadership.

Komen Tyler is currently in the midst of our 2012 grant review process and has just finished accepting grant application for innovative programs that reduce breast cancer mortality. Applicants must be non-profit organizations and must show proof of 501 (c) 3 status.

Komen Tyler along with those who generously support us with their talent, time and resources—is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. Through events like the Komen Tyler Race for the Cure, we have invested more than $2,000,000 in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in Smith County.  Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Komen Tyler Affiliate stay in Smith County.  The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program for energizing science to find the cures.

 “The Komen Tyler Affiliate does not currently fund Planned Parenthood. We have not received a funding application from Planned Parenthood for screening mammograms and we have not funded the organization. We understand that the recent media attention given to this issue has raised concerns and questions about Komen National and their grant policies as well as the reasons for the changes made. We are extremely grateful for the continued support of our East Texas community and we want to make sure our sponsors, donors and supporters understand this situation,” says Jennifer Watkins, Executive Director. 

Komen Tyler is currently providing $200,000 to programs in East Texas that provide screening mammograms and diagnostic services for over 3,000 women a year and an additional $46,500 in education programs.  For more information on Komen Tyler and our grant programs, please visit www.komentyler.org 

The Tyler Race for the Cure will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Bergfeld Park.  Visit www.komentyler.org to register or to find other information about the 2012 Race.  Online registration is open now. For more information about the Komen Tyler Race for the Cure® visit www.komentyler.org or call the local affiliate office at 903 561-6992.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. Today, Susan G. Komen for the Cure works to end breast cancer in the U.S. and throughout the world through ground-breaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 50 countries with a special focus on low-resource and developing nations.

February 2, 2012

Komen Tyler Addresses National Organization Grant Changes

There have been some recent changes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure National’s granting strategy. This issue has been seriously mischaracterized and we appreciate this opportunity to clarify the issue.

 “The Komen Tyler Affiliate does not currently fund Planned Parenthood. We have not received a funding application from Planned Parenthood for screening mammograms and we have not funded the organization. We understand that the recent media attention given to this issue has raised concerns and questions about Komen National and their grant policies as well as the reasons for the changes made. We are extremely grateful for the continued support of our East Texas community and we want to make sure our sponsors, donors and supporters understand this situation,” says Jennifer Watkins, Executive Director.  

In some communities, Komen Affiliates have funded breast cancer screenings and diagnostic services through Planned Parenthood. Komen National recently adopted more stringent eligibility and performance criteria in their granting strategy. These changes in priorities and policies are directed at stronger performance criteria to minimize duplication and free up dollars to help vulnerable women. All current grants to Planned Parenthood will continue to be funded and they are a significant point of service for the women in those communities.  Moving forward, plans are in the works to ensure that there is no interruption or gaps in services for women who need breast health screening and services in those communities.

Like all organizations, Komen National continues to evolve and meet higher standards of excellence, so that they can most fully advance their mission.   The grant-making decisions are not about politics.  The priority is and always will be the women Komen serves.  Any efforts to make this political or leverage it for fundraising purposes would be a disservice to women

Komen Tyler is currently providing $200,000 to programs in East Texas that provide screening mammograms and diagnostic services for over 3,000 women a year and an additional $46,500 in education programs.  For more information on Komen Tyler and our grant programs, please visit www.komentyler.org

The Tyler Race for the Cure will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Bergfeld Park.  Visit www.komentyler.org to register or to find other information about the 2012 Race.  Online registration is open now. For more information about the Komen Tyler Race for the Cure® visit www.komentyler.org or call the local affiliate office at 903 561-6992.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. Today, Susan G. Komen for the Cure works to end breast cancer in the U.S. and throughout the world through ground-breaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 50 countries with a special focus on low-resource and developing nations.