Head For the Cure 2008: It's a Beautiful Day

2009 Head for the Cure:
A Memorable Year

New events. Successful events. Those two phrases describe the Head for the Cure Foundation in 2009.

Memorable events filled the Head for the Cure calendar. Of course, heading the list was the August Head for the Cure 5k Run & Walk in metro Kansas City. (Slide shows here and here.) Consider the successes of the 7th Annual 5k event:

• 3,500 runners and walkers, a 46 percent increase over 2008.
• More than $225,000 raised, includes other Head for the Cure events.
• More than 70 teams, with five teams comprising 120 or more members.
• Seven teams raised more than $1,200 each; the top 10 teams raised $35,000.

Contributions by more than 50 artists and strong auction sales highlighted the 3rd Annual Head for the Art at Hilliard Gallery in the Kansas City Crossroads District. It was the most successful Head for the Art to date.

Inaugural events and other noteworthy activities:

• Head for the Cure 5k Run & Walk in Lawrence - drew 300 enthusiastic runners and walkers including several teams. A third Head for the Cure 5k is also planned for spring 2010 in Columbia, Missouri.
• Head for the K! - a special group night in July at Kauffman Stadium promoted awareness of brain cancer and the need for research.
• Head for Your Closet - VML employees gathered thousands of pieces of men's and women's clothing and accessories and organized an agency boutique, which generated several hundred dollars. Plus, unsold items were donated to the Don Bosco Family Support Center.
• BTTC - the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative, the primary beneficiary of the Head for the Cure Foundation and the Chris Anthony Brain Tumor Research Fund, continued to make advancements in its collaborative, state-of-the art clinical trials.