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Race For The Cure

PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― CBS 3's Women of Eyewitness News will be out in full force in Philadelphia on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11 leading a line-up of local media personalities hosting the annual Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure®. Opening ceremonies begin at 7 a.m. with the 5K run/walk following at 8:15 a.m. at Eakins Oval just outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Susan Barnett, Natasha Brown, Pat Ciarrocchi, Carol Erickson, Liz Keptner, Maria La Rosa, Kathy Orr, Stephanie Stahl and Mary Stoker Smith will host the annual
5-K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fun Walk to raise money in support of breast cancer research and education as well as anchor the event live on site. Lesley Van Arsdall and Anne-Marie Green will anchor live coverage of the event from the CBS 3 studios beginning at 6 a.m. through 9 a.m. on CBS 3.

The CBS 3 team will be joined by Vince Hill of KYW Newsradio 1060 and his wife, Janis, a breast cancer survivor, Valerie Knight of 98.1 WOGL, Dom Giordano of The Big Talker 1210AM WPHT and Vinnie from the Kidd Chris Show on 94 WYSP. Natasha Brown, who anchors The CW Philly 57's Wake Up News, will also be joined by members of The CW Crew – Justin Dugan, Ashley Harder, Christian Ramirez-Coll and Kharisma McIlwaine.

All seven of the CBS stations in the Philadelphia market – CBS 3 (KYW-TV), The CW Philly 57 (WPSG-TV), KYW Newsradio 1060, 98.1 WOGL, 94 WYSP, SportsRadio 610 WIP and The Big Talker 1210AM WPHT – are sponsors of the Race, now the largest fundraiser of its kind in Philadelphia. All of the stations have been airing public service announcements, special news reports and other programming leading up to Mother's Day to raise awareness of the event.

More than 40,000 people participated in last year's Race for the Cure, which raised $3.5 million for the fight against breast cancer. The Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure® is hosted by the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

In-person registration for this year's Race will take place at the following locations:

• Friday, May 9, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center (17th & Race)

• Saturday, May 10, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Philadelphia Center City (17th & Race)

• Sunday, May 11, 6:00 a. m. at Eakins Oval (26th & Ben Franklin Parkway)


For additional information about the Race, log on to www.cbs3.com. CBS 3 and the "Women of Eyewitness News" will continue their efforts in support of breast cancer education on-air and through community events throughout the year. CBS 3 (KYW-TV) and The CW Philly 57 (WPSG-TV) are part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation.

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