Cahaba Village for the Cure set for Sept. 20

Cahaba Village will once again host an after-hours event on September 20 to encourage participation in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Volunteers will be signing up participants for the Oct. 20 race in pink tents from 6 to 8 p.m.

Businesses in Cahaba Village will participate in the event as well.

Whole Foods will have a bouncy castle; Newk’s will host a wine tasting and will have pink cups; Tonya Jones Salon will being doing pink hair extensions; and Fleet Feet will dress their mannequin in front of the store in support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Cahaba Village will also give away door prizes and have a scavenger hunt during the event.

As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested nearly $1.5 billion in breast cancer  research since inception in 1982.  This year, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure wishes to raise $1.2 million for the community.

For more information on Cahaba Village for the Cure, contact Paige Gilliland at 919-9944.

For more information on the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, visit www.komenncalabama.org.