The MACPA Team

If you were downtown Detroit for the Race for the Cure on Saturday, June 11, you couldn’t have missed the 70-member strong MACPA team as they made their way along the race route, proudly displaying bright blue MACPA t-shirts.

MACPA staff member Connie Wollschlager assists a fellow teammate with pinning on her recognition bib. Racers could indicate who they were running in honor of on this bib.

The MACPA-sponsored team, organized by the New Professionals Task Force for the second year in a row as part of their community outreach efforts, was comprised of MACPA members, staff, family and friends. The group either ran or walked a one-mile or 3.1 mile race route starting on Woodward Avenue to show their support for the 14th annual Komen Detroit Race for the Cure.

Showing further support, some MACPA team members obtained monetary donations from the community for Friends of the Cure. These funds, along with all proceeds from the Race, will help support breast cancer education, research, screening and treatment programs. Seventy-five percent of all proceeds raised from the event remain in the local community, while the other 25 percent is allocated to national breast cancer research grants.

President & CEO Peggy Dzierzawski, Past Chair Mary Kline Cueter and Executive Assistant Debbie DiDomenico relax for a few minutes before embarking on the race.

The Race, sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, is one of 113 Race for the Cure events in the United States. Race organizers report that total revenue was at an all-time-high record at more than $1.2 million.

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