CHICAGO--Hu-Friedy has announced its participation in the Y-ME Mother's Day Race to Empower 2007, pledging a goal to raise $10,000 in donations.
Hu-Friedy and the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization (Y-ME)--a Chicago-based national nonprofit organization with the mission to ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone--formed a special bond in the fall of 2006 when Hu-Friedy created a special periodontal promotion, "Inspired by You."
The promotion focused directly toward dental professionals.
On Mother's Day morning in downtown Chicago's Grant Park, more than 75 Hu-Friedy runners/walkers will be lacing up their shoes to participate in the race. Seven Hu-Friedy teams, each headed by a designated team captain, will represent the company on race day. The teams consist of Hu-Friedy employees, family members/friends, and industry colleagues.
A Web page for Hu-Friedy's team is featured at http://race.y-me.org/hufriedy. The Web page provides a brief history of Hu-Friedy's involvement with the Y-ME organization and includes photos from Hu-Friedy's internal Valentine's Day race kickoff. Anyone who visits the page and wishes to sign up as a member of the Hu-Friedy race team is encouraged to do so.
Hu-Friedy asks those individuals interested to register under the Hu-Friedy team "You & Hu", created specifically for industry colleagues.
The coming weeks at Hu-Friedy will be filled with spirited companywide events, including a special t-shirt design contest (the winning design will be worn on race day by the entire Hu-Friedy team), raffles, and bake sales.
Hu-Friedy is proud to participate in the Y-ME Race to Empower and is anxious to cross the finish line together in support of women affected by breast cancer everywhere.
For more information on the Y-Me organization and the Race to Empower visit Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization .
