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Team Bosom Buddies at the 2nd Annual Mission Pink Walk\/Run for Breast Cancer Awareness on October 9, 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n Mission, TX \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0For the third consecutive year, Mission Regional Medical Center is going pink and gearing up for the\u00a0Annual \u201cMission Pink\u201d Walk\/Run for Breast Cancer Awareness<\/a>. The 5K Walk is scheduled for Saturday, October 1st and is the perfect event to launch Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.<\/p>\n \u201cThe community asked for a local walk for breast cancer awareness and we agreed,\u201d stated Nick Espinosa, Director of Marketing for Mission Regional Medical Center. \u201cAs a non-profit hospital with a state-of-the-art Breast Care Center, we felt it was a cause that aligned with our values and mission to improve the health of the community we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n More than 1,200 walkers participated in the first walk in 2009. Last year, participation increased by 500. Interest from the community has been high. Organizers are preparing for 2,000 walkers this year.<\/p>\n Walkers like Rebecca Grimes, captain for team Bosom Buddies, have participated in Mission Pink since the first walk. \u201cThis year, I\u2019m walking for my cousin Oralia Salinas Garza. She passed away this past April at the age of 57. Now my goal is to have a team of 57 this year,\u201d says Grimes. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting and very stressful, but it\u2019s for a good cause. And it\u2019s in my cousin\u2019s honor.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur walkers are very passionate about the cause,\u201d says Evelyn S\u00e1enz, Marketing Coordinator for Mission Regional Medical Center. \u201cAlmost everyone that I have spoken to has been affected directly or known someone who has been affected by breast cancer. With this event, we hope to lift the spirits of the survivors and their families, and bring awareness to the importance of early detection.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know early detection is vital to win the fight against breast cancer. Cancer survivors that have gone before us have left us with a legacy to never give up and to win the fight against this disease. So, we will never give up and we will win!\u201d stated motivational speaker Abby Vela. Vela is a breast cancer survivor and will be sharing her inspiring story at the Mission Pink Walk.<\/p>\n Proceeds from Mission Pink benefit the\u00a0Breast Care Center<\/a>\u00a0at Mission Regional Medical Center. Twenty \u2013five percent will go to research, specifically Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, Houston affiliate. \u201cWe felt it was important to keep the monies in Texas for the local programs supported by Susan G. Komen,\u201d added S\u00e1enz.<\/p>\n