Golfers will rally for a cure

17 years ago

   CARIBOU, Maine – Limestone and Caribou Country Clubs are taking part in the Rally for the Cure, a breast cancer awareness campaign that is the nation’s largest grassroots women’s golf program. More than 1.2 million people have participated in the Rally events since its inception in 1996. This marks the first time that both clubs have pledged their support and teed off against breast cancer.     The Rally will take place the weekend of Aug. 9-10. As part of the Rally activities, a closest-to-the-pin contest is held at a designated par-3 hole. All players will receive important early detection information, a Rally pink ribbon golf pin and are entitled to a one-year subscription to Golf for Women magazine.    Since it debuted in 1996, the mission of Rally for the Cure has been to emphasize the importance of early detection in the successful treatment of breast cancer and to support the mission of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. According to Komen for the Cure, each year breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women ages 35-54.
For more information about the Rally, contact Jeff Jose at 493-3933.