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Join us for these events to support local breast cancer patients and raise awareness of detection and treatment.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but this disease affects women throughout the entire year. It’s always a good time to think pink.

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. We invite you to unite in the fight and join us for these exciting events as we celebrate local breast cancer survivors, raise funds to help support local cancer patients, and share the latest information in the detection and treatment of this disease that knows no age and sees no color.
 
For more information about these and other upcoming events, please check this website.

Tee off to fight breast cancer at the fourth annual Tee Off for Ta-Tas golf tournament.
Monday, Sept. 23
Bentwood Country Club
Four-person scramble
$125 per player
Registration and lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Shotgun start: 1 p.m.
Entry fee includes lunch, food on the golf course, complimentary beverages, player’s gift and Ta-Ta fun! All proceeds benefit programs at the Shannon Oncology Center. For more information or to register, call 325-944-8575.

Get ready for the Bra Drop.
Monday, Sept. 23
Bentwood Country Club
Immediately following play
Not a golfer? Join us again this year for the Bra Drop! For a $10 donation, enter an unwanted bra to be dropped from a helicopter. The bra that lands closest to the pink ribbon target wins a prize! Bras may be dropped off at the Cancer Empowerment & Resource Center at Shannon, 102 N. Magdalen, Suite 130, or purchased at registration the day of the tournament.

Come be a part of the largest run in San Angelo—the Shannon Pink Ribbon Run!
Sixth annual Shannon Pink Ribbon Run
Saturday, Oct. 5
Shannon Women’s and Children’s Hospital
201 E. Harris
Registration: 7 a.m.
1-mile walk: 8 a.m.
5K and 10K: 8:30 a.m.
Help us top last year’s record 1,000 participants as we raise money for a great cause! Proceeds benefit Shannon Women’s Imaging Center and its programs. For more information, call 325-657-5064 or register online.

Wear your shopping shoes and join us for a fun, pink-filled evening for the third annual Pretty in Pink shopping night!
Thursday, Oct. 17
Bentwood Country Club
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Sip pink cocktails as you browse merchandise from local vendors at this pink-themed event. Michelle Snuggs, MD, chief radiologist at Shannon Women’s Imaging Center, and her staff will be on hand to answer any questions about breast cancer awareness, detection and prevention. Door prizes will be given away by all our vendors, so grab your girlfriends and join us for a fun, pink-filled evening! Admission is free. For more information or to RSVP, call 325-657-5064.