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The Memphis-Midsouth Mississippi Affiliate of Susan G.
Komen® recently announced that Molly May will serve as the
2018 Race for the Cure Honorary Chair. At age 19, Molly May
became the youngest person to undergo at double mastectomy
in the state of Mississippi. Being a BRCA1 positive gene carrier
as well, Molly has dedicated the last 3.5 years of her life to
promoting early detection and being an advocate for the
younger generations within the breast cancer community.
As the honorary race chair, Molly will be a spokesperson in
the fight to end breast cancer and encourage participation in
the 19th annual Race for the Cure event scheduled for April 14
at the Renaissance at Colony Park.
“We are thrilled to have Molly serve as this year’s Race
for the Cure honorary chair,” said Catherine Young, Senior
Vice President of the Memphis-Midsouth Affiliate. “Molly is an
inspiration to others, and her story with her focus on younger
generations, creates awareness that this disease can strike at
any age. Recent studies show that breast cancer is affecting
younger and younger women and the statistic that 1 in 8 women
will have breast cancer remains unchanged. Molly brings a new
voice to the fight against breast cancer.”
With the help and guidance of her mother Debra, also a
15-year stage III breast cancer survivor, Molly has started her
own non-profit organization “Bald is Beautiful” raising funds and
donating hats to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
She will be publishing her first memoir entitled “My Crowning
Achievement: Beating Cancer” in August 2018 in publication
with the Dogwood Press of Jackson.
Molly is a 23-year old cum laude honors graduate from
Mississippi State University where she majored in communication
and public relations. She was also a member of Zeta Tau Alpha
Sorority, the Transfer Student Association, the MSU Relay for Life,
and 6 honor societies.
Molly represented her university as Miss Maroon and White
2016 and Miss Mississippi State University 2017.
Race for the Cure is scheduled for Saturday, April 14, 2018,
at a new location, Renaissance at Colony Park, Ridgeland. The
morning’s activities will begin at 6:30 a.m. with a special survivor
breakfast. Race for the Cure will include the Kids One Mile Fun
Run/Walk, an optional timed 5K and timed 10K. The event will
feature the Kids for the Cure activities tent, the ever-popular Team
Tailgate area and sponsor tents. The “Pink It Up” contest will
recognize the best “Pinked Up” person. Other contests include
best-decorated team tailgate and best t-shirt design. Put on your
pink tutu, form a team, and race to help end breast cancer.
The Central Mississippi Steel Magnolias Affiliate of Susan G.
Komen® recently joined forces with the Memphis Komen affiliate
to create Susan G. Komen Memphis-Midsouth Mississippi. This
formation allows the affiliate to expand the fight to end breast
cancer by serving the State of Mississippi and 14 counties in
Tennessee. Since 1999, Metro Jackson Race for the Cure has
provided over $3.25 million in direct grants to local health
providers in the 59-county service area in Mississippi and over
$800,000 to breast cancer research.
The grants from Komen Jackson Race for the Cure provide
the funds for life-important screenings, mammograms, diagnostics
and treatment. One hundred percent of Metro Jackson Race for
the Cure net event proceeds goes toward breast health
services with 75 percent staying here in our community for local
breast health care programs. The remaining 25 percent goes
toward breast cancer research. No one else does what we do
for women and men here at home.
For more information about Metro Jackson Race for the Cure, to become a sponsor or register for the event,
call 601.932.3999 or visit komenmemphisms.org.
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