BATON ROUGE — Mayor Kip Holden, WAFB News Anchor Paul Gates, LSU Women’s Basketball Coach Pokey Chatman and LSU Gymnastics Coach D-D Breaux have been named to the 2007 Pink Ribbon Panel, as honorary chairpersons for the 2007 Komen Baton Rouge Race For The Cure.
The race, which is the largest 5K race in the Capital Region, will be held in downtown Baton Rougeon Saturday, March 10, 2007. The goal of the Race for the Cure? is to raise awareness of breast cancer, celebrate survivorship, and raise funds to support those fighting the disease and to fund research.
This year’s Race for the Cure? includes a 1 mile fun run beginning at 8:30 a.m. and a 5K run/walk that begins at 9:00 a.m. The new starting location for the race is in front of the new Governor’s Mansion on Capitol Access Road. To find out more about the race and to register, visit www.komenbatonrouge.org.