Meet for the Cure

Held each year at the USBC Convention, Meet for the CureTM is a gathering of USBC members and guests to celebrate the success of Bowl for the CureŽ and breast cancer survivors as well as look ahead to the future.

Meet for the CureTM marks the end of the bowling season with a check presentation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure representing the seasons total funds raised. In addition, lights in the convention center are dimmed as each USBC member and guest in attendance whirls a pink glow stick in a show of support for Bowl for the CureŽ and the fight against breast cancer.


We're proud of the fact that we don't simply dump funds and run. We create activists - one person, one community, one state, one nation at a time - to try and solve the number one health concern of women. I am so proud of the work done by the Komen Affiliates who reach into their communities to keep the subject of breast cancer high in the public consciousness. With the help of Komen Affiliates, corporate partners, individual donors, Komen staff and activists, we've saved millions of lives, making the two million breast cancer survivors the largest group of cancer survivors today.

The sad reality is there is still tremendous work to be done. We don't know what causes breast cancer, and we don't know how to prevent it. Women are still dying unnecessarily in our own backyards. And on the global front, the situation is worse. Ten million women around the world could die from breast cancer in the next 25 years. Cancer already claims twice as many lives as AIDS worldwide. At least seven million people die of cancer each year and close to 11 million new cases are diagnosed. That's more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.

We have come a long way in our fight. Twenty-five years ago, when breast cancer was diagnosed before it spread beyond the breast, the five-year survival rate was just 74 percent. Today, it is 98 percent. Nearly 75 percent of women over the age of 40 now receive regular mammograms compared to just 30 percent in 1982. Now it's time to take an even more aggressive stance. We must raise the expectations of science, of institutions and ourselves.

We are so close to creating a world without breast cancer. The science is there. Now is the time for us to see this fight through so that no one ever has to fear breast cancer again.

We're on a mission, but we can't get there without you. We have a multitude of ways you can support Komen and our cause. Please take a moment to peruse our website to find a way that is comfortable for you to participate. Thank you for your consideration and continued support.

With love and gratitude,

Nancy G. Brinker
Founder

Since the inception of Bowl for the CureŽ in the 2000-01 season, USBC bowlers have raised nearly $8 million toward the fight against breast cancer. This season, USBC is challenging its members to raise a record $1 million.

Now is the time to get involved: February is Bowl for the CureŽ month. Work with your association, league and local Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliate to raise funds.

Whether you stage a Bowl for the CureŽ local tournament or simply collect pledges during league bowling, every donation brings us closer to our fund-raising goal.

Explore bowl.com to learn more about Bowl for the CureŽ and how you can be a part of the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.

Message From Our Founder

As I look back over the last 25 years since I founded Susan G. Komen for the Cure, I am amazed at our accomplishments. What began as a promise to my dying sister, Susan G. Komen, has evolved into the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.

I am in awe of our victories over the last two decades. We began the global breast cancer movement. We started the Komen Race for the CureŽ, the most successful fundraising and education event for breast cancer ever created; pioneered cause-related marketing; created Komen Affiliates serving needs in more than 18,000 communities; developed educational tools to reach people in more than 200 countries; and became the world's largest source of private funds for breast cancer research and community outreach programs with nearly $1 billion invested by the end of 2007.
2010 Bowl for the Cure

Bowl the Cure was held on Sunday February 21, 2010 at Superplay USA.  The turn out was great.  We had $3,160.00 in gift cards and other items that we raffled off.


List of Contributors
  • Friendly's Restaurant
  • Chili's Grill and Bar
  • Central Air Systems & Heating
  • Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill
  • Cowboy's Restaurant
  • Olive Garden


  • Dr. John Istadt
  • Nestle Waters
  • New York Mets
  • St. Lucie Mets
  • Butterfield Drugs
  • A Beautiful Day Florist

  • Bowling Solutions
  • Rave Theaters
  • Johnson's Clock Shop
  • Superplay USA
  • Bob Evans

2009 Survivors
2010 Survivors
The 2009 Bowl for the Cure No Tap Tournament raised $2,390.00 for the Bowl for the Cure
2008 Bowl for the Cure
2009 Bowl for the Cure
The 2008 Bowl for the Cure raised $1,600.00
Photos from the 2009 Bowl for the Cure
The total amount raised was $2,676.00 for the Bowl for the Cure.
The total value that the Contributors gave equaled $3,160.00
2010 Bowl for the Cure Photos
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2010 ContributionsUSBC presented Susan G. Komen for the CureŽ a check for more than $1.1 million at the annual Meet for the Cure ceremony during the 2010 USBC Convention.

USBC, in partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, sponsor Bowl for the CureŽ, a year-round fundraising and breast cancer awareness initiative.

The $1,161,707.86 check presented to Judy Adams, Director of Affiliate Relations for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, was the largest amount awarded by USBC in a single year. The amount was almost half a million more than the $701, 675.14 that USBC raised in 2009.

Carol Gowins, a 30-year survivor, and Dorothy Gerchak, a recently diagnosed survivor of three months, were among the 20 breast cancer survivors who took part in the ceremony by carrying in the check.

The 2010 year marked the 10th anniversary of Bowl for the Cure. The initiative has raised nearly $9 million for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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