About Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure^® is the global leader in the fight against breast cancer, having invested nearly $1.5 billion since its inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, the organziation works to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.

In 2010, Hanes is supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure^® with a total donation of $500,000, which includes a $250,000 cash and in-kind donation to Passionately Pink for the Cure^®, and another cash donation of $250,000 to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure^® Series. To ensure comfort every step of the way, the 1.5 million people who participate in Races this year will receive Hanes 100% cotton Tagless^® T-Shirts.

Hanes is the 2010 Official Apparel for Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure^®, a program that empowers women to fight breast cancer by joining forces in teams and showing support by wearing pink for a day. The teams raise money that supports groundbreaking research and life-saving community outreach projects.

Hanes is also the 2010 Official T-Shirt of the Komen Race for the Cure^® Series, the world’s largest and most successful series of 5k walks and runs. The series has reached more than 1.6 million people and in the past few years the event has raised more than $100 million to support local communities and national research, and events in multiple cities. This year, the Komen Race for the Cure^® Series has 127 events planned in the US and 14 overseas, and will be organized by a small army of more than 100,000 volunteers.