Community Corner
Chicago's Komen 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk Canceled for 2014
This year will be the last for the Chicago event.
Written by Editor Angela Sykora
Chicago is one one seven U.S. cities dropped from the 2014 roster of Susan G. Komen 3 Day walks for breast cancer, reported Crain's Chicago Business.
The decision to cancel events in Chicago, Washington D.C., Arizona, Boston, Cleveland, Tampa and San Francisco comes after the Komen foundation was criticized for its unsuccessful attempt in 2012 to end grants to Planned Parenthood for breast screenings, according to the Washington Post.
Chicago is one one seven U.S. cities dropped from the 2014 roster of Susan G. Komen 3 Day walks for breast cancer, reported Crain's Chicago Business.
The decision to cancel events in Chicago, Washington D.C., Arizona, Boston, Cleveland, Tampa and San Francisco comes after the Komen foundation was criticized for its unsuccessful attempt in 2012 to end grants to Planned Parenthood for breast screenings, according to the Washington Post.
This summer's Komen 3 Day in Chicago will go on as scheduled for Aug. 9-11.
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