Susan G Komen ride for the Cure

[beccaB]

Is anyone doing the Ann Arbor version of this? I signed me and my husband up today.

[carolp]

won't do anything related to Susan G. Komen until their CEO resigns.

[Koronin]

won't do anything related to Susan G. Komen until their CEO resigns.

Pretty much, although I'd prefer the entire upper management/board whatever they are to resign.

[kamikazejane]

Is anyone doing the Ann Arbor version of this? I signed me and my husband up today.


Hopefully, I just need to get my butt in gear and sign up. It's only a month away :eek:

[goldfinch]

I won't fund raise for them. Besides the attempt to make a rule just to apply to Planned Parenthood to defund them, I am bothered by a number of their other practices. Such as their positions taken on health care reforms over the years. And their overly protectionist attitude about using terms like "cure" and their marketing of breast cancer. They need to show me that they are on the women's side on the war on women.

[roadie gal]

I'm with the others. I can't support them. Between their politics and their thuggishness toward smaller organizations I feel that they've completely lost their way.

And did you realize that only 19% of what they collect goes to research?

[beccaB]

I wasn't asking who wasn't going to do the ride, but who was.

[salsabike]

I wasn't asking who wasn't going to do the ride, but who was.

Exactly.

Ride well, Becca!

[beccaB]

Hopefully, I just need to get my butt in gear and sign up. It's only a month away :eek:


I'm not good at raising money, and I don't hang around people a lot, so that's my only sticking point.

[kamikazejane]

I'm not good at raising money, and I don't hang around people a lot, so that's my only sticking point.


Ditto on all of the above for me too :( Don't even know where to start on asking people for donations.

[goldfinch]

I wasn't asking who wasn't going to do the ride, but who was.

I understand. But some of us have opinions about the organization and feel the need to voice them.

Good luck on the ride.

[snapdragen]

I'm not good at raising money, and I don't hang around people a lot, so that's my only sticking point.

You can put a link to your fundraising page in your signature. How much do you have to raise?