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WELCOME. MY GUEST TODAY IS LINDA WASHKUHN, FOUNDER OF THE PEORIA
MY GUEST TODAY IS LINDA WASHKUHN, FOUNDER OF THE PEORIA SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE.
WASHKUHN, FOUNDER OF THE PEORIA SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. LINDA, NICE TO HAVE YOU.
SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. LINDA, NICE TO HAVE YOU. >>THANK YOU.
LINDA, NICE TO HAVE YOU. >>THANK YOU. IT IS NICE TO BE HERE.
>>THANK YOU. IT IS NICE TO BE HERE. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT TODAY'S RACE.
IT IS NICE TO BE HERE. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT TODAY'S RACE. FIRST, THE NUMBER OF
>>LET'S TALK ABOUT TODAY'S RACE. FIRST, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS?
FIRST, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS? >> WELL, WE ARE EXPECTING A
PARTICIPANTS? >> WELL, WE ARE EXPECTING A FIELD OF 25,000 PLUS ON MAY 10,
>> WELL, WE ARE EXPECTING A FIELD OF 25,000 PLUS ON MAY 10, 2008.
FIELD OF 25,000 PLUS ON MAY 10, 2008. SO IT WILL BE A GREAT DAY.
2008. SO IT WILL BE A GREAT DAY. >>I UNDERSTAND -- THAT'S ABOUT
SO IT WILL BE A GREAT DAY. >>I UNDERSTAND -- THAT'S ABOUT 7% OF THE TRI-COUNTY AREA.
>>I UNDERSTAND -- THAT'S ABOUT 7% OF THE TRI-COUNTY AREA. IF WE WERE TO USE THAT SAME
7% OF THE TRI-COUNTY AREA. IF WE WERE TO USE THAT SAME PERCENTAGE, DALLAS, TEXAS, THAT
IF WE WERE TO USE THAT SAME PERCENTAGE, DALLAS, TEXAS, THAT WOULD TRANSLATE INTO ABOUT
PERCENTAGE, DALLAS, TEXAS, THAT WOULD TRANSLATE INTO ABOUT 165,000 PEOPLE IN DALLAS.
WOULD TRANSLATE INTO ABOUT 165,000 PEOPLE IN DALLAS. SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT
165,000 PEOPLE IN DALLAS. SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT HERE IN PEORIA.
SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT HERE IN PEORIA. >>IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD OF
HERE IN PEORIA. >>IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD OF PEORIA.
>>IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD OF PEORIA. >>AND THE COMPOSITION, MEN,
PEORIA. >>AND THE COMPOSITION, MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, WHOMEVER.
>>AND THE COMPOSITION, MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, WHOMEVER. WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE?
WOMEN, CHILDREN, WHOMEVER. WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? MOTORCYCLISTS?
WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? MOTORCYCLISTS? WHAT IS GOING ON?
MOTORCYCLISTS? WHAT IS GOING ON? >> WE HAVE A RIDE FOR THE CURE,
WHAT IS GOING ON? >> WE HAVE A RIDE FOR THE CURE, AND THAT IS AN EVENT IN AND OF
>> WE HAVE A RIDE FOR THE CURE, AND THAT IS AN EVENT IN AND OF ITSELF.
AND THAT IS AN EVENT IN AND OF ITSELF. BUT THE SIGNATURE EVENTS, OF
ITSELF. BUT THE SIGNATURE EVENTS, OF COURSE, IS RACE FOR THE CURE,
BUT THE SIGNATURE EVENTS, OF COURSE, IS RACE FOR THE CURE, WHICH IS A 5-K WALK OR RUN AND
COURSE, IS RACE FOR THE CURE, WHICH IS A 5-K WALK OR RUN AND ONE MILE WALK.
WHICH IS A 5-K WALK OR RUN AND ONE MILE WALK. IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER
ONE MILE WALK. IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THIS AREA AS WELL AS WORLD CLASS
IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THIS AREA AS WELL AS WORLD CLASS RUNNERS TO COME TO PEORIA TO
THIS AREA AS WELL AS WORLD CLASS RUNNERS TO COME TO PEORIA TO PARTICIPATE.
RUNNERS TO COME TO PEORIA TO PARTICIPATE. >> SO THIS IS SANCTIONED THEN?
PARTICIPATE. >> SO THIS IS SANCTIONED THEN? >> IT ABSOLUTELY IS.
>> SO THIS IS SANCTIONED THEN? >> IT ABSOLUTELY IS. THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS RUN
>> IT ABSOLUTELY IS. THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS RUN THE FINISH LINE AND HAVE FROM
THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS RUN THE FINISH LINE AND HAVE FROM THE BEGINNING.
THE FINISH LINE AND HAVE FROM THE BEGINNING. IT IS VERY PRECISE, AND THAT'S
THE BEGINNING. IT IS VERY PRECISE, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
IT IS VERY PRECISE, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. >>MOTORCYCLISTS, I AM KIND OF
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. >>MOTORCYCLISTS, I AM KIND OF CURIOUS.
>>MOTORCYCLISTS, I AM KIND OF CURIOUS. HOW DO THEY FIT IN?
CURIOUS. HOW DO THEY FIT IN? >> IT IS A SEPARATE EVENT.
HOW DO THEY FIT IN? >> IT IS A SEPARATE EVENT. THAT STARTED MORE THAN SEVERAL
>> IT IS A SEPARATE EVENT. THAT STARTED MORE THAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THEY STARTED AT A
THAT STARTED MORE THAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THEY STARTED AT A DESTINATION AND THEY RIDE AND
YEARS AGO, AND THEY STARTED AT A DESTINATION AND THEY RIDE AND END UP IN PEORIA.
DESTINATION AND THEY RIDE AND END UP IN PEORIA. THAT'S A SEPARATE FUNDRAISER.
END UP IN PEORIA. THAT'S A SEPARATE FUNDRAISER. >>HOW MANY?
THAT'S A SEPARATE FUNDRAISER. >>HOW MANY? >> PROBABLY 1500 THIS YEAR, 1200
>>HOW MANY? >> PROBABLY 1500 THIS YEAR, 1200 TO 1500.
>> PROBABLY 1500 THIS YEAR, 1200 TO 1500. >>I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEHOW THE
TO 1500. >>I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEHOW THE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY IN PEKIN IS
>>I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEHOW THE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY IN PEKIN IS INVOLVED.
FEDERAL PENITENTIARY IN PEKIN IS INVOLVED. COULD YOU EXPAND ON THAT.
INVOLVED. COULD YOU EXPAND ON THAT. >>WELL, THEY HAVE AN EVENT AT
COULD YOU EXPAND ON THAT. >>WELL, THEY HAVE AN EVENT AT THE PRISON IN PEKIN.
>>WELL, THEY HAVE AN EVENT AT THE PRISON IN PEKIN. THE LADIES WORK YEAR ROUND IN
THE PRISON IN PEKIN. THE LADIES WORK YEAR ROUND IN GLEANING FUNDS FOR CONTRIBUTION
THE LADIES WORK YEAR ROUND IN GLEANING FUNDS FOR CONTRIBUTION TO RACE FOR FOR THE CURE, AND
GLEANING FUNDS FOR CONTRIBUTION TO RACE FOR FOR THE CURE, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM PEORIA GO
TO RACE FOR FOR THE CURE, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM PEORIA GO THERE.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM PEORIA GO THERE. I ATTEND EACH YEAR, AND THEY
THERE. I ATTEND EACH YEAR, AND THEY HAVE A CEREMONY AND THEIR OWN
I ATTEND EACH YEAR, AND THEY HAVE A CEREMONY AND THEIR OWN RUN AND WALK.
HAVE A CEREMONY AND THEIR OWN RUN AND WALK. IT IS QUITE TOUCHING.
RUN AND WALK. IT IS QUITE TOUCHING. >>IT IS CALLED "THE SPIRIT."
IT IS QUITE TOUCHING. >>IT IS CALLED "THE SPIRIT." THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE
>>IT IS CALLED "THE SPIRIT." THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPIRIT RUNNERS IN A SENSE THEY
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPIRIT RUNNERS IN A SENSE THEY DO NOT LEAVE THE FACILITIES.
SPIRIT RUNNERS IN A SENSE THEY DO NOT LEAVE THE FACILITIES. >>EXACTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
DO NOT LEAVE THE FACILITIES. >>EXACTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE THE FACILITY, BUT
>>EXACTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE THE FACILITY, BUT BREAST CANCER HAS NO BARRIERS OR
ABLE TO LEAVE THE FACILITY, BUT BREAST CANCER HAS NO BARRIERS OR BOUNDARIES.
BREAST CANCER HAS NO BARRIERS OR BOUNDARIES. IT STRIKES ANYWHERE AND ANY
BOUNDARIES. IT STRIKES ANYWHERE AND ANY TIME. THESE WOMEN ARE CERTAINLY
IT STRIKES ANYWHERE AND ANY TIME. THESE WOMEN ARE CERTAINLY DEDICATED TO DOING THIS RACE FOR
TIME. THESE WOMEN ARE CERTAINLY DEDICATED TO DOING THIS RACE FOR THE CURE.
DEDICATED TO DOING THIS RACE FOR THE CURE. THEY RAISE $2,500 A YEAR?
THE CURE. THEY RAISE $2,500 A YEAR? >> EXACTLY.
THEY RAISE $2,500 A YEAR? >> EXACTLY. CONSIDERING WHAT THEY MAKE
>> EXACTLY. CONSIDERING WHAT THEY MAKE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY,
CONSIDERING WHAT THEY MAKE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. >>YOU EXPECT TO RAISE ABOUT HOW
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. >>YOU EXPECT TO RAISE ABOUT HOW MUCH IN CONTRIBUTIONS?
>>YOU EXPECT TO RAISE ABOUT HOW MUCH IN CONTRIBUTIONS? >> OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS ONE
MUCH IN CONTRIBUTIONS? >> OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
>> OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS ONE MILLION DOLLARS. >>ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
MILLION DOLLARS. >>ONE MILLION DOLLARS. >>YES.
>>ONE MILLION DOLLARS. >>YES. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DISEASE.
>>YES. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DISEASE. YOU MENTIONED -- IT SOUNDS TO ME
>>LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DISEASE. YOU MENTIONED -- IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE IT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
YOU MENTIONED -- IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE IT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DISEASE.
LIKE IT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DISEASE. >>IT TRULY IS, AND, OF COURSE,
DISEASE. >>IT TRULY IS, AND, OF COURSE, WE READ ABOUT, AND THE
>>IT TRULY IS, AND, OF COURSE, WE READ ABOUT, AND THE SCIENTISTS TELL US OF RISK
WE READ ABOUT, AND THE SCIENTISTS TELL US OF RISK FACTORS.
SCIENTISTS TELL US OF RISK FACTORS. BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY, MANY
FACTORS. BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY, MANY CASES, MANY DIAGNOSES WHERE
BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY, MANY CASES, MANY DIAGNOSES WHERE THERE ARE NOT THE RISK FACTORS.
CASES, MANY DIAGNOSES WHERE THERE ARE NOT THE RISK FACTORS. IT CAN STRIKE ANY WOMAN IN THE
THERE ARE NOT THE RISK FACTORS. IT CAN STRIKE ANY WOMAN IN THE PRIME OF LIFE, YOUNG WOMEN,
IT CAN STRIKE ANY WOMAN IN THE PRIME OF LIFE, YOUNG WOMEN, MIDDLE AGED WOMEN, ELDERLY
PRIME OF LIFE, YOUNG WOMEN, MIDDLE AGED WOMEN, ELDERLY WOMEN, AND THAT'S WHY IT IS SUCH
MIDDLE AGED WOMEN, ELDERLY WOMEN, AND THAT'S WHY IT IS SUCH A DEVASTATING DISEASE.
WOMEN, AND THAT'S WHY IT IS SUCH A DEVASTATING DISEASE. BUT THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE AND
A DEVASTATING DISEASE. BUT THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE AND PROGRESS THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT
BUT THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE AND PROGRESS THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
PROGRESS THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. >>I WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE
NOW. >>I WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE PERCENTAGES.
>>I WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE PERCENTAGES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RECENT
PERCENTAGES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RECENT STATISTICS THAT I HAVE SEEN
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RECENT STATISTICS THAT I HAVE SEEN ABOUT 17% OF THE CANCER PATIENTS
STATISTICS THAT I HAVE SEEN ABOUT 17% OF THE CANCER PATIENTS ARE SUBJECT OF PROSTATE CANCER
ABOUT 17% OF THE CANCER PATIENTS ARE SUBJECT OF PROSTATE CANCER AND 16% FOR BREAST CANCER, LUNG
ARE SUBJECT OF PROSTATE CANCER AND 16% FOR BREAST CANCER, LUNG CANCER, SMOKING 13%.
AND 16% FOR BREAST CANCER, LUNG CANCER, SMOKING 13%. IT IS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO
CANCER, SMOKING 13%. IT IS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE.
IT IS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. FURTHERMORE, ABOUT ONE PERSON,
THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. FURTHERMORE, ABOUT ONE PERSON, ONE PERSON WORLDWIDE IS
FURTHERMORE, ABOUT ONE PERSON, ONE PERSON WORLDWIDE IS DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE EVERY
ONE PERSON WORLDWIDE IS DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE EVERY 29 SECONDS.
DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE EVERY 29 SECONDS. >>THAT'S QUITE A STATISTIC, IS
29 SECONDS. >>THAT'S QUITE A STATISTIC, IS IT NOT?
>>THAT'S QUITE A STATISTIC, IS IT NOT? >> IT IS.
IT NOT? >> IT IS. >>BUT, TODAY, IN AMERICA, THERE
>> IT IS. >>BUT, TODAY, IN AMERICA, THERE ARE 2.4 MILLION SURVIVORS,
>>BUT, TODAY, IN AMERICA, THERE ARE 2.4 MILLION SURVIVORS, BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS.
ARE 2.4 MILLION SURVIVORS, BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. THAT IS CERTAINLY CAUSE FOR
BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. THAT IS CERTAINLY CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION.
THAT IS CERTAINLY CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION. WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE
CELEBRATION. WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT SUSAN G
THE VERY BEGINNING. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT SUSAN G KOMEN.
>>LET'S TALK ABOUT SUSAN G KOMEN. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER.
KOMEN. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER. >>SUSAN KOMEN WAS MY BEST FRIEND
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER. >>SUSAN KOMEN WAS MY BEST FRIEND , AND SHE WAS A PEORIA
>>SUSAN KOMEN WAS MY BEST FRIEND , AND SHE WAS A PEORIA NATIVE.
, AND SHE WAS A PEORIA NATIVE. SHE WAS A LOVELY WOMAN INSIDE
NATIVE. SHE WAS A LOVELY WOMAN INSIDE AND OUT.
SHE WAS A LOVELY WOMAN INSIDE AND OUT. SHE HAD A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF
AND OUT. SHE HAD A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF HUMOR.
SHE HAD A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF HUMOR. SHE LOVED TO ENTERTAIN.
HUMOR. SHE LOVED TO ENTERTAIN. SHE LOVED CHILDREN.
SHE LOVED TO ENTERTAIN. SHE LOVED CHILDREN. SHE VOLUNTEERED.
SHE LOVED CHILDREN. SHE VOLUNTEERED. SHE DID A LOT FOR OTHER PEOPLE,
SHE VOLUNTEERED. SHE DID A LOT FOR OTHER PEOPLE, AND SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
SHE DID A LOT FOR OTHER PEOPLE, AND SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AT THE AGE OF 33.
AND SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AT THE AGE OF 33. SHE HAD A THREE YEAR BATTLE.
BREAST CANCER AT THE AGE OF 33. SHE HAD A THREE YEAR BATTLE. SHE LOST THAT BATTLE AT AGE 36.
SHE HAD A THREE YEAR BATTLE. SHE LOST THAT BATTLE AT AGE 36. >> GETTING BACK TO HER
SHE LOST THAT BATTLE AT AGE 36. >> GETTING BACK TO HER BACKGROUND, SHE IS ONE OF TWO
>> GETTING BACK TO HER BACKGROUND, SHE IS ONE OF TWO DAUGHTERS OF ELLIE AND MARVIN
BACKGROUND, SHE IS ONE OF TWO DAUGHTERS OF ELLIE AND MARVIN GOODMAN, AND RICHWOOD HIGH GRAD,
DAUGHTERS OF ELLIE AND MARVIN GOODMAN, AND RICHWOOD HIGH GRAD, HOMECOMING QUEEN THERE.
GOODMAN, AND RICHWOOD HIGH GRAD, HOMECOMING QUEEN THERE. >>SHE WAS.
HOMECOMING QUEEN THERE. >>SHE WAS. >>MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF
>>SHE WAS. >>MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, SHE WAS A BEAUTY QUEEN
>>MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, SHE WAS A BEAUTY QUEEN THERE, AND SHE STARTED MODELING,
MISSOURI, SHE WAS A BEAUTY QUEEN THERE, AND SHE STARTED MODELING, IS THAT RIGHT?
THERE, AND SHE STARTED MODELING, IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S RIGHT.
IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S RIGHT. SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL MODEL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL MODEL. >> SPEAKING OF MODELING, YOU
SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL MODEL. >> SPEAKING OF MODELING, YOU TOO, HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN
>> SPEAKING OF MODELING, YOU TOO, HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN MODELING.
TOO, HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN MODELING. >>YES, I HAD SINCE A VERY EARLY
MODELING. >>YES, I HAD SINCE A VERY EARLY AGE.
>>YES, I HAD SINCE A VERY EARLY AGE. SINCE WHEN?
AGE. SINCE WHEN? >> I BEGAN WHEN I WAS 15 IN
SINCE WHEN? >> I BEGAN WHEN I WAS 15 IN BUFFALO NEW YORK, WHICH IS WHERE
>> I BEGAN WHEN I WAS 15 IN BUFFALO NEW YORK, WHICH IS WHERE I LIVED.
BUFFALO NEW YORK, WHICH IS WHERE I LIVED. >>I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO ADMIT
I LIVED. >>I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO ADMIT TO THIS, YOU WERE THE HOMECOMING
>>I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO ADMIT TO THIS, YOU WERE THE HOMECOMING QUEEN IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR AT
TO THIS, YOU WERE THE HOMECOMING QUEEN IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR AT MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY.
QUEEN IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR AT MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY. >>YOU ARE DIGGING.
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY. >>YOU ARE DIGGING. YOU ARE DIGGING! THAT WAS A FEW
>>YOU ARE DIGGING. YOU ARE DIGGING! THAT WAS A FEW SEASONS AGO, BUT THAT IS
YOU ARE DIGGING! THAT WAS A FEW SEASONS AGO, BUT THAT IS CORRECT.
SEASONS AGO, BUT THAT IS CORRECT. >>WHEN DID YOU FIRST MEET SUSAN?
CORRECT. >>WHEN DID YOU FIRST MEET SUSAN? >> SUZY WAS RETURNING TO PEORIA
>>WHEN DID YOU FIRST MEET SUSAN? >> SUZY WAS RETURNING TO PEORIA TO LIVE ABOUT THE SAME TIME I
>> SUZY WAS RETURNING TO PEORIA TO LIVE ABOUT THE SAME TIME I MOVED TO PEORIA.
TO LIVE ABOUT THE SAME TIME I MOVED TO PEORIA. WE ACTUALLY MET ON THE RUNWAY OF
MOVED TO PEORIA. WE ACTUALLY MET ON THE RUNWAY OF THE CHARITY FASHION SHOW,
WE ACTUALLY MET ON THE RUNWAY OF THE CHARITY FASHION SHOW, SALVATION ARMY FASHION SHOW.
THE CHARITY FASHION SHOW, SALVATION ARMY FASHION SHOW. WE BECAME INSTANT FRIENDS, BUT
SALVATION ARMY FASHION SHOW. WE BECAME INSTANT FRIENDS, BUT LEARNED VERY QUICKLY THAT WE HAD
WE BECAME INSTANT FRIENDS, BUT LEARNED VERY QUICKLY THAT WE HAD A LOT OF -- IN COMMON BESIDES
LEARNED VERY QUICKLY THAT WE HAD A LOT OF -- IN COMMON BESIDES THE CHARITY MODELING CIRCUIT,
A LOT OF -- IN COMMON BESIDES THE CHARITY MODELING CIRCUIT, AND WE WERE RAISING TWO YOUNG
THE CHARITY MODELING CIRCUIT, AND WE WERE RAISING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.
AND WE WERE RAISING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. WE HAD MANY OF THE SAME GOALS
CHILDREN. WE HAD MANY OF THE SAME GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
WE HAD MANY OF THE SAME GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WE BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS RIGHT
AND OBJECTIVES. WE BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS RIGHT AWAY.
WE BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS RIGHT AWAY. >>I KNOW THIS THE PERHAPS IS NOT
AWAY. >>I KNOW THIS THE PERHAPS IS NOT AN AREA YOU'D LIKE TO DWELL ON,
>>I KNOW THIS THE PERHAPS IS NOT AN AREA YOU'D LIKE TO DWELL ON, BUT THE PERIOD BEGINNING THE
AN AREA YOU'D LIKE TO DWELL ON, BUT THE PERIOD BEGINNING THE DATE YOU FIRST MET HER UNTIL WE
BUT THE PERIOD BEGINNING THE DATE YOU FIRST MET HER UNTIL WE LOST HER.
DATE YOU FIRST MET HER UNTIL WE LOST HER. WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT.
LOST HER. WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT. >>WE WERE SUCH CLOSE FRIENDS,
WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT. >>WE WERE SUCH CLOSE FRIENDS, AND I THINK I WAS THE FIRST
>>WE WERE SUCH CLOSE FRIENDS, AND I THINK I WAS THE FIRST PERSON OTHER THAN HER FAMILY
AND I THINK I WAS THE FIRST PERSON OTHER THAN HER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT SUZY CALLED WHEN
PERSON OTHER THAN HER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT SUZY CALLED WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST
MEMBERS THAT SUZY CALLED WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.
SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. AND I NEVER WANTED SUZY TO FEEL
CANCER. AND I NEVER WANTED SUZY TO FEEL AS THOUGH SHE WERE ALONE.
AND I NEVER WANTED SUZY TO FEEL AS THOUGH SHE WERE ALONE. I REALLY WAS WITH HER FOR THOSE
AS THOUGH SHE WERE ALONE. I REALLY WAS WITH HER FOR THOSE THREE YEARS, AND WE FOUND THINGS
I REALLY WAS WITH HER FOR THOSE THREE YEARS, AND WE FOUND THINGS TO LAUGH ABOUT INSPITE OF THE
THREE YEARS, AND WE FOUND THINGS TO LAUGH ABOUT INSPITE OF THE SERIOUS NES OF THE ISSUE, AND IT
TO LAUGH ABOUT INSPITE OF THE SERIOUS NES OF THE ISSUE, AND IT WAS SUZY'S FERVENT WISH THAT
SERIOUS NES OF THE ISSUE, AND IT WAS SUZY'S FERVENT WISH THAT OTHER WOMEN WOULD NOT BE
WAS SUZY'S FERVENT WISH THAT OTHER WOMEN WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE.
OTHER WOMEN WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE. AND, OF COURSE, NANCY BRINKER,
AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE. AND, OF COURSE, NANCY BRINKER, HER SISTER, WHOSE VISION BEGAN
AND, OF COURSE, NANCY BRINKER, HER SISTER, WHOSE VISION BEGAN THE SUSAN KOMEN RACE FOR THE
HER SISTER, WHOSE VISION BEGAN THE SUSAN KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
THE SUSAN KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. SUZY FOUGHT VERY HARD.
CURE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. SUZY FOUGHT VERY HARD. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE LOST THE
SUZY FOUGHT VERY HARD. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE LOST THE BATTLE, AND HER STORY, OF
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE LOST THE BATTLE, AND HER STORY, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN REPEATED
BATTLE, AND HER STORY, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN REPEATED COUNTLESS TIMES.
COURSE, HAS BEEN REPEATED COUNTLESS TIMES. OUT OF THE TRAGEDY OF SUZY'S
COUNTLESS TIMES. OUT OF THE TRAGEDY OF SUZY'S DEATH, THERE HAS COME SO MUCH
OUT OF THE TRAGEDY OF SUZY'S DEATH, THERE HAS COME SO MUCH GOOD.
DEATH, THERE HAS COME SO MUCH GOOD. SHE WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL FOR
GOOD. SHE WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
SHE WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. >> AND WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SHE
THAT. >> AND WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SHE DIED?
>> AND WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SHE DIED? >> I WAS WITH SUZY.
DIED? >> I WAS WITH SUZY. I WAS HOLDING HER WHEN SHE DIED.
>> I WAS WITH SUZY. I WAS HOLDING HER WHEN SHE DIED. OF COURSE, THAT IS SOMETHING
I WAS HOLDING HER WHEN SHE DIED. OF COURSE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE WITH ME ALWAYS.
OF COURSE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE WITH ME ALWAYS. >> SUZY DIED IN WHAT YEAR,
THAT WILL BE WITH ME ALWAYS. >> SUZY DIED IN WHAT YEAR, LINDA?
>> SUZY DIED IN WHAT YEAR, LINDA? >> 1980 AT 36.
LINDA? >> 1980 AT 36. SHE WAS 36 YEAR OLD.
>> 1980 AT 36. SHE WAS 36 YEAR OLD. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 80'S,
SHE WAS 36 YEAR OLD. >>LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 80'S, SPECIFICALLY MUSIC AT THAT TIME
>>LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 80'S, SPECIFICALLY MUSIC AT THAT TIME AND THE MOVIE WAS "FLASH DANCE."
SPECIFICALLY MUSIC AT THAT TIME AND THE MOVIE WAS "FLASH DANCE." 60 MINUTES WAS A POPULAR TV
AND THE MOVIE WAS "FLASH DANCE." 60 MINUTES WAS A POPULAR TV SHOW, STILL IS, THE "BIG CHILL"
60 MINUTES WAS A POPULAR TV SHOW, STILL IS, THE "BIG CHILL" WAS A MOVIE, TERMS OF
SHOW, STILL IS, THE "BIG CHILL" WAS A MOVIE, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, SHIR I MC LEAN,
WAS A MOVIE, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, SHIR I MC LEAN, BOOKS AND AWARDS, JANE FONDA'S
ENDEARMENT, SHIR I MC LEAN, BOOKS AND AWARDS, JANE FONDA'S WORK OUT WORLD, FASHION,
BOOKS AND AWARDS, JANE FONDA'S WORK OUT WORLD, FASHION, MINISKIRTS, I RECALL, AND WE
WORK OUT WORLD, FASHION, MINISKIRTS, I RECALL, AND WE ALSO THINK ABOUT THE CULTURE.
MINISKIRTS, I RECALL, AND WE ALSO THINK ABOUT THE CULTURE. MORE SPECIFICALLY I THINK OF
ALSO THINK ABOUT THE CULTURE. MORE SPECIFICALLY I THINK OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WHERE HIS
MORE SPECIFICALLY I THINK OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WHERE HIS VIEW, AUTHOR OF STREET DESIRE,
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WHERE HIS VIEW, AUTHOR OF STREET DESIRE, ETCETERA, SUGGESTS THAT THERE
VIEW, AUTHOR OF STREET DESIRE, ETCETERA, SUGGESTS THAT THERE WAS A GENERAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST
ETCETERA, SUGGESTS THAT THERE WAS A GENERAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST SENSITIVITY.
WAS A GENERAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST SENSITIVITY. DID THAT EXIST AT THAT TIME WITH
SENSITIVITY. DID THAT EXIST AT THAT TIME WITH RESPECT TO THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
DID THAT EXIST AT THAT TIME WITH RESPECT TO THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BREAST CANCER?
RESPECT TO THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BREAST CANCER? >> OH, MY GOODNESS, VERY
BREAST CANCER? >> OH, MY GOODNESS, VERY DEFINITELY.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS, VERY DEFINITELY. VERY DEFINITELY.
DEFINITELY. VERY DEFINITELY. BACK IN 1980, AT THE TIME OF
VERY DEFINITELY. BACK IN 1980, AT THE TIME OF SUZY'S DEATH AND THE THREE YEARS
BACK IN 1980, AT THE TIME OF SUZY'S DEATH AND THE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THAT, BREAST CANCER WAS
SUZY'S DEATH AND THE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THAT, BREAST CANCER WAS NOT A SUBJECT THAT WAS READILY
PRIOR TO THAT, BREAST CANCER WAS NOT A SUBJECT THAT WAS READILY DISCUSSED.
NOT A SUBJECT THAT WAS READILY DISCUSSED. THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR
DISCUSSED. THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR SUZY BECAUSE PEOPLE KNEW OF HER
THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR SUZY BECAUSE PEOPLE KNEW OF HER ILLNESS, BUT IT WAS VERY QUIET,
SUZY BECAUSE PEOPLE KNEW OF HER ILLNESS, BUT IT WAS VERY QUIET, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO
ILLNESS, BUT IT WAS VERY QUIET, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REACT.
AND THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REACT. THERE WERE VERY SENSITIVE TIMES
REACT. THERE WERE VERY SENSITIVE TIMES WHERE WE WOULD GO OUTSIDE OF
THERE WERE VERY SENSITIVE TIMES WHERE WE WOULD GO OUTSIDE OF PEORIA TO GO SHOPPING OR HAVE
WHERE WE WOULD GO OUTSIDE OF PEORIA TO GO SHOPPING OR HAVE LUNCH OR JUST DO SOMETHING TO
PEORIA TO GO SHOPPING OR HAVE LUNCH OR JUST DO SOMETHING TO GET OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SO
LUNCH OR JUST DO SOMETHING TO GET OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR SUZY TO ENCOUNTER
GET OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR SUZY TO ENCOUNTER PEOPLE THAT SHE KNEW.
DIFFICULT FOR SUZY TO ENCOUNTER PEOPLE THAT SHE KNEW. PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
PEOPLE THAT SHE KNEW. PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE THIS DISEASE WAS NOT
PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE THIS DISEASE WAS NOT DISCUSSED.
BECAUSE THIS DISEASE WAS NOT DISCUSSED. IT WAS NOT DISCUSSED.
DISCUSSED. IT WAS NOT DISCUSSED. IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE
IT WAS NOT DISCUSSED. IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD TALK ABOUT.
IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD TALK ABOUT. ONE OF THE TAG LINES JUMPING
COULD TALK ABOUT. ONE OF THE TAG LINES JUMPING FORWARD WAS RACE FOR THE CURE
ONE OF THE TAG LINES JUMPING FORWARD WAS RACE FOR THE CURE WAS FOR YEARS WE RAN FROM THE
FORWARD WAS RACE FOR THE CURE WAS FOR YEARS WE RAN FROM THE TRUTH.
WAS FOR YEARS WE RAN FROM THE TRUTH. NOW LETS RACE FOR THE CURE.
TRUTH. NOW LETS RACE FOR THE CURE. THERE WERE EMOTIONNAL TIMES WITH
NOW LETS RACE FOR THE CURE. THERE WERE EMOTIONNAL TIMES WITH DEALING WITH THE DISEASE ITSELF,
THERE WERE EMOTIONNAL TIMES WITH DEALING WITH THE DISEASE ITSELF, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO THE REACTION
DEALING WITH THE DISEASE ITSELF, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO THE REACTION OF PEOPLE.
OF COURSE, BUT ALSO THE REACTION OF PEOPLE. WE HAVE MADE SUCH STRIDES IN
OF PEOPLE. WE HAVE MADE SUCH STRIDES IN THAT REGARD.
WE HAVE MADE SUCH STRIDES IN THAT REGARD. SUZY WAS A VERY PRIVATE, VERY
THAT REGARD. SUZY WAS A VERY PRIVATE, VERY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, BUT IN HER
SUZY WAS A VERY PRIVATE, VERY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, BUT IN HER HEART OF HEARTS, SHE WANTED TO
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, BUT IN HER HEART OF HEARTS, SHE WANTED TO HELP OTHER WOMEN.
HEART OF HEARTS, SHE WANTED TO HELP OTHER WOMEN. WHAT SETS THIS DISEASE APART
HELP OTHER WOMEN. WHAT SETS THIS DISEASE APART FROM OTHER FORMS OF -- IF
WHAT SETS THIS DISEASE APART FROM OTHER FORMS OF -- IF ANYTHING?
FROM OTHER FORMS OF -- IF ANYTHING? >> OH, MY, MY, MY, BECAUSE THIS
ANYTHING? >> OH, MY, MY, MY, BECAUSE THIS DISEASE STRIKES AT THE CORPS OF
>> OH, MY, MY, MY, BECAUSE THIS DISEASE STRIKES AT THE CORPS OF A WOMAN'S FEMININITY, AND THERE
DISEASE STRIKES AT THE CORPS OF A WOMAN'S FEMININITY, AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE INVOLVED THAN
A WOMAN'S FEMININITY, AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE INVOLVED THAN TISSUE.
IS SO MUCH MORE INVOLVED THAN TISSUE. THIS DISEASE, AND THAT'S WHY
TISSUE. THIS DISEASE, AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE TODAY AND
THIS DISEASE, AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE TODAY AND PROGRESS THAT IS MADE BECAUSE
THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE TODAY AND PROGRESS THAT IS MADE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY BETTER
PROGRESS THAT IS MADE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY BETTER TREATMENT OPTIONS, EARLIER
THERE ARE SO MANY BETTER TREATMENT OPTIONS, EARLIER DIAGNOSIS, BETTER MAMMOGRAPHY
TREATMENT OPTIONS, EARLIER DIAGNOSIS, BETTER MAMMOGRAPHY THAN IN THE DAY WHEN SUZY KOMEN
DIAGNOSIS, BETTER MAMMOGRAPHY THAN IN THE DAY WHEN SUZY KOMEN WAS FIGHTING THIS DISEASE.
THAN IN THE DAY WHEN SUZY KOMEN WAS FIGHTING THIS DISEASE. BUT THERE IS SUCH PASSION THAT
WAS FIGHTING THIS DISEASE. BUT THERE IS SUCH PASSION THAT IS CONNECTED WITH THIS DISEASE
BUT THERE IS SUCH PASSION THAT IS CONNECTED WITH THIS DISEASE THAT IT DRAWS TOGETHER PEOPLE
IS CONNECTED WITH THIS DISEASE THAT IT DRAWS TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO BAN TOGETHER IN COMPASSION
THAT IT DRAWS TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO BAN TOGETHER IN COMPASSION TO DO ALL THAT THEY CAN TO
WHO BAN TOGETHER IN COMPASSION TO DO ALL THAT THEY CAN TO ERADICATE IT.
TO DO ALL THAT THEY CAN TO ERADICATE IT. >>SO THE SUGGESTION BACK THEN IN
ERADICATE IT. >>SO THE SUGGESTION BACK THEN IN THE 80'S AND TODAY IS THAT THE
>>SO THE SUGGESTION BACK THEN IN THE 80'S AND TODAY IS THAT THE WORLD IS RIGHT FOR THIS CHANGE.
THE 80'S AND TODAY IS THAT THE WORLD IS RIGHT FOR THIS CHANGE. IT IS OUT OF THE CLOSET.
WORLD IS RIGHT FOR THIS CHANGE. IT IS OUT OF THE CLOSET. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE GOT TO
IT IS OUT OF THE CLOSET. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE GOT TO DEAL WITH?
IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE GOT TO DEAL WITH? >> ABSOLUTELY.
DEAL WITH? >> ABSOLUTELY. IT DOESN'T TAKE THE PRIVACY
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT DOESN'T TAKE THE PRIVACY FACTOR AWAY, BUT IT JUST IS
IT DOESN'T TAKE THE PRIVACY FACTOR AWAY, BUT IT JUST IS ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL WOMEN EVERY
FACTOR AWAY, BUT IT JUST IS ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL WOMEN EVERY WHERE THAT THEY HAVE OPTIONS AND
ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL WOMEN EVERY WHERE THAT THEY HAVE OPTIONS AND BETTER TREATMENT.
WHERE THAT THEY HAVE OPTIONS AND BETTER TREATMENT. AS I MENTIONED, EARLIER
BETTER TREATMENT. AS I MENTIONED, EARLIER DETECTION.
AS I MENTIONED, EARLIER DETECTION. THAT'S THE KEY.
DETECTION. THAT'S THE KEY. MANY YEARS AGO IN THE TIME OF
THAT'S THE KEY. MANY YEARS AGO IN THE TIME OF SUZY'S DIAGNOSIS, THE WORD
MANY YEARS AGO IN THE TIME OF SUZY'S DIAGNOSIS, THE WORD "CURE" WAS NOT USED OR IT
SUZY'S DIAGNOSIS, THE WORD "CURE" WAS NOT USED OR IT CERTAINLY WAS DISCOURAGED FROM
"CURE" WAS NOT USED OR IT CERTAINLY WAS DISCOURAGED FROM BEING USED.
CERTAINLY WAS DISCOURAGED FROM BEING USED. TODAY WITH EARLY DETECTION, THE
BEING USED. TODAY WITH EARLY DETECTION, THE PHYSICIANS AND THE SCIENTISTS DO
TODAY WITH EARLY DETECTION, THE PHYSICIANS AND THE SCIENTISTS DO USE THAT WORD.
PHYSICIANS AND THE SCIENTISTS DO USE THAT WORD. SO THAT'S EXTREMELY ENCOURAGING.
USE THAT WORD. SO THAT'S EXTREMELY ENCOURAGING. >>LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
SO THAT'S EXTREMELY ENCOURAGING. >>LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE HERE
>>LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE HERE IN PEORIA.
THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE HERE IN PEORIA. LET'S START WITH SUZY'S DEATH,
IN PEORIA. LET'S START WITH SUZY'S DEATH, AND SHE WAS SURVIVED BY HER
LET'S START WITH SUZY'S DEATH, AND SHE WAS SURVIVED BY HER SISTER.
AND SHE WAS SURVIVED BY HER SISTER. HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS
SISTER. HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS I WILL CALL IT EXPERIENCE.
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS I WILL CALL IT EXPERIENCE. >>NANCY BRINKER BEGAN SEES I
I WILL CALL IT EXPERIENCE. >>NANCY BRINKER BEGAN SEES I KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE.
>>NANCY BRINKER BEGAN SEES I KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. FIRST EVENT WAS IN FALL OF 1982,
KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. FIRST EVENT WAS IN FALL OF 1982, IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR.
FIRST EVENT WAS IN FALL OF 1982, IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR. IT WAS ALL-WOMEN'S POLO MATCH.
IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR. IT WAS ALL-WOMEN'S POLO MATCH. I WAS STRICTLY A SPECTATOR.
IT WAS ALL-WOMEN'S POLO MATCH. I WAS STRICTLY A SPECTATOR. I WAS NOT RIDING HORSES! BUT
I WAS STRICTLY A SPECTATOR. I WAS NOT RIDING HORSES! BUT PEOPLE DID RALLY, AND THEY CAME
I WAS NOT RIDING HORSES! BUT PEOPLE DID RALLY, AND THEY CAME TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE BECAUSE
PEOPLE DID RALLY, AND THEY CAME TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE BECAUSE THIS WAS FOR BREAST CANCER
TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE BECAUSE THIS WAS FOR BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AWARENESS AND
THIS WAS FOR BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AWARENESS AND RESEARCH.
EDUCATION AWARENESS AND RESEARCH. BY THE NEXT YEAR, IN 1983 IN THE
RESEARCH. BY THE NEXT YEAR, IN 1983 IN THE FALL, THE FITNESS CRAZE HAD
BY THE NEXT YEAR, IN 1983 IN THE FALL, THE FITNESS CRAZE HAD REALLY TAKEN OFF.
FALL, THE FITNESS CRAZE HAD REALLY TAKEN OFF. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS INVITED TO
REALLY TAKEN OFF. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS NEW EVENT
ONCE AGAIN, I WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS NEW EVENT CALLED "RACE FOR THE CURE" IN
PARTICIPATE IN THIS NEW EVENT CALLED "RACE FOR THE CURE" IN DALLAS.
CALLED "RACE FOR THE CURE" IN DALLAS. STRICTLY AS A RECREATIONAL
DALLAS. STRICTLY AS A RECREATIONAL RUNNER.
STRICTLY AS A RECREATIONAL RUNNER. I DID TRAIN THAT YEAR BETWEEN
RUNNER. I DID TRAIN THAT YEAR BETWEEN '82 AND '83 SO I COULD AT LEAST,
I DID TRAIN THAT YEAR BETWEEN '82 AND '83 SO I COULD AT LEAST, IN MY OWN TOUCH, MAKE A BIT OF A
'82 AND '83 SO I COULD AT LEAST, IN MY OWN TOUCH, MAKE A BIT OF A SHOWING.
IN MY OWN TOUCH, MAKE A BIT OF A SHOWING. SO FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS I WAS
SHOWING. SO FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS I WAS FIRST OUT OF THE SHOOT IN
SO FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS I WAS FIRST OUT OF THE SHOOT IN DALLAS, AND I TRULY FELT SUZY
FIRST OUT OF THE SHOOT IN DALLAS, AND I TRULY FELT SUZY WAS ON MY SHOULDER.
DALLAS, AND I TRULY FELT SUZY WAS ON MY SHOULDER. IT WAS AN EVENT THAT WAS FILLED
WAS ON MY SHOULDER. IT WAS AN EVENT THAT WAS FILLED WITH GLAMOUR AND CELEBRATION,
IT WAS AN EVENT THAT WAS FILLED WITH GLAMOUR AND CELEBRATION, BALLOONS, DELICIOUS FOOD,
WITH GLAMOUR AND CELEBRATION, BALLOONS, DELICIOUS FOOD, CAMARADERIE, PRIZES.
BALLOONS, DELICIOUS FOOD, CAMARADERIE, PRIZES. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.
CAMARADERIE, PRIZES. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT. IT SO MUCH EPITOMIZED SUSAN G
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT. IT SO MUCH EPITOMIZED SUSAN G KOMEN AND THE PEOPLE THAT
IT SO MUCH EPITOMIZED SUSAN G KOMEN AND THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN DALLAS KNEW
KOMEN AND THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN DALLAS KNEW NANCY BRINKER, BUT SUSAN KOMEN
PARTICIPATED IN DALLAS KNEW NANCY BRINKER, BUT SUSAN KOMEN WAS A NAME TO THEM.
NANCY BRINKER, BUT SUSAN KOMEN WAS A NAME TO THEM. SO THAT IS WHEN THE SPARK BEGAN
WAS A NAME TO THEM. SO THAT IS WHEN THE SPARK BEGAN AS TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN LATER.
SO THAT IS WHEN THE SPARK BEGAN AS TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN LATER. SO YOU LEFT DALLAS?
AS TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN LATER. SO YOU LEFT DALLAS? >> I LEFT DALLAS, ON MY WAY BACK
SO YOU LEFT DALLAS? >> I LEFT DALLAS, ON MY WAY BACK TO PEORIA ON MY FLIGHT, I WROTE
>> I LEFT DALLAS, ON MY WAY BACK TO PEORIA ON MY FLIGHT, I WROTE DOWN EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF
TO PEORIA ON MY FLIGHT, I WROTE DOWN EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF THAT I COULD REMEMBER.
DOWN EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF THAT I COULD REMEMBER. OF COURSE, THAT WAS BEFORE
THAT I COULD REMEMBER. OF COURSE, THAT WAS BEFORE LAPTOPS.
OF COURSE, THAT WAS BEFORE LAPTOPS. SO I WAS -- I WAS SO
LAPTOPS. SO I WAS -- I WAS SO ENTHUSIASTIC.
SO I WAS -- I WAS SO ENTHUSIASTIC. I WAS SO EXCITED, AND I LANDED
ENTHUSIASTIC. I WAS SO EXCITED, AND I LANDED IN PEORIA WITH A NOTEBOOK FILLED
I WAS SO EXCITED, AND I LANDED IN PEORIA WITH A NOTEBOOK FILLED OF ALL MY REFLECTIONS AND
IN PEORIA WITH A NOTEBOOK FILLED OF ALL MY REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS.
OF ALL MY REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS. IT WAS THEN -- I MEAN IT WAS
RECOLLECTIONS. IT WAS THEN -- I MEAN IT WAS WHEN I LEFT I HAD HAD SEEN WHAT
IT WAS THEN -- I MEAN IT WAS WHEN I LEFT I HAD HAD SEEN WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT I KNEW
WHEN I LEFT I HAD HAD SEEN WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT I KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO HAPPEN IN
HAD HAPPENED, THAT I KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO HAPPEN IN PEORIA BECAUSE PEORIA WAS THE
SOMETHING HAD TO HAPPEN IN PEORIA BECAUSE PEORIA WAS THE HOME TOWN OF SUSAN KOMEN AND
PEORIA BECAUSE PEORIA WAS THE HOME TOWN OF SUSAN KOMEN AND NANCY BRINKER.
HOME TOWN OF SUSAN KOMEN AND NANCY BRINKER. GUESS WHAT?
NANCY BRINKER. GUESS WHAT? IT WAS UP TO ME TO LAUNCH THIS
GUESS WHAT? IT WAS UP TO ME TO LAUNCH THIS EVENT IN PEORIA.
IT WAS UP TO ME TO LAUNCH THIS EVENT IN PEORIA. I FELT THAT STRONGLY ABOUT IT.
EVENT IN PEORIA. I FELT THAT STRONGLY ABOUT IT. >>MECHANICALLY, WHAT HAPPENED
I FELT THAT STRONGLY ABOUT IT. >>MECHANICALLY, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
>>MECHANICALLY, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? YOU DEPLANED SO TO SPEAK. YOU
NEXT? YOU DEPLANED SO TO SPEAK. YOU GET OFF THE PLANE AND THEN WHAT
YOU DEPLANED SO TO SPEAK. YOU GET OFF THE PLANE AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
GET OFF THE PLANE AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED? >> WELL, IT WAS JUST A FOCUS
HAPPENED? >> WELL, IT WAS JUST A FOCUS THAT WAS VERY, VERY STRONG.
>> WELL, IT WAS JUST A FOCUS THAT WAS VERY, VERY STRONG. I JUST CONTINUED IN MY WORK IN
THAT WAS VERY, VERY STRONG. I JUST CONTINUED IN MY WORK IN THINKING HOW THIS STRUCTURE
I JUST CONTINUED IN MY WORK IN THINKING HOW THIS STRUCTURE WOULD HAPPEN, HOW I COULD FORMAT
THINKING HOW THIS STRUCTURE WOULD HAPPEN, HOW I COULD FORMAT THIS EVENT TO FIT PEORIA, HOW
WOULD HAPPEN, HOW I COULD FORMAT THIS EVENT TO FIT PEORIA, HOW THE FUNDRAISING COMPONENT WOULD
THIS EVENT TO FIT PEORIA, HOW THE FUNDRAISING COMPONENT WOULD HAPPEN, HOW I WOULD GET THE
THE FUNDRAISING COMPONENT WOULD HAPPEN, HOW I WOULD GET THE MEDIA INVOLVED, HOW I WOULD
HAPPEN, HOW I WOULD GET THE MEDIA INVOLVED, HOW I WOULD SHARE THE CONCEPT WITH THE
MEDIA INVOLVED, HOW I WOULD SHARE THE CONCEPT WITH THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE
SHARE THE CONCEPT WITH THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE THREE MEDICAL CENTERS.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE THREE MEDICAL CENTERS. I MEAN MY MIND WAS RACING.
THREE MEDICAL CENTERS. I MEAN MY MIND WAS RACING. >>WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT THIS
I MEAN MY MIND WAS RACING. >>WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT THIS WOULD WORK IN PEORIA?
>>WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT THIS WOULD WORK IN PEORIA? >> BEING NAIVE CAN BE A GOOD
WOULD WORK IN PEORIA? >> BEING NAIVE CAN BE A GOOD THING BECAUSE A FEW PEOPLE THAT
>> BEING NAIVE CAN BE A GOOD THING BECAUSE A FEW PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE WITH EARLY ON WERE VERY
THING BECAUSE A FEW PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE WITH EARLY ON WERE VERY KIND, BUT THEY SAID TO ME, I CAN
I SPOKE WITH EARLY ON WERE VERY KIND, BUT THEY SAID TO ME, I CAN ALMOST QUOTE IT.
KIND, BUT THEY SAID TO ME, I CAN ALMOST QUOTE IT. >>GO AHEAD, QUOTE IT.
ALMOST QUOTE IT. >>GO AHEAD, QUOTE IT. >>"THIS IS NOT DALLAS.
>>GO AHEAD, QUOTE IT. >>"THIS IS NOT DALLAS. THIS IS PEORIA, AND THIS IS NOT
>>"THIS IS NOT DALLAS. THIS IS PEORIA, AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE.
THIS IS PEORIA, AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. I THINK IT IS GREAT YOU ARE
GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. I THINK IT IS GREAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THIS, BUT DON'T GET
I THINK IT IS GREAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THIS, BUT DON'T GET TOO EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS A
TRYING TO DO THIS, BUT DON'T GET TOO EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY, AND DALLAS
TOO EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY, AND DALLAS IS DALLAS."
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY, AND DALLAS IS DALLAS." I KNEW I HAD TO DO IT.
IS DALLAS." I KNEW I HAD TO DO IT. I KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO
I KNEW I HAD TO DO IT. I KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
I KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. RACE FOR THE CURE IS ABOUT LOVE.
DO. RACE FOR THE CURE IS ABOUT LOVE. >>WHAT DID YOU DO?
RACE FOR THE CURE IS ABOUT LOVE. >>WHAT DID YOU DO? >> REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT
>>WHAT DID YOU DO? >> REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT KNEE EVETY, I SAT DOWN AND
>> REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT KNEE EVETY, I SAT DOWN AND STARTED TO WRITE.
KNEE EVETY, I SAT DOWN AND STARTED TO WRITE. IT WAS A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER
STARTED TO WRITE. IT WAS A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER EXCEPT I HAD WHAT I COULD
IT WAS A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER EXCEPT I HAD WHAT I COULD REMEMBER IN DALLAS.
EXCEPT I HAD WHAT I COULD REMEMBER IN DALLAS. SO I WROTE OUT A VERY PRIMITIVE
REMEMBER IN DALLAS. SO I WROTE OUT A VERY PRIMITIVE PLAN, AND THEN I STARRED MAPPING
SO I WROTE OUT A VERY PRIMITIVE PLAN, AND THEN I STARRED MAPPING OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO GO ABOUT
PLAN, AND THEN I STARRED MAPPING OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO GO ABOUT CONTACTING PEOPLE, CALLING THEM
OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO GO ABOUT CONTACTING PEOPLE, CALLING THEM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE
CONTACTING PEOPLE, CALLING THEM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GIVING GOODS AND
TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GIVING GOODS AND SERVICES AND DOLLARS BECAUSE
INTERESTED IN GIVING GOODS AND SERVICES AND DOLLARS BECAUSE THIS WAS A FUNDRAISING EVENT.
SERVICES AND DOLLARS BECAUSE THIS WAS A FUNDRAISING EVENT. THIS HAD TO RAISE DOLLARS FOR
THIS WAS A FUNDRAISING EVENT. THIS HAD TO RAISE DOLLARS FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
THIS HAD TO RAISE DOLLARS FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. >>FEAR OF FAILURE.
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. >>FEAR OF FAILURE. >>I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T
>>FEAR OF FAILURE. >>I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW.
>>I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW
KNOW. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS "I HAVE TO DO THIS.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS "I HAVE TO DO THIS. I HAVE TO DO THIS.
IT WAS "I HAVE TO DO THIS. I HAVE TO DO THIS. I WILL DO THIS."
I HAVE TO DO THIS. I WILL DO THIS." IT IS LIKE THE LYRICS OF A
I WILL DO THIS." IT IS LIKE THE LYRICS OF A CHORUS LINE, WHAT I DID, I DID
IT IS LIKE THE LYRICS OF A CHORUS LINE, WHAT I DID, I DID FOR LOVE.
CHORUS LINE, WHAT I DID, I DID FOR LOVE. >>WHO DID YOU CONTACT?
FOR LOVE. >>WHO DID YOU CONTACT? YOU HAVE BROCHURES I WOULDN'T
>>WHO DID YOU CONTACT? YOU HAVE BROCHURES I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO BEGIN.
YOU HAVE BROCHURES I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO BEGIN. >>I STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS.
KNOW HOW TO BEGIN. >>I STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS. I MADE A LIST OF EVERYBODY I
>>I STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS. I MADE A LIST OF EVERYBODY I KNEW THAT MIGHT PHONESLY BE A
I MADE A LIST OF EVERYBODY I KNEW THAT MIGHT PHONESLY BE A SOURCE FOR EITHER GOODS AND
KNEW THAT MIGHT PHONESLY BE A SOURCE FOR EITHER GOODS AND SERVICES OR DOLLARS, AND, AGAIN,
SOURCE FOR EITHER GOODS AND SERVICES OR DOLLARS, AND, AGAIN, AS IMMENSED, SOME OF THOSE
SERVICES OR DOLLARS, AND, AGAIN, AS IMMENSED, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE WELL MEANING AND
AS IMMENSED, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE WELL MEANING AND SAID "FINE, IN DALLAS, BUT I
PEOPLE WERE WELL MEANING AND SAID "FINE, IN DALLAS, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HERE."
SAID "FINE, IN DALLAS, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HERE." BUT THEN I THOUGHT WHAT IS THE
DON'T KNOW ABOUT HERE." BUT THEN I THOUGHT WHAT IS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN?
BUT THEN I THOUGHT WHAT IS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN? WHAT IS THE VERY WORST THING
WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN? WHAT IS THE VERY WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN?
WHAT IS THE VERY WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN? , IN ALL OF THIS, PUTTING ON THE
THAT CAN HAPPEN? , IN ALL OF THIS, PUTTING ON THE BLINDERS AND DIVING IN.
, IN ALL OF THIS, PUTTING ON THE BLINDERS AND DIVING IN. DIVING IN THE DEEPENED OF THE
BLINDERS AND DIVING IN. DIVING IN THE DEEPENED OF THE POOL.
DIVING IN THE DEEPENED OF THE POOL. THE WORST THING IS PEOPLE WILL
POOL. THE WORST THING IS PEOPLE WILL SAY NO OR NO THANK YOU.
THE WORST THING IS PEOPLE WILL SAY NO OR NO THANK YOU. >>WHO WE GET THE RACE GOING?
SAY NO OR NO THANK YOU. >>WHO WE GET THE RACE GOING? YOUR TEMPLATE.
>>WHO WE GET THE RACE GOING? YOUR TEMPLATE. YOU HAVE PRINTING.
YOUR TEMPLATE. YOU HAVE PRINTING. YOU HAVE GOT MEDIA.
YOU HAVE PRINTING. YOU HAVE GOT MEDIA. HOW DO YOU EVEN GET BROCHURES
YOU HAVE GOT MEDIA. HOW DO YOU EVEN GET BROCHURES PRINTED?
HOW DO YOU EVEN GET BROCHURES PRINTED? >> THAT STARTED WITH THE
PRINTED? >> THAT STARTED WITH THE PRINTING PART STARTED WITH A
>> THAT STARTED WITH THE PRINTING PART STARTED WITH A GENTLEMAN IN EAST PEORIA,
PRINTING PART STARTED WITH A GENTLEMAN IN EAST PEORIA, METROPOLITAN PRINTING.
GENTLEMAN IN EAST PEORIA, METROPOLITAN PRINTING. SO I HAD TO GET A BASIC OUTLINE,
METROPOLITAN PRINTING. SO I HAD TO GET A BASIC OUTLINE, AND DO ALL OF THIS PRE-WORK
SO I HAD TO GET A BASIC OUTLINE, AND DO ALL OF THIS PRE-WORK BEFORE I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE
AND DO ALL OF THIS PRE-WORK BEFORE I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I KNEW I NEEDED A VEHICLE TO
BEFORE I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I KNEW I NEEDED A VEHICLE TO HELP LAUNCH IT.
I KNEW I NEEDED A VEHICLE TO HELP LAUNCH IT. BUT ANYWAY, BACK TO THE PRINTING
HELP LAUNCH IT. BUT ANYWAY, BACK TO THE PRINTING , I WENT IN AND TALKED
BUT ANYWAY, BACK TO THE PRINTING , I WENT IN AND TALKED TO THIS DELIGHTFUL MAN NAMED SHU
, I WENT IN AND TALKED TO THIS DELIGHTFUL MAN NAMED SHU RM BURRIS.
TO THIS DELIGHTFUL MAN NAMED SHU RM BURRIS. HE WAS A BIT CRUST I OH ON THE
RM BURRIS. HE WAS A BIT CRUST I OH ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT I THOUGHT I COULD
HE WAS A BIT CRUST I OH ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT I THOUGHT I COULD DISCERN.
OUTSIDE, BUT I THOUGHT I COULD DISCERN. >>TELL ME THAT STORY.
DISCERN. >>TELL ME THAT STORY. >>I KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR, AND HE
>>TELL ME THAT STORY. >>I KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR, AND HE INVITED ME IN.
>>I KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR, AND HE INVITED ME IN. HIS OFFICE WAS FILLED WITH
INVITED ME IN. HIS OFFICE WAS FILLED WITH PAPERS AND NOTEBOOKS, AND HE WAS
HIS OFFICE WAS FILLED WITH PAPERS AND NOTEBOOKS, AND HE WAS RATHER GRUFF, BUT I THOUGHT I
PAPERS AND NOTEBOOKS, AND HE WAS RATHER GRUFF, BUT I THOUGHT I COULD DISCERN A WARM HEART.
RATHER GRUFF, BUT I THOUGHT I COULD DISCERN A WARM HEART. SO I SAID I HAD THIS STORY TO
COULD DISCERN A WARM HEART. SO I SAID I HAD THIS STORY TO TELL, AND I SAT DOWN ON TOLD HIM
SO I SAID I HAD THIS STORY TO TELL, AND I SAT DOWN ON TOLD HIM ABOUT DALLAS AND WHAT I WAS
TELL, AND I SAT DOWN ON TOLD HIM ABOUT DALLAS AND WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO IN PEORIA, BUT I
ABOUT DALLAS AND WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO IN PEORIA, BUT I HAD GNOMONS, AND I NEEDED
TRYING TO DO IN PEORIA, BUT I HAD GNOMONS, AND I NEEDED PRINTING.
HAD GNOMONS, AND I NEEDED PRINTING. SO HE JUST LISTENED, BUT THEN HE
PRINTING. SO HE JUST LISTENED, BUT THEN HE LOOKED TOWARD THE WINDOW OF HIS
SO HE JUST LISTENED, BUT THEN HE LOOKED TOWARD THE WINDOW OF HIS WINDOWLESS OFFICE, AND I
LOOKED TOWARD THE WINDOW OF HIS WINDOWLESS OFFICE, AND I THOUGHT, OH, MY GOODNESS, I
WINDOWLESS OFFICE, AND I THOUGHT, OH, MY GOODNESS, I BETTER GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE
THOUGHT, OH, MY GOODNESS, I BETTER GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE THIS MAY BE IS NOT WHERE I
BETTER GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE THIS MAY BE IS NOT WHERE I SHOULD BE.
THIS MAY BE IS NOT WHERE I SHOULD BE. SO I STARTED TO GET UP AND THANK
SHOULD BE. SO I STARTED TO GET UP AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND HE SAID "SIT
SO I STARTED TO GET UP AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND HE SAID "SIT DOWN!" SO I SAT DOWN, AND HE
YOU VERY MUCH, AND HE SAID "SIT DOWN!" SO I SAT DOWN, AND HE SAID "I LIKE IT.
DOWN!" SO I SAT DOWN, AND HE SAID "I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
SAID "I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT. I WILL DO IT.
I LIKE IT. I WILL DO IT. I HAVE HAD THIS DISEASE AFFECT
I WILL DO IT. I HAVE HAD THIS DISEASE AFFECT FAMILY MEMBERS OF MY OWN.
I HAVE HAD THIS DISEASE AFFECT FAMILY MEMBERS OF MY OWN. WHAT DO YOU NEED?"
FAMILY MEMBERS OF MY OWN. WHAT DO YOU NEED?" I SAID FIVE THOUSAND
WHAT DO YOU NEED?" I SAID FIVE THOUSAND APPLICATIONS PRINTING.
I SAID FIVE THOUSAND APPLICATIONS PRINTING. HE SAID "I WILL DO IT.
APPLICATIONS PRINTING. HE SAID "I WILL DO IT. I WILL DO IT!" HE SENT ME DOWN
HE SAID "I WILL DO IT. I WILL DO IT!" HE SENT ME DOWN THE STREET TO JIM FRYE TO DO THE
I WILL DO IT!" HE SENT ME DOWN THE STREET TO JIM FRYE TO DO THE TYPE SETH.
THE STREET TO JIM FRYE TO DO THE TYPE SETH. THIS WAS BEFORE THE COMPUTERS WE
TYPE SETH. THIS WAS BEFORE THE COMPUTERS WE WOULD USED TO.
THIS WAS BEFORE THE COMPUTERS WE WOULD USED TO. THAT WAS ENCOURAGING.
WOULD USED TO. THAT WAS ENCOURAGING. FROM THAT POINT, IT WAS FULL
THAT WAS ENCOURAGING. FROM THAT POINT, IT WAS FULL SPEED AHEAD IN TRYING TO, AGAIN,
FROM THAT POINT, IT WAS FULL SPEED AHEAD IN TRYING TO, AGAIN, MAP OUT THE STRATEGY WITH THE
SPEED AHEAD IN TRYING TO, AGAIN, MAP OUT THE STRATEGY WITH THE MEDIA, WTVP WAS READY TO HELP IN
MAP OUT THE STRATEGY WITH THE MEDIA, WTVP WAS READY TO HELP IN SOME WAY.
MEDIA, WTVP WAS READY TO HELP IN SOME WAY. AGAIN, IT WAS NOT -- I DIDN'T
SOME WAY. AGAIN, IT WAS NOT -- I DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING KNOWING HOW I
AGAIN, IT WAS NOT -- I DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING KNOWING HOW I WAS GOING TO DO IT, FINDING
HAVE EVERYTHING KNOWING HOW I WAS GOING TO DO IT, FINDING CELEBRITY INPUT THAT WOULD MAYBE
WAS GOING TO DO IT, FINDING CELEBRITY INPUT THAT WOULD MAYBE DRAW VISIBILITY IN PEORIA, AND
CELEBRITY INPUT THAT WOULD MAYBE DRAW VISIBILITY IN PEORIA, AND THAT CAME FROM FIRST LADY BETTY
DRAW VISIBILITY IN PEORIA, AND THAT CAME FROM FIRST LADY BETTY FORD WHOM I HAD MET IN DALLAS.
THAT CAME FROM FIRST LADY BETTY FORD WHOM I HAD MET IN DALLAS. SO ONE RAINY NIGHT, I DROVE OVER
FORD WHOM I HAD MET IN DALLAS. SO ONE RAINY NIGHT, I DROVE OVER TO GALESBURG BECAUSE SHE WAS
SO ONE RAINY NIGHT, I DROVE OVER TO GALESBURG BECAUSE SHE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE DRUG
TO GALESBURG BECAUSE SHE WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE DRUG PROGRAM ON THE WEST COAST.
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE DRUG PROGRAM ON THE WEST COAST. I THOUGHT IF I CAN GET PAST
PROGRAM ON THE WEST COAST. I THOUGHT IF I CAN GET PAST SECURITY AND GET A LETTER OF
I THOUGHT IF I CAN GET PAST SECURITY AND GET A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM HER, THIS WOULD
SECURITY AND GET A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM HER, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD THING. SO I DID! THEN
ENDORSEMENT FROM HER, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD THING. SO I DID! THEN AS TIME EVOLVED, I THOUGHT THE
BE A GOOD THING. SO I DID! THEN AS TIME EVOLVED, I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE THE
AS TIME EVOLVED, I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PEORIA WHICH
VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PEORIA WHICH WAS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PEORIA WHICH WAS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND ALSO AN ORGANIZATION,
WAS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND ALSO AN ORGANIZATION, OF VOLUNTEERS THAT SEES I KOMEN
HEART, AND ALSO AN ORGANIZATION, OF VOLUNTEERS THAT SEES I KOMEN WAS A MEMBER.
OF VOLUNTEERS THAT SEES I KOMEN WAS A MEMBER. >> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE
WAS A MEMBER. >> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE MECHANICS.
>> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE MECHANICS. HATE TO DWELL ON THE MECHANICS
MECHANICS. HATE TO DWELL ON THE MECHANICS OF THIS A HOW-TO DO.
HATE TO DWELL ON THE MECHANICS OF THIS A HOW-TO DO. WE HAVE THE PRINTER, TYPESETTER.
OF THIS A HOW-TO DO. WE HAVE THE PRINTER, TYPESETTER. WHAT ABOUT REFRESHMENTS.
WE HAVE THE PRINTER, TYPESETTER. WHAT ABOUT REFRESHMENTS. BERNIE KIR, MY FRIEND FROM THE
WHAT ABOUT REFRESHMENTS. BERNIE KIR, MY FRIEND FROM THE CHATEAUX, AGAIN, CALLING ON
BERNIE KIR, MY FRIEND FROM THE CHATEAUX, AGAIN, CALLING ON PEOPLE I KNEW, THINKING ALL THEY
CHATEAUX, AGAIN, CALLING ON PEOPLE I KNEW, THINKING ALL THEY CAN DO IS SAY NO. I TALKED TO
PEOPLE I KNEW, THINKING ALL THEY CAN DO IS SAY NO. I TALKED TO BERNIE AND I SAID NEED
CAN DO IS SAY NO. I TALKED TO BERNIE AND I SAID NEED REFRESHMENTS FOR AT LEAST 500
BERNIE AND I SAID NEED REFRESHMENTS FOR AT LEAST 500 PEOPLE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT
REFRESHMENTS FOR AT LEAST 500 PEOPLE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD SHOWING THE
PEOPLE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD SHOWING THE FIRST YEAR.
WOULD BE A GOOD SHOWING THE FIRST YEAR. AS IT TURNED OUT WE HAD OVER A
FIRST YEAR. AS IT TURNED OUT WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND.
AS IT TURNED OUT WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND. SO I DESCRIBED WHAT I HAD SEEN
THOUSAND. SO I DESCRIBED WHAT I HAD SEEN IN DALLAS AS FAR AS
SO I DESCRIBED WHAT I HAD SEEN IN DALLAS AS FAR AS REFRESHMENTS.
IN DALLAS AS FAR AS REFRESHMENTS. THIS EVENT IN DALLAS WAS
REFRESHMENTS. THIS EVENT IN DALLAS WAS DIFFERENT THAN JUST A RUN WITH A
THIS EVENT IN DALLAS WAS DIFFERENT THAN JUST A RUN WITH A GLASS OF WATER BECAUSE THERE
DIFFERENT THAN JUST A RUN WITH A GLASS OF WATER BECAUSE THERE WERE THESE LOVELY REFRESHMENTS
GLASS OF WATER BECAUSE THERE WERE THESE LOVELY REFRESHMENTS AND FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND
WERE THESE LOVELY REFRESHMENTS AND FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND BALLOONS, EVERYTHING I MENTIONED
AND FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND BALLOONS, EVERYTHING I MENTIONED THAT WAS SO SUZY.
BALLOONS, EVERYTHING I MENTIONED THAT WAS SO SUZY. I LISTENED AGAIN, VERY
THAT WAS SO SUZY. I LISTENED AGAIN, VERY PATIENTLY, HE SAID I WILL
I LISTENED AGAIN, VERY PATIENTLY, HE SAID I WILL PROVIDE BREAKFAST.
PATIENTLY, HE SAID I WILL PROVIDE BREAKFAST. I WILL PROVIDE A BRUNCH.
PROVIDE BREAKFAST. I WILL PROVIDE A BRUNCH. THE FIRST YEAR AND THE FIRST
I WILL PROVIDE A BRUNCH. THE FIRST YEAR AND THE FIRST YEARS HE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL
THE FIRST YEAR AND THE FIRST YEARS HE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL QUICHE, FRUIT CUPS, ORANGE
YEARS HE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL QUICHE, FRUIT CUPS, ORANGE JUICE, LITTLE MUFFINS FOR A
QUICHE, FRUIT CUPS, ORANGE JUICE, LITTLE MUFFINS FOR A THOUSAND-PLUS WOMEN! WELL, HE
JUICE, LITTLE MUFFINS FOR A THOUSAND-PLUS WOMEN! WELL, HE KNEW SUZY.
THOUSAND-PLUS WOMEN! WELL, HE KNEW SUZY. HE LOVED SUZY.
KNEW SUZY. HE LOVED SUZY. HOW MUCH MORE DEDICATED COULD
HE LOVED SUZY. HOW MUCH MORE DEDICATED COULD ONE BECOME?
HOW MUCH MORE DEDICATED COULD ONE BECOME? >> WHAT ABOUT THE RACE ITSELF,
ONE BECOME? >> WHAT ABOUT THE RACE ITSELF, ORCHESTRATION OF THE RACE?
>> WHAT ABOUT THE RACE ITSELF, ORCHESTRATION OF THE RACE? YOU CAN'T -- I KNOW YOU ARE A
ORCHESTRATION OF THE RACE? YOU CAN'T -- I KNOW YOU ARE A RECREATIONAL RUNNER, THAT'S WHAT
YOU CAN'T -- I KNOW YOU ARE A RECREATIONAL RUNNER, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. HOW DO YOU GET
RECREATIONAL RUNNER, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. HOW DO YOU GET MARSHALS AND MONITORS?
YOU SAID. HOW DO YOU GET MARSHALS AND MONITORS? WHAT ABOUT RACES?
MARSHALS AND MONITORS? WHAT ABOUT RACES? THAT WAS, AGAIN, THE FINISH LINE
WHAT ABOUT RACES? THAT WAS, AGAIN, THE FINISH LINE WAS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE RACE
THAT WAS, AGAIN, THE FINISH LINE WAS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE RACE IN DALLAS, AND ONE OF THE LADIES
WAS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE RACE IN DALLAS, AND ONE OF THE LADIES DOWN THERE HAD SAID THAT THEY
IN DALLAS, AND ONE OF THE LADIES DOWN THERE HAD SAID THAT THEY HAD USED A RUNNING ORGANIZATION.
DOWN THERE HAD SAID THAT THEY HAD USED A RUNNING ORGANIZATION. SO BONNIE NOBLE HAD POINT ME IN
HAD USED A RUNNING ORGANIZATION. SO BONNIE NOBLE HAD POINT ME IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ILLINOIS
SO BONNIE NOBLE HAD POINT ME IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS.
THE DIRECTION OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS. I WENT TO STEVE SCHOSTRUM AND
VALLEY STRIDERS. I WENT TO STEVE SCHOSTRUM AND PHIL BLOCKWOOD STILL PART OF THE
I WENT TO STEVE SCHOSTRUM AND PHIL BLOCKWOOD STILL PART OF THE RACE FOR THE CURE, PRESENTED
PHIL BLOCKWOOD STILL PART OF THE RACE FOR THE CURE, PRESENTED THIS IDEA, AND ONCE AGAIN, STEVE
RACE FOR THE CURE, PRESENTED THIS IDEA, AND ONCE AGAIN, STEVE LISTENED AND I THOUGHT THE WORST
THIS IDEA, AND ONCE AGAIN, STEVE LISTENED AND I THOUGHT THE WORST HE CAN DO IS SAY NO.
LISTENED AND I THOUGHT THE WORST HE CAN DO IS SAY NO. AND HE SAID "WE WILL DO IT."
HE CAN DO IS SAY NO. AND HE SAID "WE WILL DO IT." I SAID, I WANT A SHOTGUN START.
AND HE SAID "WE WILL DO IT." I SAID, I WANT A SHOTGUN START. HE SAID, NO, WE DON'T USE GUNS.
I SAID, I WANT A SHOTGUN START. HE SAID, NO, WE DON'T USE GUNS. WE USE A FLAG.
HE SAID, NO, WE DON'T USE GUNS. WE USE A FLAG. I THOUGHT WELL, THAT'S A SMALL
WE USE A FLAG. I THOUGHT WELL, THAT'S A SMALL SACRIFICE FOR ME TO MAKE.
I THOUGHT WELL, THAT'S A SMALL SACRIFICE FOR ME TO MAKE. I WILL TAKE A FLAG.
SACRIFICE FOR ME TO MAKE. I WILL TAKE A FLAG. BUT WOULD YOU DO THE FINISH
I WILL TAKE A FLAG. BUT WOULD YOU DO THE FINISH LINE?
BUT WOULD YOU DO THE FINISH LINE? THE FIN ISH LINE HAD TO BE DONE.
LINE? THE FIN ISH LINE HAD TO BE DONE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE CHAOTIC
THE FIN ISH LINE HAD TO BE DONE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE CHAOTIC ATMOSPHERE ON A SATURDAY MORNING
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE CHAOTIC ATMOSPHERE ON A SATURDAY MORNING WITH RUNNERS AND WALKERS IF THE
ATMOSPHERE ON A SATURDAY MORNING WITH RUNNERS AND WALKERS IF THE FINISH LINE HAD NOT BEEN
WITH RUNNERS AND WALKERS IF THE FINISH LINE HAD NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY DONE?
FINISH LINE HAD NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY DONE? THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS
PROFESSIONALLY DONE? THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS CAME ABOARD, AND THEY HAVE BEEN
THE ILLINOIS VALLEY STRIDERS CAME ABOARD, AND THEY HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL RACES
CAME ABOARD, AND THEY HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL RACES FOR THE CURE SINCE THE BEGINNING
AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL RACES FOR THE CURE SINCE THE BEGINNING IN 1986.
FOR THE CURE SINCE THE BEGINNING IN 1986. SOCIETY FIRST RACE IS PULLED
IN 1986. SOCIETY FIRST RACE IS PULLED OFF.
SOCIETY FIRST RACE IS PULLED OFF. >>WITH OVER A THOUSAND
OFF. >>WITH OVER A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS.
>>WITH OVER A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS. >>JUNIOR LEAGUE IS INVOLVED.
PARTICIPANTS. >>JUNIOR LEAGUE IS INVOLVED. >>YES.
>>JUNIOR LEAGUE IS INVOLVED. >>YES. >>WHO ARE THE KEY PLAYERS THERE?
>>YES. >>WHO ARE THE KEY PLAYERS THERE? >> THERE WERE PEOPLE OF VISION
>>WHO ARE THE KEY PLAYERS THERE? >> THERE WERE PEOPLE OF VISION EARLY ON.
>> THERE WERE PEOPLE OF VISION EARLY ON. I SPOKE WITH MARY HELLER AND
EARLY ON. I SPOKE WITH MARY HELLER AND VICKIE STEWART, MADONNA MALONEY
I SPOKE WITH MARY HELLER AND VICKIE STEWART, MADONNA MALONEY WAS MY FIRST RACE CO-CHAIR.
VICKIE STEWART, MADONNA MALONEY WAS MY FIRST RACE CO-CHAIR. LYNN CA, MIRCEL WAS VOLUNTEER
WAS MY FIRST RACE CO-CHAIR. LYNN CA, MIRCEL WAS VOLUNTEER AND DIRECTOR EARLY ON.
LYNN CA, MIRCEL WAS VOLUNTEER AND DIRECTOR EARLY ON. BUT IT WAS STILL A JOB OF
AND DIRECTOR EARLY ON. BUT IT WAS STILL A JOB OF CONVINCING THE MEMBERSHIP
BUT IT WAS STILL A JOB OF CONVINCING THE MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE THESE WERE TWO
CONVINCING THE MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE THESE WERE TWO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS,
BECAUSE THESE WERE TWO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE JUNIOR LEAGUE HAD NEVER
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE JUNIOR LEAGUE HAD NEVER DONE A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR
AND THE JUNIOR LEAGUE HAD NEVER DONE A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.
DONE A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. THIS WAS NEW.
ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. THIS WAS NEW. IT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE.
THIS WAS NEW. IT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE. YOU KNOW THE SAYING "WELL, WE
IT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE. YOU KNOW THE SAYING "WELL, WE HAVE NEVER DONE IT LIKE THIS
YOU KNOW THE SAYING "WELL, WE HAVE NEVER DONE IT LIKE THIS BEFORE."
HAVE NEVER DONE IT LIKE THIS BEFORE." WELL, PEOPLE DID HAVE THE
BEFORE." WELL, PEOPLE DID HAVE THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
WELL, PEOPLE DID HAVE THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. SO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE AND THE
THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. SO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE AND THE VOLUNTEER BASE THAT CAME OUT OF
SO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE AND THE VOLUNTEER BASE THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS WHAT PULLED IT
VOLUNTEER BASE THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS WHAT PULLED IT ALTOGETHER THAT FIRST YEAR, AND
THAT WAS WHAT PULLED IT ALTOGETHER THAT FIRST YEAR, AND THEN WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF
ALTOGETHER THAT FIRST YEAR, AND THEN WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PEORIA, I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT
THEN WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PEORIA, I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT WITH THE PROTOTYPE IN PEORIA,
PEORIA, I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT WITH THE PROTOTYPE IN PEORIA, THAT BECAME THE PROTOTYPE FOR
WITH THE PROTOTYPE IN PEORIA, THAT BECAME THE PROTOTYPE FOR OTHER RACES FOR THE CURE IN
THAT BECAME THE PROTOTYPE FOR OTHER RACES FOR THE CURE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH THE
OTHER RACES FOR THE CURE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE.
OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE. I CHOSE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND IN
JUNIOR LEAGUE. I CHOSE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND IN MAY, THE SATURDAY OF MOTHER'S
I CHOSE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND IN MAY, THE SATURDAY OF MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND AS OUR RACE DAY SO
MAY, THE SATURDAY OF MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND AS OUR RACE DAY SO AS TO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE
DAY WEEKEND AS OUR RACE DAY SO AS TO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE OCTOBER EVENT IN DALLAS, PLUS
AS TO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE OCTOBER EVENT IN DALLAS, PLUS MOTHER'S DAY ADDED ADDITIONAL
OCTOBER EVENT IN DALLAS, PLUS MOTHER'S DAY ADDED ADDITIONAL POIGNANCY.
MOTHER'S DAY ADDED ADDITIONAL POIGNANCY. >>I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE
POIGNANCY. >>I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE DUBOIS EXPERIENCE.
>>I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE DUBOIS EXPERIENCE. LET'S GO INTO THAT.
DUBOIS EXPERIENCE. LET'S GO INTO THAT. >>GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST?
LET'S GO INTO THAT. >>GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST? >> YES.
>>GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST? >> YES. THAT WAS IN THE FALL, OCTOBER OF
>> YES. THAT WAS IN THE FALL, OCTOBER OF 2006.
THAT WAS IN THE FALL, OCTOBER OF 2006. I WAS WITH KAREN HOUSE AND NANCY
2006. I WAS WITH KAREN HOUSE AND NANCY BRINKER AS DELEGATES OF THE U.S.
I WAS WITH KAREN HOUSE AND NANCY BRINKER AS DELEGATES OF THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT AND SUSAN CO
BRINKER AS DELEGATES OF THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT AND SUSAN CO MAN FOR THE CURE TO MEET -- TO
STATE DEPARTMENT AND SUSAN CO MAN FOR THE CURE TO MEET -- TO START THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
MAN FOR THE CURE TO MEET -- TO START THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED ARAB EMERITS, AND I FLEW
START THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED ARAB EMERITS, AND I FLEW FROM NEW YORK TO ABUDABAI ON THE
UNITED ARAB EMERITS, AND I FLEW FROM NEW YORK TO ABUDABAI ON THE FIRST FLIGHT WITH THE C.E.O. OF
FROM NEW YORK TO ABUDABAI ON THE FIRST FLIGHT WITH THE C.E.O. OF AJHIAD AIRLINES.
FIRST FLIGHT WITH THE C.E.O. OF AJHIAD AIRLINES. IT WAS A COMFORT BECAUSE IT WAS
AJHIAD AIRLINES. IT WAS A COMFORT BECAUSE IT WAS A 16 HOUR FLIGHT.
IT WAS A COMFORT BECAUSE IT WAS A 16 HOUR FLIGHT. WE ARRIVED AT 3:00 A.M.
A 16 HOUR FLIGHT. WE ARRIVED AT 3:00 A.M. THE TREE OF US WERE HANDED A TWO
WE ARRIVED AT 3:00 A.M. THE TREE OF US WERE HANDED A TWO INCH BRIEFING BINDER, AND TOLD
THE TREE OF US WERE HANDED A TWO INCH BRIEFING BINDER, AND TOLD TO BE READY AT 7 IN THE MORNING.
INCH BRIEFING BINDER, AND TOLD TO BE READY AT 7 IN THE MORNING. SO IT WAS A FULL SEVEN DAYS OF
TO BE READY AT 7 IN THE MORNING. SO IT WAS A FULL SEVEN DAYS OF ACTIVITY IN THE CRADLE
SO IT WAS A FULL SEVEN DAYS OF ACTIVITY IN THE CRADLE CIVILIZATION, I WAS ABLE TO MEET
ACTIVITY IN THE CRADLE CIVILIZATION, I WAS ABLE TO MEET ROYALTY OF THE REGION, AND THE
CIVILIZATION, I WAS ABLE TO MEET ROYALTY OF THE REGION, AND THE PRINCESSES FROM JORDAN.
ROYALTY OF THE REGION, AND THE PRINCESSES FROM JORDAN. IT WAS SOMETHING TO BE ON THE
PRINCESSES FROM JORDAN. IT WAS SOMETHING TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD TALKING
IT WAS SOMETHING TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD TALKING ABOUT SUSAN KOMEN FROM MY HEART
OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD TALKING ABOUT SUSAN KOMEN FROM MY HEART SPEAKING OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS,
ABOUT SUSAN KOMEN FROM MY HEART SPEAKING OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, HEART OF AMERICA.
SPEAKING OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, HEART OF AMERICA. >>THE TEMPLATE CREATION.
HEART OF AMERICA. >>THE TEMPLATE CREATION. DID YOU EVER THINK THEN THAT IT
>>THE TEMPLATE CREATION. DID YOU EVER THINK THEN THAT IT WOULD BE NOW?
DID YOU EVER THINK THEN THAT IT WOULD BE NOW? THIS WOULD BE WHERE IT IS NOW?
WOULD BE NOW? THIS WOULD BE WHERE IT IS NOW? >> I DIDN'T.
THIS WOULD BE WHERE IT IS NOW? >> I DIDN'T. IF I HAD THOUGHT 25 YEARS AHEAD,
>> I DIDN'T. IF I HAD THOUGHT 25 YEARS AHEAD, I WOULD THINK WE WOULDN'T BE
IF I HAD THOUGHT 25 YEARS AHEAD, I WOULD THINK WE WOULDN'T BE DEALING WITH THIS NOW, AND
I WOULD THINK WE WOULDN'T BE DEALING WITH THIS NOW, AND THAT'S WHY I HOPE THAT VERY SOON
DEALING WITH THIS NOW, AND THAT'S WHY I HOPE THAT VERY SOON WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND HAVE
THAT'S WHY I HOPE THAT VERY SOON WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A HUGE PARTY, THAT WE ARE
WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A HUGE PARTY, THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING RACE FOR THE CURE IN
A HUGE PARTY, THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING RACE FOR THE CURE IN A DIFFERENT WAY, NOT BECAUSE WE
CELEBRATING RACE FOR THE CURE IN A DIFFERENT WAY, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE STILL TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS
A DIFFERENT WAY, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE STILL TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND AWARENESS AND
ARE STILL TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE
FOR RESEARCH AND AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET.
EDUCATION, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET. SO IT IS LIFE LONG WORK FOR ME.
YET. SO IT IS LIFE LONG WORK FOR ME. AS LONG AS I AM AROUND, I WANT
SO IT IS LIFE LONG WORK FOR ME. AS LONG AS I AM AROUND, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT SUSAN G
AS LONG AS I AM AROUND, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT SUSAN G KOMEN, THE PERSON.
PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT SUSAN G KOMEN, THE PERSON. WHEN SOMETHING GROWS TO BE SO
KOMEN, THE PERSON. WHEN SOMETHING GROWS TO BE SO BIG, SOMETIMES THE FINE POINTS
WHEN SOMETHING GROWS TO BE SO BIG, SOMETIMES THE FINE POINTS OF REAL PERSON, A REAL
BIG, SOMETIMES THE FINE POINTS OF REAL PERSON, A REAL PERSONALITY GET LOST.