This past Monday night we held our Annual Komen NC Triad Race for the Cure Sponsor & Volunteer Appreciation Party at Allegacy Federal Credit Union. I continue to be overwhelmed by the support we receive from the Triad community and the passion that so many have for joining Komen in our fight to eradicate breast cancer.

I especially enjoyed the opportunity to spend some time with people I had only met via phone or internet, and to meet some of our most dedicated and valued supporters. I finally met face-to-face with my blogging buddy, Jayne Byrne (visit Jayne’s Cancer Blog here), one of our favorite Guilford County volunteers and a great spokesperson and advocate for breast cancer and Komen.

Much thanks to Sheila and Angie for the great party, and to our evening’s sponsors: Allegacy Federal Credit Union, Outback Steakhouse, and First Horizon. And thanks to our 2008 Komen NC Triad Race for the Cure Sponsors (oh please please don’t let me leave anyone out!):

Allegacy Federal Credit Union

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center/Sara Lee Center for Women’s Health

88.5 WFDD

99.5 WMAG, 104.1 WTQR,  105.7 KISS-FM, 94.5 La Preciosa

Forsyth Woman Magazine & Forsyth Family Magazine

Natural Triad Magazine

The Triad’s News Radio AM 600 / 1200 WSJS

Time Warner Cable

WGHP Fox8

Winston-Salem Journal

Salem Academy and College

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Chick-fil-A of the Triad

Fairway Outdoor Advertising of the Triad

Hanes Mall

Ogburn Properties, LLC

The Russell Agency, Inc.

Two Men and a Truck

First Horizon

AIG United Guaranty

Amarr Garage Doors

B/E Aerospace

Carolina’s Pain Institute and The Center for Clinical Research, LLC

Dewey’s Bakery

Energizer

GMAC Insurance

Grant Thornton LLP

Le Bleu Bottled Water

Lyndhurst Gynecologic Associates

Maid Brigade

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New Balance Winston-Salem

Orthopaedic Specialists of the Carolinas, PA

PRISM Business Services, Inc.

Vienna Village Retirement Community

Whole Foods Market

WilcoHess, LLC

DELL Inc.

Kaplan Early Learning Company

Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp.

Winston-Salem Warthogs Baseball Club

ACS Benefit Services Inc.

Fain Enterprises

Frank About Women and Mullen

Adrienne A. Livengood-Baker and SisterLynk

BB&T

Blue Rhino

Excalibur DirectMail/Marketing Services

Excel Imaging, LLC

FastSigns Winston-Salem

Fort Knox Self Storage

Glen Raven, Inc.

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

ISP Sports

Laboratory Corporation of America

Neighbors Stores, Inc.

Northern Hospital of Surry County

Outback Steakhouse, Inc.

Panera Bread

Piedmont Hematology-Oncology Associates

RMIC

UPS

YMCA of Northwest North Carolina

ARAMARK Corporation

Cedar Creek Family Medicine

First Citizens Bank

North State Property Company

Piedmont Radiation Oncology

Robin McGurkin-Smith DDS, MS, PA

Salem Surgical Associates, PA

Starbucks Coffee

The Rush Fitness Complex

Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects, PA

William W. Stanaland, III, PLLC