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For 26 years, the Komen Race for the Cure Series has been a celebration oflife, hope and honor, giving a voice to millions of women and men and allowingsurvivors a powerful means to demonstrate to the world that breast cancer canbe beaten. Detroit's Race, presented by the Barbara Ann Karmanos CancerInstitute, is a top-tier event in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure(R)series, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world. This year'sevent had a crowd of 30,000 on more than 400 teams and 1,500 breast cancersurvivors. More than 1.5 million participants took part in the signatureawareness and fund raising event nationwide.
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The team, the largest in the Detroit race among companies with up to 500employees, took home the largest corporate team award in that category and theOutback Steakhouse "Grow Getters" award, which recognizes teams with thebiggest proportional jump in membership in one year. Binson's and Northwood'steam grew to 344 members this year from 122 members in 2007.
"We issued a challenge to our company to provide 250 participants in thisimportant annual event," said Binson's President and CEO Jim Binson. "I'mproud to say that we overshot that number by almost 100.
"We have been proud partners with Karmanos Cancer Institute in raisingawareness, research and treatment dollars for cancer patients and survivorsfor years. Their mission is directly in line with what we love to do most --to help people live better lives," he said.
Binson's and Northwood, Inc. are longtime supporters of the KarmanosCancer Institute, hosting annual events to benefit the Institute andparticipating in the Race for the Cure every year with team members,volunteers and sponsorships. This year, Binson's and Northwood, Inc. weresponsors of the Survivor Cafe, which provided refreshments and a resting placefor the survivors participating in the race.
In addition to its annual participation in the Komen Detroit Race for theCure, Binson's annually hosts a Chili Cook-Off and Survivor's Luncheon andFashion Show to benefit Karmanos Cancer Institute. Binson's also hosts otherevents or helps support the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the MichiganParkinson Foundation, Gilda's Club, Habitat for Humanity and otherorganizations.
About Binson's Home Health Care Centers: Since 1953, Binson's has providedinnovative home health programs and durable medical equipment such aswheelchairs, hospital beds, incontinence products, oxygen and other therapyservices. Binson's pioneered home infusion treatments and respiratory healthprograms in the state of Michigan that have saved consumers and governmentpayers millions of health care dollars.
Binson's has grown from a community-based retail pharmacy to one of thelargest independent providers of home health care products and services in theUnited States. More than 1,500 customers visit Binson's retail facilities andjoint-venture locations every day. An additional 20,000 customers a monthreceive health care supplies delivered to their home through the Binson'sService Plus program. To find out more, visit www.binsons.com.
About Northwood, Inc.: Northwood, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary ofBinson's Home Health Care Centers, provides a series of streamlined andcost-effective services to large employers, insurers and other large payers todeliver durable medical equipment, prosthetics/orthotics and medical suppliesnationwide through a network of more than 4,000 providers.
Northwood ensures that everything from paper claims to eligibility checksto provider payments is handled efficiently, smoothly and quickly by backingits processes with
