(Left to right) Robert Heyer, breast cancer survivor;
Eva Reid, breast cancer survivor; Susan Sonley,
breast cancer survivor and National Race Top
Fundraising Award winner; Cindy Geoghegan,
executive advisor, scientific community relations,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure; Mayor Adrian Fenty;
Gwendolyn Harris, breast cancer survivor;
Carol Anderson, breast cancer survivor;
Dr. Sandra Swain, project director,
“Breaking Down Barriers,” and medical director,
Washington Cancer Institute at Washington
Hospital Center.

The Links, Incorporated, an international,
not-for-profit organization of nearly 12,000
professional women of color in 272
chapters located in 42 states, the District of
Columbia and three countries, has joined
Susan G. Komen for the Cure®’s
Circle of Promise campaign and the
Komen National Race for the Cure®
as the Community Leadership Chair.  

The Links, Incorporated will promote
Circle of Promise to local communities
by working with Susan G. Komen
for the Cure®, the Komen National Race
for the Cure®, and the Komen on the
Go™ mobile trailer. They will mobilize to
reach and teach African American communities
about proper breast health care in an effort to
eliminate the disproportionate number of
lives lost to breast cancer.