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Art of the Race: Two Contest Winners Design Kids T-shirts
Girls’ Winning Designs Grace Kids Shirts at Komen Race
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., (January 5, 2009) – Two South Florida girls will see the 19th Annual Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure® in January in a way no one else will, as they watch hundreds of kids wearing T-shirts they designed.
Sofia Cimballa, 5, of Palm Beach and Adriana Leguizamon, 12, of Jupiter, won a T-shirt design contest for the Komen South Florida Race for the Cure, to be held on Jan. 30 along Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach. Their designs, which were chosen from about 50 entrants, will be printed on more than 500 T-shirts for two children’s events on Race day. Each girl will receive a framed copy of her artwork, and will be presented a framed T-shirt on stage at the Race.
Tots for the Cure® is a 20-meter sprint for kids ages 5 and younger. Registration is $5 and includes a T-shirt with Sofia’s winning design. This is the third win for Sofia, who lives in Palm Beach and attends Palm Beach Public School. Her design depicts a girl, jumping rope, who is adorned with pink ribbon T-shirt, earrings, bracelet and socks. Sofia, whose favorite color is pink, chose it because “jumping rope is healthy.” She is already planning next year’s design entry. Sofia is the daughter of attorneys George Cimballa and Chrisana Blanco, who is on the Race for the Cure committee.
Kids for the Cure®, sponsored by Jupiter Medical Center, is a 100-meter sprint for children 6 though 12. The registration fee is $10 and includes a Kids for the Cure T-shirt with the winning design by Adriana, who lives in Jupiter. “I feel excited that I won. And when we get to the race in West Palm Beach, almost every kid will be wearing a shirt I designed,” she said. Adriana’s inspiration came while talking about the Race at her Grammie’s house and she imagined the happiness of running toward the finish line. Adriana is the daughter of Rudy and Ginnie Leguizamon. Her grandmother, Ann DeStefanis, is a 6-year survivor.
Children can be registered in advance for all the kid’s events online through Jan. 28 at www.komensouthflorida.org, at various times at locations throughout Palm Beach County, and on Race day starting at 6 a.m. Visit www.komensouthflorida.org for more information or call 888-470-6374. Race day events also include a 1Mile Family Fun Walk and a Kids Expo with “Cure”-ious Fun Stops featuring interactive activities and giveaways for children.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, we have invested more than $1.3 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.