No ordinary walk: Susan G. Komen 3-day walk undereway in Philadelphia

    The streets of Manayunk Friday were colored in pink as walkers showed their support for finding a cure.

    Bernard J. Scally for NewsWorks reports an enthusiastic crowd walked along Main Street Friday sporting pink shirts, skirts and even pink hair

    The net proceeds from the 3-Day for the Cure funds go towards breast cancer research and programs supporting education, screening and treatment.

    According to 3day.org, virtually every major advance in the fight against breast cancer in the last 28 years has been impacted by a Komen for the Cure grant.

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    The 3-day walk continues today and through tomorrow in Philadelphia.

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