BankAtlantic Partners with I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation To Sponsor the 3rd Annual I Care I Cure 5k and 10k Run & Walk
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. – January 14, 2010 – BankAtlantic, Florida’s Most Convenient Bank, announced today that it has agreed to participate as a sponsor of the upcoming 3rd Annual I Care I Cure 5k and 10k Run and Walk & Family Festival.
The 3rd Annual I Care I Cure 5k and 10k Run and Walk will be held at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The Walk/Run is open to adults and children alike and supports I Care I Cure's mission of raising awareness and funds for finding gentler cures for childhood cancer. Following the Walk/Run, there will be an expanded Family Fun Day with activities for kids, food and lots of fun!
“Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death in children by disease and I Care I Cure is at the forefront of raising awareness and funding critical research that will improve the lives of thousands of children diagnosed with cancer each year,” commented Jarett Levan, CEO of BankAtlantic. “One child's life lost to cancer is one too many. We applaud I Care I Cure’s commitment to the advancement of childhood cancer treatments and appreciate the opportunity to help support them and this important event.”
Please join us at the 3rd Annual I Care I Cure 5k and 10k Run and Walk. Register online until noon on January 23rd at icareicure.org; race day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. on January 24th.
When: January 24, 2010
5K / 10K Walk/Run Start: 7:30 am
Certified 3.1 mile (5K) course. Certified 6.2 mile (10K)
Family Fun Day: 9:00 – Noon. (Free to all registered race participants.)
Where: BankAtlantic Center, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise, Florida
For further information regarding the event or sponsorships, to donate, to volunteer, or learn more about I Care I Cure, please visit http://www.icareicure.org, email info@icareicure.org, call 800-807-8013, or write the I Care I Cure Foundation, 10433 S. Lake Vista Cir., Davie, FL 33328.
About the I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation: The I Care I Cure Foundation supports the development of, and raises public awareness about, cutting-edge, targeted therapies for childhood cancer, so that the treatment of childhood cancer will be gentler and more tolerable. Our mission is to challenge the public's acceptance that treatment for childhood cancer requires painful and embarrassing side-effects and life-long health disabilities, isolation from friends and family, and short and long-term psychological devastation. By educating the public about scientific breakthroughs in genetic childhood cancer research that are within reach but seriously underfunded, we can quickly raise money to fund research grants and provide seed money to researchers for new studies. By seeing how close we are to more humane treatment for childhood cancer, we know the public will demand better treatments, now.
About BankAtlantic: BankAtlantic, “Florida’s Most Convenient Bank”, is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida. Via its broad network of community branches, online banking division - BankAtlantic.com , and conveniently located ATMs, BankAtlantic provides a full line of personal, small business and commercial banking products and services. BankAtlantic is open 7 days a week with extended weekday hours, Free Online Banking & Bill Pay, a 7-Day Customer Service Center and Change Exchange coin counters.
BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX) is a bank holding company and the parent company of BankAtlantic.
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