Breast cancer walk kicks off Friday at Oakland Mall
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By myFOXDetroit.com Staff
TROY, Mich. (WJBK) -
Nearly 1,100 walkers gathered Friday morning at Oakland Mall in Troy to kick off this year's Susan G. Komen 3-Day.
Following the Opening Ceremonies, the walkers began their 60-mile trek over three days culminating at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn Sunday afternoon.
The walk is for women and men who want to make a personal difference in the fight to end breast cancer.
Seventy-five percent of the net proceeds raised by Komen 3-Day help support national research and large public health outreach programs. The remaining 25 percent supports local community and Affiliate outreach programs.
Friday: 7:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Play it Again Sports 1203 West Fourteen Mile Rd. Clawson, MI 48017 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Downtown Farmington 33335 Grand River Avenue Farmington, MI 48336
Saturday: 8:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Kellogg Park Ann Arbor Trail and Main Street Plymouth, MI 48170 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Downtown Northville Main Street between Center and Griswold (South side) Northville, MI 48167 Sunday: 9:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Franklin High School 31000 Joy Road Livonia, MI 48150 4:30 p.m. Ford World Headquarters One American Drive Dearborn, MI 48126
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Brian Woehlke and his family
All funds collected will be donated to the Westland Fire Fighters Charity's fund for the family of fallen firefighter Brian Woehlke, who passed away while battling a Westland fire on May 8.
All funds collected will be donated to the Westland Fire Fighters Charity's fund for the family of fallen firefighter Brian Woehlke, who passed away while battling a Westland fire on May 8.
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Trained Salvation Army counselors are being mobilized to head down to the tornado disaster area in Oklahoma to not only help with the victims, but the first responders, as well.
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Crews across the river in Windsor are battling a raging fire that's burning at a warehouse in the 700 block of Sprucewood Avenue.
Crews across the river in Windsor are battling a raging fire that's burning at a warehouse in the 700 block of Sprucewood Avenue. Thick black smoke and flames can be seen for miles. The Windsor Star is
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An attorney for a former Michigan Supreme Court justice says community service would be an appropriate sentence for a scandal that forced her out of office.
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