6,500 people fill Huntsville for the Liz Hurley Ribbon Run
A sea of pink lined the 23rd annual run. Proceeds will help fund a 3D mammography machine for the local breast center.
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About 6,500 people were at the starting line of the 23rd Liz Hurley Ribbon Run in Huntsville, with more watching from the barricades. WAFF described a sea of pink: pom-poms, signs, and shirts. Runners and survivors said they came for friends, relatives, and their own treatment. Liz Hurley told the crowd she wished they could see it from where she stood.
The Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Foundation said this year's proceeds will help buy a 3D mammography machine for the local breast center. The run and the fund have been part of how the city built screening and support for 23 years. The machine is the stated use of the money. The station did not publish a dollar total for this year's race.
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