Team Margie

Working directly with the research community, Wings of Karen gets the most mileage out of every dollar donated.  This is a race save lives, and we are dedicated to finding cures faster. With an absolute sense of urgency, we grant researchers the flexibility and permission to do the needed preliminary work, quickly and efficiently. The faster we fund and nurture these promising early ideas, the faster we will find the answers that will lead us to a cure.

There is passion behind everything we do at Wings of Karen. This passion is shaped not only by the personal battles with breast cancer by the founder of Wings of Karen, but also by the unyielding desire to reach out to all those affected by breast cancer in a positive, uplifting way, and in the process, funding the research that will find a cure.

It is a race to save lives, and every day brings a new opportunity to make a connection, energize a survivor, empower a new generation, and raise the crucial funds needed.

The 5k Bra Dash® is a celebration of what we CAN do as a community to join the fight against breast cancer.

Visit our website at www.wingsofkaren.org

In 2012 we lost Margie at just the age of 33 to triple negative breast cancer. In the years since her passing, her family and friends have made it a personal, life-long commitment to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research, and have done so working closely with Wings of Karen.

The Wings of Karen Cancer Vaccine study led by Dr. Nora Disis at the University of Washington, which is a trial vaccine targeting breast cancer stem cells to stop the growth of triple negative cancer, is critically important.