The Opening Ceremonies of the Breast Cancer 3-Day are so moving and inspiring that you will feel like you cannot wait to start walking that day's 20 miles and you will burst from the gate with a revived sense of strength and energy. At the end of the 3rd day, you will dredge into the holding area silently wishing for a hot bath and soft bed, but somewhere between the Victory Walk and the beginning of the Closing Ceremonies you will wish you had just one more day. As a second time Breast Cancer 3-Day walker, it is truly an honor to be carrying the "My Future" flag during the opening and closing ceremonies. But as moving as these events are, my prayer is for a future without them. When I look at my son, my step-children, my neices and the children of my friends, I see bright, beautiful individuals full of hope and potential. I will carry this flag for them, so hopefully they will never have to.
Kendra Simpson
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- The Mississippi Melons began in April 2008 as a team of 4. We walked out first Breast Cancer 3-Day in Dallas, Tx in November of 2008. The original 4 members collectively raised $9000, walked 60 miles and re-upped! In 2009, The Melons were 18 members strong and spread across Mississppi, Lousianna and Tennessee. The Melons are smarter, stronger and more determined than ever to fight this battle until the end! The Mississippi Melons are a team of dedicated and energetic women, working together and determined to make a difference in the battle to end breast cancer. Together, we will participate annually in a Susan G. Komen 3-Day For the Cure event and work to make charitable contributions to organizations dedicated to breast cancer research, awareness, treatment and support. Our fundraising efforts and projects will be dedicated to these ends. "We commit ourselves to the fight to end breast cancer and secure a healthy future for our mothers, daughters and sisters, taking one step at a time. We walk because we can, for those that can’t."