Cannon team readies for three-day cancer walk in Dallas Published Sept. 6, 2006 By Public Affairs 27th Fighter Wing Public Affairs CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- A group of 10 Cannon women will join thousands of other women and men for the Breast Cancer 3-Day event Oct.27-29 in Dallas to raise money for research and awareness programs. Each member of the team will walk 60-miles in support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. There are 12 similar events nationwide in which participants pledge at least $2,000. "We have been training for this walk since April," said Amy Gallemore, team captain. "We have all known a friend or family member that has had to battle [breast cancer]. We hope our efforts will help our friends and our children to not have to go through the same experience." The team gathers regularly, often with their children to walk through areas such as the Whispering Winds Golf Course. "I decided to participate because my mother lost her life to breast cancer and I wanted to do something bold to help fight the disease," she said. Mrs. Gallemore, wife of Capt. John Gallemore, 522nd Fighter Squadron, enlisted other family members and Airman by showing them a video and telling them the story of her own mother's battle against breast cancer. At each Breast Cancer 3-day, thousands of women and men, including breast cancer survivors, family members and friends and supporters of the cause, walk an average of 20 miles a day to battle breast cancer together, one step at a time. For some, it is a tribute to lost loved ones while others rally in support for loved ones still fighting the disease. As the primary beneficiary of the event, the Komen Foundation receives 85 percent of the net proceeds to support research, screening and treatment programs. An independent non-profit organization, National Philanthropic Trust, manages the event and directs up to 15 percent of the proceeds to the NPT Breast Cancer Fund, a special fund for breast cancer initiatives. "Knowing that the Komen Foundation and the NPT are involved in the event assures me that the millions of dollars raised will support the fight against breast cancer," said team member Jenyphr Goldsberry, wife of Capt. Gerremy Goldsberry, 522 FS. For more information on the walk or to donate to the team, call 356-8094.